FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
PERSIA' .WAKING" UP* Press Association—By Tel. —Copyright* Received 9.25 p.m., Jan. 3rd.LONDON, Jan. 3. Persia has informed Sir "E. Grey a number of European officers have been ©elected to assist.> the Governor of Fars in reorganising the local forces—r(tlie Governor commands ten' thousand regulars)—:'and that a 'portion of*.the loan now being negotiated will be devoted to the restoration of order on the Bushire-Shiraz-Kazorum road. Four hundred Kasgar riflemen and a number of cavalry are co-operat-ing with the Governor. <
THE DRUSES OVERCOME. Received f 10.50 p.m., Jan.. 3rd; CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 3. -A thousand Druses have surrendered and -the remnant have bean driven into tho ; desert.*.
OPIUM IN CHINA. PEKING, Jan. 3. China has resumed opium negotiations hoping for an agreement to' accelerate the extinction, of imports from India", but the continued unchecked poppy cultivation in many districts is regarded in some circles as a/serious obstacle!
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Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14390, 4 January 1911, Page 5
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