NEWS OF THE WEEK.
THE relief column on its way to Fez has halted at El Kunitra, as there has been some difficulty in provisioning it. It is probable that two depots will be formed on the road, and this means that the march will, after all, be a slow affair. The Times correspondent in Paris believes that the relief force will not enter Fez unless it is absolutely necessary to do so. The Tangier correspcin- dent of the Times says in Thursday's paper that the Sultan's brother, Mulai el Zin, who has been proclaimed Sultan by some of the tribesmen, is in the camp of the Beni M'Tir rebels. Mulai Hafid was much impressed by the news of his brother's proclamation, and was very angry with his Grand Vizier, Glawi, who had seen the tents of Mulai el Zin in the course of a reconnaisance, but had not delivered an attack. Mulai Hafid's alarm took the form of arresting two of his own brothers, and he was with difficulty prevented from executing them. A walled town like Fez could probably hold out indefinitely against assault, but treachery from within is always to be feared. Major Bremond's force rejoined the garrison at Fez with a loss of thirty men. News of a general attack on the rebels is awaited.
