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I' rom time to time reports were prevalent that there was a British force in Persia, and a good deal of curiosity was evinced as to its destination. This was set at rest to some extent by the reports of the recent fighting at* Baku, in which it was stated that a British expedition took part. The manner in which the British troops reached the front is full of romance. In February the British in Mesopotamia began an advance into North-western Persia through an alpine pass to Khanikan, Kermanshah, Hamadan and Kasvin to Enseli, in the Caspian, the total distance being nearly 50(J mil.At Enseii steamers were obtained and the rest of the journey made over the Caspian Sea. No opposition was encountered by the British expedition except from the Jan. galis, a tribe in North-western Persia, who are in sympathy with the Turks. The British had the support of a very interesting people near Tabriz—the Veins—who are believed to }>e identical with the ancient Assyrians.
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Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13896, 23 October 1918, Page 4
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