TROUBLE IN THE PERSIAN GULF.
TURKS ATTEMPT TO LAND TROOPS. BRIIIBB WABSHIP INTKBFKRKS. PIE PRESS ASSOCIATION Keoelved 29. 4.42 pin. V Lohdok, September 28. The Times' correspondent at Bombay wires tint Ciihmander Ptars, of the Persius, iuquired the object of a Turkish vew l'a visit to Koweit (or Korein], at the bead of the Persian Gulf. He wal* informed that she had been instructed to land 500 troops. Osmmindtat Pears advised the Turkish Commander to return, to Bvjra (a town on the Euphrates River,) bat the vessel weighfd anchor and entered the harbcur, and prepared to land her troops. Tbe Pereius immediatetely cleaned her drcks for action, and kept her searchlights on the Tnrk's decke. The Turkish Commander in the morning announced *>hat he was returning to Fao in order to communicate wi'h Constantinople. The veseel re maira at Fao. Edbeo Pisha meanwhile is maskingf troops at Basra. Sbiek Maraboukh declined the request of the V»li of Basras to disooui age the calls of British warships and steamers, The TimM Rttye tbe Shiek may ,count on British support.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 221, 30 September 1901, Page 3
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