... finally expresses the hope that when the Medj lies is assembled the British Government will facilitate a loan to the Persian Government on reasonable terms aid under necessary safeguards. ...

... involving the death of British officer (Capt. Eckford, 39th Central India Horse), as of a very serious nature. The Persian, Government is requested to state what steps proposes _ to take in the direction of reparation. It must bear in mind that any reparation ...

... Eckford, Mr. Acland, who replied, eaid : I cannot make a statement till there, has been fijll time consider what the Persian Government cap themselves to secure reparation and what the tjon. requires, J'hc force itself is pot in any danger and this is ...

... modified by the events which entailed the shooting of Captain Eckford. till there had been full tune to consider what the Persian Government could do themselves to secure reparation and what the situation required. The force itself was not in any danger. and ...

... in the time to come, the public is like to hear much of Shiraz in a l more intimate sense, for the collapee of the !Persian Government in Fars is bringing it more and more into the circle of Imperial responsibilities. The Central India Horse are already ...

... taken.” The Army which sent an expedition to Lhasa will smile scornfully at the implied slur. As for the prospect of the Persian Government securing reparation, we commend to attention the remarkable article in this morning’s Times from the adventurous special ...

... however, replying on behalf of Sir Edward Grey, said that no definite statement can be made until it is seen whether the Persian Government is able and willing to offer adequate reparation, and at the Same time to ensure the safety of the main roads in this ...

... troops was neither one thing nor the other, and that they were the source of suspicion, if not of grave offence, to the Persian Government. The question raised was quite justified, and would be justified again later. This half-and-half state of affairs, in ...

... near Shiraz [the murder Gapt. Eckford by tribesmen], the chief Swedish officer command the gendarmerie report to the Persian Government, which the Sallowing is a summary: It is not long since the gendarmerie force for protecting the Bushire road has been ...

... modified by recent events. Mr. Acland : I cannot make a statement until there has been full time to consider what the Persian Government can do for themselves to secure reparation, and what the situation requires. The force itself is not in any danger, ...

... death of Captain Eckford. It is officially declared that no effort will be spared to convince Great Britain that the Persian Government realizes the neceesity for the immediate suppression of brigandage on the Bushire-Shiraz and that. moreover, it has ...

... must be thrown in the eyes of the British public, either by the Foreign Office, or tlip British Legation in ehcran, the Persian Government. not necessarily call lor vengeance, and we are unwilling see this country further entangled in Persia just now; but ...