... Teheran has handed to the Persian Government in reference to the latter's claim of sovereignty over the island of Bahrein in the Persian Gulf. The British Note deals in detail with the contentions put forward by the Persian Government and recalls that Britain ...

... miles per hour, three large transport machines—two Vickers Victorias and one Handley Page Hinaidi—by consent of the Persian Government. There was also in India one additional Vickers Victoria, which had arrived on December 17 at Karachi, having carried ...

... left to-day on his tour of the Near and Middle East. One of the objects df his trip, he said, was to discuss with the Persian Government the modernisation of the Persian educational system. Sir Denison will return home before Easter. He said his idea was ...

... mapped out by Lord Curzon, before he died. The Air Minister has announced that agreements will shortly be signed with the Persian Government regarding air bases on the London to India air route. The Home Secretary, in advising Mr. John, Buchan, to hold over ...

... Secretary, in reply to a question in the House of Commons to-day, announced that an agreement had been reached between the Persian Government and Imperial Airways Limited regarding the establishment of bases in Persia for the Air Service between Great Britain ...

... Mohammad of Bampur, the most powerful chief in south-east Persia and Governor of Persian Baluchistan, nominally under the Persian Government, has been for many years practically independent. He refused to pay taxes to t h. Government, to admit Persians his ...

... • .\4l) ROYAL PROCLAMATION. The Persian Government del a yul dealing with him until this year but, during the summer, a move was mad,. for the concentration of forces at Duzdap, and a proclamation was made by the Shah removing Dost Mohammad from the ...

... hope of flying from Berlin to Tokio ;i1 8 days—and here it ought to be mentioned that he has no grievan(! against the Persian Government— Baron von Huenfeld, who arrived in j Calcutta from Allahabad this afternoon, leaves this morning on a nonstop flight ...

... d is attempting a flight fr om Berlin to Tokio in eight days, but unexpect- Baron fluenfeld. ed delay at Bushire by Persian Government authorities has reduced his chances of success considerably. f4q Ask : ' ...

... PASSPORTS FOR PERSIA. The Persian Government, states a communique, insist on all passports for Persia being visaed by their Consular representatives in India. All intending travellers to Persia via Quetta are therefore informed that they should have their ...

... the provision of rolling stock ond the construction of the new harbour. The railway work is already well advanced. The Persian Government i. finding money for this big development scheme from the sugar and tea monopoly. American businessmen pay a tribute ...

... that cholera and plague were brought into Persia by Indians but he would make incpiries. He was not aware that the Persian Government had ever made representations to the Government of India in this respect. The Government . of India had always taken ...