... Persian Government and Smugglers. St. Petersburg, Friday. Teheran telegram of yesterday's date says the Persian Government is negotiating for the purchase of two gunboats with a view terminating the operations of the the Persian Gulf, whose activity has ...

... British Minister was, among other diplomats, invited. The British Minister refused the invitation, the ground that the Persian Government had ignored Great Britain's protest against the seizure gold which waa course of transference to the Tabriz branch of ...

... The text of the Convention which Herr Stemrich, the German Minister in Teheran, concluded on July lst, 1906, with the Persian Government, says a Router's message from Paris, shows that the latter undertook to grant to any German bank, or to any group of ...

... The Persian - Afghanistan Boundary. Teheran, Friday. The Persian Government has rejected the British award regarding the distribution of the waters the River Helmund between Persians and Afghans for irrigation purposes.—Reuter. ...

... of Persian Troops. Reuters correspondent at Constantinople ■fates that the Porte has addressed a eOTOptaint to the Persian Government again.-: I concentration of Persian troops ;,t Sri ' and threatening corresponding measures safeguard Turkish interests ...

... , Saturday. The Xovoye Vremya comments at some length, and with evident irritation, on the reported concession the Persian Government to Mr. Australian millionaire, for exploitation of oil springs in the valley of the River Kertrah. Russian interests ...

... In addition to tho pictures, a collection of valuable china was saved. The wine cellar was, howsver, destroyed. The Persian Government is floating a fresh Aye per cent gold loan tan million roubles. ...

... Russian and British action Persia, says the Russian Government favours the adoption of definite steps to convince the Persian Government of the absolute necessity of convoking the Negliss on clearly defined basis. The Government thinks loan to Persia will ...

... the Shah j that asylum would only begranted to refugees cases of most extreme danger to life, has | protested to the Persian Government against ths supervision as unheard of insult, and has demanded that Cossack- should Vithe drawn from the gates the Legation ...

... removed from his post for not going on board Lord Curzon's ship during the Viceroy's recent tour in the Persian Gulf. The Persian Government has formally notified the Government of his dismissal. —Reuter. ...

... fined fifty dollars for using trawls inshore waters.—Reuter. The Russian Minister has made strong representations to the Persian Government for punishment brigands who attacked the Russian guard near Boliasuder, and killed and wounded nine Russians.—Reuter ...

... SURVEY. News Condensed for the Busy Reader Mr. Steyning Beard, J.P. for Sussex, died at Hove yesterday, aged 64. The Persian Government yesterday applied at the British and Russian Legations for the loan of £500,000. The King left London yesterday to visit ...