THE TROUBLE IN THE PERSIAN GULF.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11084, 1 October 1901, Page 5

THE TROUBLE IN THE PERSIAN GULF.

BRITISH WARSHIPS READY.

THE SULTAN'S ATTITUDE,

United Praes Aeeociition—By Blectrio T«lejmipfl—Ccpyxiglit (Received September 30th, 8.58 a.m.) LONDON, September 29. On being warned by the commander of , H.M.S. Perseus, a Turkish vessel desisted from landing 500 troops at Kow&yt, at the head of the Persian Gulf.. Edheim Pasha commands 30,000 troops at Basra. Besides the cruiser Perseus, the cruiser; Marathon, the torpedo-gunboat Assaye, and ' tiia--special service vessel SpMnx are in ] { the Persian Gtalf, and the cruisers Highflyer and Pomona are proceeding there. (Received October Ist, 12.40 a.m.) LONDON, September 30. The Sultan of Turkey is assisting the f Sheikh Abdul, the enemy of Mabaroukh, j Sheikh of Koweyt, who favours the British, j ' A previous cable' message etafced that| the Sheiks of Mtwuhoukh declined ;fche re-1 quest of the Vali, or Turkish GovernorGeneral, of Baar^ r to discourage the calls of British warships and eteamere. "The Times" says the Sheiks may count on.Bn-1 tieh supportr . -. , ' Th* marathon is c tWrd-class cruieeir of 2950 tons, with six guns, and the Per-» aeus is a later built vessel of the .same class, but has eig<nt guns. The Assaye. (735 tone, two guns), is a first-class torpedo ; gunboat of nineteen knots, - stationed' for : India's naral defence. The Sphinx, as the] cablegram indicates, is a special eervice vessel in th* East Indies. She- is » paddle;, steamer of ,1120 tons, and has five guns, j The Highflyer, and Pomone were both! launched in. 1898, being efeconid-claflS'Sod third-class 'crrasera'-' Teepectiyely.r".H?Sf^:-f Highflyer, ; which,iso£.B6oo f jwithjrievenpcuns, and a: woeed of twenty, knots, is the; flaigehip in the -East; ladiee. 4 '.TJ» Pomone j has eight guns, aaxl ifl of 2136 tons. ,-,-.;