... obstinately to follow the example of s the capital, but there are some reasons to account for it. In the first place the Persian Government has not been able to send to Tabriz any reliable troops. The man in possession there is Hakhim Khan, the commander of ...

... would lay before his Government the text of the apology thus offered by the repeesentatives of Majesty the Shah and the Persian Government on behalf of Ids Majesty the Shah and Government, but he wanted it to be known that some of the demands contained in ...

... common criminal law of the country will find the portals-of the British Legations closed to him. At these arrangements Persian Government cannot possibly take umbrage. They are arrangements which are perfectly con- sistent with the policy of non-intervention ...

... instance tho . case of taking refuge in the Legations . It had become a habit that-anyone who had a grievance against the Persian Government 'took refuge . in the Legation . Tho-other day sowe sixtysix took refuge in the British Legation . Instructions . were ...

... THE WESTMINSTER GAZETTE. against the Persian Government to take refuge in the Legation went a little too far, in Sir Edward's opinion, when 13,000 people, as at Teheran, took refuge in the Legation because they objected to their own Government. Legations ...

... expect our unless were prepared back n up. to the refugees in the British Legation, anybody who had grievance against the Persian Government ook refuge in a foreign Legation. (Laughter.) That was a custom peculiar to Persia, and he hoped it would not be extended ...

... simply because was not right to lead people to expect ° ar port unless were prepared to back rt up. Anybody who had Persian Government took refuge a leeation. rtWhln.) That «“ » pecnUsr Pema. Siity ...

... right to lead people to expect oar support unless we were prepared to back it up. Anybody who had • grievance . against Persian Government took refuge in • foreign legato°. (Laughter.) That was • peculiar to Perna. Sixtyone took refuge the other day in our ...

... support unless were prepared back up. As the refugees in th© British Legation, anybody who bad a grievance against the Persian Government took refugo in a foreign Legation (laughter). That was a custom peculiar to Persia, and hoped that it would not bo extended ...

... yester- Sultan Ali Khan, Court Minister, on behalf the Shah, and Ala-es-Sulianeh, the Foreign Minister, on behalf the Persian Government, attired in the flowing robes their respective offices, arrived at the British Legation punctually at 9.30. Mr. Marling ...

... may interest readers to hear of the efforts made by the Persian to stop this traffic. _ It had been settled that the Persian Government would help the Indian Government with troops,. and two forces were organized, one consisting of . 400 sowars at Seistan ...

... Lonsdale, said that an apology for the disrespeot shown to the British Lagat ion at Teheran had . 4 An demanded of the Persian government, and he understood it would be forthcoming, but until satisfactorily made, the incident cannot be regarded as closed ...