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PERSIAN ASSASSIN'S SUICIDE. A Teheran correspondent telegraphs that min-es-Sultan. the Atabeg Azam, Premier and Minister of the Interior, was shot dead as he was leaving- the Assembly. He received five shots, and died on the spot. A soldier and a Cossack were also illed. while a member of the Assembly shot in the leg. One of the assas- sins comr i suicide, a second was arrested, and the s escaped. The British and the Russian ..ters sent their secretaries to the Shah to i _■ their condolences on the death of the Premii The effec, of this news upon the troubles in the interior of the country wili be disastrous. Anarchy will gain strength, and already the roads are so unsafe that the German Consul, who is going to Bushire. has asked the Persian Government for an escort. A Russian has arrived at Ispahan in his shirt, having been robbed of everything he possessed. In the present state of affairs it is doubtful if any statesman will dare to accept the vacant portfolio. Amin-es-Sultan has been one of the most pro- minent men in Persia since 1884. when he was appointed Premier by the late Shah. He became Grand Vizier in 1887, but resigned as the result oi a Court intrigue in 1896. lie was recalled in 1898 and reinstated in all his honours. He visited Europe with the Shah on the latter's tour in 1900. In 1903 he again gave up office. made a tour of the worij. and settled in Switzerland, where he remained until the new Shah recalled him in May of this year.

FATAL CLIMBING ACCIDENT.

SUCCESS IN WAR.

LODGERS' LETTERS.

DROWNED AT A REGATTA.

A " LIMERICK" HOAX.

RAILWAY MISHAP IN SCOTLAND.

SERIOUS CHAR-A-BANC ACCIDENTS.

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