... slightly to our disadvantage, were taking place with Russia. The Persian revenue was improving, but the control of the Persian Government over finance was very lax, and to prevent any fear of the gendarmerie collapsing our Government proposed to lend Persia ...

... undoubtedly serious. The _Government sould not hold out any hope that money would be lent for the general purposes of the Persian Government, but they had decided to advance another £so,ooo—half of which would be provided by India—to prevent the collapse of ...

... number of Persian subjects were under the protection of Russia, and this was a source of great embarrassment to the Persian Government. Moreover, the Russian Bank was advancing money on the security of land in Persia, with the probable result that large ...

... Persia undoubtedly The Government could not hold out any hope that money would be lent for the general purposes of the Persian Government. but they had 4- eided to advance another 00.000—half of which would be provided by India—to pm. vent the collap-e of ...

... presented by the Persian Government to the British and Russian Legations, Vosouk ed-Dowleh. Minister for Foreign Affairs;yester. day handed to the two Ministers a modified protest in the form of a memorandum enumera. ting the Persian Government's points of ...

... The only change introduced is that the subsidy of £4OO sterling per annum to the local tribes will be paid not by the Persian Government, but by the company. ...

... pipe-lines. The tribesmen were said to be wild and the Persian Government weak. The investment of capital. the development of roads, railways, and industries in which the tribesmen and the Persian Government were both interested, and from which both profited ...

... undertake operations in Persia, because it did not want to do anything which would have the appearance of weakening the Persian Government. Suppose there was a disturbance which necessitated the protection of the pipe -line by force, even then he regarded ...

... British Navy. The news from Karachi, if confirmed, means that the Kasr-i-Shirin oil wells are not in the gift ot the Persian Government. The statement does not vitally aSect the arrangement between the Admiralty and the company, says the Times.” Kasr-i-Shirin ...

... the second of the two proved oil-wells held by the Ankla Persian Oil Company is possibly not in the gift of the Persian Government. The statement does not vitally affect the arrangement between the Admiralty and the company. Kser-i-Bhirin is 300 miles ...

... moral and civilising influence of the Government Oil Company the whole situation in Persia is to undergo a change. The Persian Government may be. come Aron', and though oil in the hands of the Anglo-Persian Company has had no softening effect on the barbarians ...

... trade to be harassed and British merchandise looted rather than undertake active intervention. He has trusted to the Persian Government and even trusted to the tribesmen to preserve order, and invariably his trust has been mieplaoecL He sent the Central ...