... PERSIA. Great Britain Gives an Advance £15,000. The British (says Reuter's Teheran correspondent to-day) has advanced tho Persian Government £15,0 for administrative purposes in prow.ncc of Far*. is believed that certain highly placed personages arc intriguing ...

... Yersia a loan insisted on the appointment of a new financial adviser a representation to that efiect would be made to the Persian Government. In July last there were 12,400 Rassion troops in Persia. Recently 2,500 left Tabiz for the neighbourhood of the Ta ...

... for the appointment of a new financial adviser Persia, and whether airy negotiations were still proceeding enable the Persian Government obtain adequate loan. Sir Edward Grey replied that daring the recent visit the Russian Foreign Minister to this country ...

... General was proceeding to his post at l'ars, ‘and his Majesty’s Government, desirous of showing their goodwill to the Persian Government and of not embarrassing his Excellency, had withdrawn the detachment hitherto stationed at Ispahan. His Majesty’s Government ...

... regard to that country. On the contrary, the settled policy of both Governments to do all in their power enable the Persian Government maintain order. his is a matter of great importance to both Powers. Russia, it is pointed out, suffers even more than ...

... of foreign troops from Persia, both Powers are carefully considering how they could best assist in strengthening the Persian Government for the purpose of enabling the latter to re-establish order, and to secure the safety of the trade routes. Both Monsieur ...

... of foreign troops from Persia, both Powers are carefully considering how they could best assist in strengthening the Persian Government for ♦he purpose of enabling latter to re-establish order, and secure tho safety of the trade routes. Both Monsieur Sazonoff ...

... The spending of the loan should be entrusted to an official of great administrative ability, and for this purpose the Persian Government should be given the widest area of choice abroad. It is insintained in somo quarters that Persia needs rigid autocracy ...

... striking article, “The Times’’ deals with the Persian question. It says: Nearly two years have passed since informed the Persian Government that, unless took speedy measures keep the trade routes of Southern Persia open, we should have to take the matter in ...

... say exactly what conditions Russia would stipulate for, but his information was that they would not be onerous to the Persian Government. If Great Britain advanced £lOO.OOO, the only conditions stipulated for would be that the money sliould be spent in ...

... Financial Difficulty. The main difficulty was in regard to the question of money. Unless the Persian Government had money, there was no chance of restoring order, and unless order was restored, there was no security for the interest on a loan. However ...

... ready to sacrifice the independence of Persian interests. It was a farce to talk about the freedom of action of the Persian Government at the present time. The Marquis of CRE WE (Lord Privy Seal) said that while the loyalty of the Russian Government and ...