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Extract from the “ Nabat,” Asldiabad, dated 3rd March 1921.
RuSSO-TuUKISH CoxrERENCE.
The Rnsso-Turkish Conference opened at Moscow on the 27th Febrnaiy.
The opening speech was made by Chicherin. The speech in response thereto
was delivered by Yussnf Bey, president of the delegation from the Turkish v ^
National Assembly. The composition of the delegation is as follows :—Ali
Fuad Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. newly appointed Turkish Ambassador at Moscow and the National
Commissar for education Riza Bey. The speeches on both sides were of a
lofty description.
Japan and America.
According to intelligence from Japan the relations between that country
and America are becoming worse and worse. Japan considers that America
is standing athwart her path in consequence of which her relations with
America are hostile. /< "
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To WHAT DOES THIS TEND ? '■ ' N
It is computed there are now 3,500,000 unemployed in America. 'i
This is how they disarm.
A commission on military affairs of the American Senate has augmented
the sum appropriated for military expenditure to 330,000,000 dollars Naval
expenditure has reached the colossal total of 4,000,000,000 dollars.
Entente policy in Eastern Countries.
, The Allied Governments have lately tried every expedient to present their
policy with regard to their relations with the countries of the East in the
most favourable light possible. Lloyd George and Millefand have been
delivering circumstantial speeches explanatory of their intentions to establish
peaceful conditions for the life of nations of the East. France offers to
introduce into Syria the very same policy which England is upholding in
Mesopotamia. French despotism in Syria is equivalent to British despotism in
Mesopotamia. <
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Extract from the “Nabat,” dated 5th March 1921.
M E CONTINUE TO WORRY THE MENSHEVIKS.
The Red cavalry are successfully developing their incursion into Georgia
and are approaching the town of Gor-i. _ At Tiflis all medical, educational and
technical personnel have remained in their places.
Arrival of Communist Detachment.
On the 24th February a Communist detachment arrived in Dilyan from
i\aia\an-sarai. .To it was entrusted an unceasing search of the ravon where
tne enemy was distributed. It fulfilled its task brilliantly and gave the enemy
no. opportunity to leave the town. On the 24th Februarv the enemy was
driven from the Sahganski heights by one of the groups of the Cavalry
abTrnrTnf 11 ^ to L ^°- 0n accouilt of a fierce blizzard and the
aosence oi roads further pursuit was postponed.
Destruction of the forces of the Amir of Bokhara.
Tashkent 2nd March 4.951.—According to latest intelligence the Amir of
Bokhara has fled to Kurgan-Tuibe, 30 versts to the south of Diushamba. The
■ lssa j ? ^ x Pec i mn, having dispersed the troops of the Amir has taken posses-
Diushamba ° Wing towns ; D ennau-Yaurii, Sari-Assia, Rego-Korotak, Hissar
Another Ministerial Crisis.
Persian Prime Minister Sipahdar, has again resigned. Again there
is a hunt xor a candidate who would agree to shout what he was ordered to.