ANGLO-RUSSIAN TREATY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 27 September 1907, Page 3

ANGLO-RUSSIAN TREATY.

RECOGNITION' OF AFGHANISTAN'S NEUTRALITY. Re«eived Sept. 26, 9.43 pjn. London, September 26. The Anglo-Russian Convention provides that Afghanistan shall be maintained as a buffer State.

OCR PERSIAN GCLF IXTERESTS. TREATY MO.-T FAVORABLY 1!E C'EIVED. Received Sept 26, 0.52 p.m. London, September '2<i. The Time*, di.sefining the Anglo Russian Convention, says it is to in that the Persian Gulf owes whatever civilisation exists there. \Y C ha-.v broken the power of many of its in the interests of order, and assun'd them of our protection and support. Sir Blward Gray and the Liberal Government have rendered a lwl service ;<( t J,, Empire m recording dear frcv emphatic words, a determination to preserve the position we create.!. Newspapers of all shade* in Britain Welcomed the agreement, while ihAngloßassian entente is hailed in Pais with unmitigated sa'isfacti.,... The Times' St. Petersburg dent predicts that not a single nc'avorable comment will be made by anv prominent Russian organ. SIR E. GRAY'S DESPATCH. Received Sept. 20, 11.0 p.m. London, Septemlter 2fi. Sir E. Gray's despatch to the British Alimster at St. IVto.; ur, states ,I,,'t the Anglo-Russian convention does not contains a positive declaration respect* "g Britain s special interests in the ersian Gulf, but tlie Governfrnent beSmlt* T tion wiU not ™to MBcnlt.es between two countries, be''M'lifitly stated during the negotiations that she does not d, »y Bntains intense there. rJll*: . (;ra >.' that Britain will wntnrae to direct her efforts towards ° f th " stiltns 'i>'« » the n«, and the maintenance of British ■X .- ? !? lains the onik "'»n i>y JTng tirat the arrangement affecting Pmna is Urn,tod to the parts of Persia tordenng on Britain's and Russia's fcre Gulf W not part of these the shores of the Gulf not all' being Persian sofl. "