... Petersburg, Wednesday. A telegram from Astrabad states that the ex-Shah’s Turcomans have defeated the vanguard of the Persian Government troops under the command of Sardar Mochi. The vanguard consisted of a hundred men, twenty-five of whom were taken prisoners ...

... to annihilate the 0 tho Government until FriHav nml then left the dock id t,on China h®, limited t 0 tak Dg Persian Government in the case of Major Turkish Navy the Italian Fleet would Lloyd’s agenTat Perim cabled at 3.55 p.m. CUStody and dock ...

... Greek Government on tho reduced in numbers, co’ntin.no their retreat, schedule, the point ?, Ebe Present i a tion tho Persian Government to the ■ have virtually T.lrtish frontier zone, and and are already the franticr. rate _of preference constitutes the ...

... Shirin the western frontier Persia the Afghan border along the parallel of Gazik. The Russian Government agrees apply the Persian Government for railway concessions, including a concession for a railway from Teheran to Kanekin, and when this concession is obtained ...

... to administer tho customs. The Belgian Legation affirmed its intention not to allow Belgian officials serve under the Persian Government should the latter insist on enforcing the new law. The threat did not frighten Mr. Shuster into vielding. and the difference ...

... The Mejliss has unanimously agreed to confer a pension on Major Stokes on the termination of his service under the Persian Government as he was obliged by the British Government to resign his commission in the Indian army before accepting the position ...

... ns made His Excellency followed the lines the Note addressed to the British and Russian Legations in Teheran by the Persian Government. ...

... AND REGRET.” THE POSITION OF GREAT BRITAIN. ThrouE’l' Reuter** Asrency. Teheran, Thursday. It is understood that the Persian Govern* ment intends to address a strongly worded Note to the British and Rusoian Legations recalling the frequent representations ...

... terms of the application made by the British Government, and the reply of the Persian Government. Sir E. Grey: His Majesty's Government have applied to the Persian Government for option construct a railway in South-Western Persia with British capital, ...

... get a little enlightenment cn matters more closely affecting our welfare than the Bagdad Railway or the ability of the Persian Government to look after the interests of Persia unassisted. the course of tjie discussion, Mr. Ponsonby criticised the Government ...

... continued disorder on the trade routes Southern Persia led Government reluctantly to address strong representations to the Persian Government, who have since given attention to the subject. Some improvement has lately been shown, in the conditions of the routes ...

... seeen officers —i——— ORDER IN PERSIA. REPLY DESPATCHED TO THE BRITISH NOTE. KBrTF.K Teheran. Wednesday. The reply of the Persian Government to the laat British Not. regard the disturbed condition of the Southern Provinces was “itV'contcnts have not yet been ...