PERSIA.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13955, 15 July 1909, Page 5

PERSIA.

PROGRESS OF THE REVOLUTION. Press .Association-By Telegraph-Copyright TEHERAN, July 13. The Nationalists havo entered Tebei ran. Street fightiiig is proceeding. The Nationalists entered by three gates at 5 o'clock in the morning,.patrols keeping order. Many soldiers and some Cossacks deserted to the Nationalists. The Royalists resisting a. further advance, the Nationalists occupied the Parliament Buildings at Sardededo. A private telegram states that Europeans are in no danger. The Shah is expected to fofuso tlio Foreign Legation Cossacks to occupy tlio central square. VICTORY FOR NATIONALISTS ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME. •Received 5.35 n.m.,' July 14tli. TEHERAN, July 14. Twelve persons were killed while defending the northern gato of -Teheran against the entry of the Bantiri Nationalists. The Nationalists were enthusiastically welcomed. They enrolled and aimed 3000 of the population. The Nationalists' leader declared that they are loyal to the Shah, and only come to re-establish the Constitution* ON THE DEFENSIVE. FIGHTING IN THE STREETS. Received 9.50 p.m., July 14th. ■ TEHERAN, July 14. The Persian Cossacks concentrated .a brigade at headquarters around which were posted tho guns. Both sides profess to be on the defensive, but considerable firing is proceeding in the side streets. The Russian Hag has been lioisfceil o\er the. residence of tho Russian Consul. The entire northern portion of tho citv is in the hands of tho Nationalists. There are 800 Russian troops at Ivazvin ablo if summoned to enler Teherrtii in three days. The Shah's failure to scud envoys before sunset oil Monday empowered to ncgotiato armaments led to a rupture of negotiations. Tho Shall is now at Sultanabad.