BAGDAD RAILWAY.
COMPLETION OF LINE PROBABLE.
(Received Tlxis Morning, 12.30 o'clock.") LONDON, May 1,1. "The Telegraph" states that the Bagdad Company, having lent Turkey a considerable sum, has obtained u renewal of the right to construct th work of the Gulf section or financial advantages facilitating the completion of the line. Negotiations with uie Porte sine March, 1911, concerning the variou.countries which have proportionately participated in the work, have proved resultl jss. It is understood tha an Anglo-Turkish agreement deals chiefly with Britain's special position in the Gulf. Other accounts state that after delicate negotiations be-t-wee nEngland and Germany, th: Porte has now agreed that the port of Koweit be Turkey's subject to Britain's special imprescriptible rights. Hejico, it is anticipated that the Bagdad Company will shortly complete arrangements for a big loan to finish the railway.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 14 May 1913, Page 5
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137BAGDAD RAILWAY. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 14 May 1913, Page 5
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