3 OCTOBER 1925, Page 2

A special' correspondent of the Daily Express has succeeded in

passing through the Spanish lines ir Morocco and joining the headquarters of Sidi Mohammed, the Commander-in-Chief of the Rif Army. Sidi Mohammed, who is the brother of Abd-el-Krim, has told this corres- pondent that the Rif Army opposing the 200,000 French troops has never numbered more than 18,000. He -declares that the French will never be able to hold the Rif even if they conquer it—and he does not believe that they can conquer it.