THE PERSIAN SITUATION

Evening Post, Volume xc, Issue 79, 1 October 1915, Page 7

THE PERSIAN SITUATION

AHUOUS CONSD3ERATION. (HUBS AND STDNBT SON fiBRTICBSJ LONDON, 30th September. In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil, Under-Secretary to the Foreign Office, said that the Persian situation was causing the Government anxious consideration. An attack, t which was instigated by Austro-German intrigues and money, resulted in the occupation of Bushire by British forces. A further attack was attempted at Ispahan. There is no doubt that the Germans subsidised bandits in order to create disorder. At Shiraz the British ViceConsul had been killed. Strong remonstrances had been made to the Persian Government. Britain had expressed her willingness to ease Persia's financial difficulties, and the Persian Government promised redress for what had been done. PRAISE FOR NEW ZEALAND ENGINEERS. ' LONDON, 30th September. An Australian officer, in a letter, warmly praises the splendid work of the New Zealand Engineers, and says: "It* was greatly owing to their neverfailing energy that we • were able to hold so many" of the most dangerous positions. A young New Zealand officer within eight days counter-mined and blew up five Turkish positions."