PERSIA BACKS DOWN.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1320, 26 December 1911, Page 5

PERSIA BACKS DOWN.

RUSSIAN DEMANDS AGREED TO. Bj Tclenrapn-Press Ac^ciatlon-OoDyTlKht Teheran, Decombor 22. The Russian Minister states that tho Persian Cabinet has given a general assurance that it will comply with tho demands set out in the Russian ultimatum. THE MEJLISS. DISSOLVED. FIVE HUNDRED PERSIANS KILLED. (Rec. Docombcr 26, 1.5 a.m.) Teheran, December 25. At tho instanco of the Cabinet, tho Regent has dissolved the Mejliss. Tho Cabinet has unconditionally yielded on tho Russian ultimatum. Tho Governor'of Tabriz estimates that tho Russians have' killed 500 Tertians. The Government has informed tho Provincial authorities of the termination of the conflict with Russia, and has instructed them to stop hostilities. FIGHTING AT TABRIZ. (Rec. December 25, 5.5 p.m.) Teheran, December 2J. The Russians occupied all the Government offices at Tabriz. The artillery demolished many private buildings. Fifty Persians wero killed.' The operations continue. (Rec. December 26, 1.5 a.m.) St. Petersburg, December 25. After a Ministerial consultation tho Viceroy of the Caucasus h»3 been ordered to send tho Inrgest possiblo reinforcements to Tabriz. (Rec. Dccembor 25, 5.5 p.m.) Si> Petersburg, December 2-t. Messages received hero state that the Persians at Tabriz fired on. the Russians from the roofs. The bodies of the Russians who were killed wero horribly mutilated.