... some towns in South of Persia. Moreover, the Rus- sian Government is said to have entered into pourparlers with the Persian Government to have the strength of the Cossack forces now in Persia increased, and if these negotiations suc- ceed their number ...

... short of it would be criminal—not much harm will be done. Russia stands in the place of money-lender-in-chief to-the Persian Government, Behind the Loan Bank, practically bankrupt not so long since, is the Bank of St. Petersburg, and behind that institution ...

... somre enterprising spirits profiting bv the goed understanding and iriendship which exist non' between the Russ=an and Persian Govern- mont,,will undcubteolvy,wherx the Shah pwusses by St. Petersburg, applv for sone good concessions and privileges, andl ...

... The story may be not well foupded, but improbably bau fti it the’elements of truth. . To continue the narrative. The Persian Government finding Russia pressing, paid off their little indebtedness to the bank, and expressed, with the usual politeness of ...

... tatest loan, Persia is delivered hand anu foot to Russia. 3 Two of the known couditions of this loan are r that if the Persian Government d., not refund exacrtly the stipulated yearly i nstalments, tthe e Russians will control the Custom duties, and r that ...

... but Mere overtaken and imtrisoned. TheGerman Minister at Teheran has marie most enrerei repro- ! entarions to the Persian G;overnment in order to secure the punishment of the robbers. The Persian (orvernment made the Gr0overnor of Urunmia per- sonal- ...

... I y would be deferred pending their arrival. THE RUSSIAN LOAN TO PERSIA. £-\fT BRODRICOE told Mr Macneill that the i Persian Government did not, in July, send this I 'Government a precis of Russian proposals in re- >, gard to the Persian loan conversion ...

... right of estab- lishing a control over the Customs houses, the revenues of which formed the security for the loan, The Persian Government engaged to extinguish all its previous external obligations with part of the proceeds of the loan, and not to conclude ...

... are too iniportant to be3 allowved to -a 'eeape notice. N!ominally the agrectoent has been el concluded betwvt-en the Persian Government and a B privawte institution, hut from the terms ?? die con- iract, as wvell as from the circumstances c~inch attendedl ...

... cember, 1897, however, at our instigation, a ki stricter interpretation was placed upon the pro- m hibition, and the Persian Government seized at o Bushire a cargo of arms and ammunition, valued at £30,000, belonging to the shipping agents, Messrs.b Tmtes ...

... 1be sus pended. The Russian Government has permitted the Loan Bank of Persia to take up the lean to be Iissued by the Persian Government, to the amount 1 of 22% million ronhics. under the designation of the 5v Phersian Gold Loan of 1900. ?? Paris b oemrne ...

... t establiahinP a control over tlse Custom-houses, the ii revenues of which formed the security for the loan. i IThe Persian Government engaged to extinguish all its a previous external obligatione with part of the proceeds of Jrthi lean, and not to conclude ...