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lecture at Burlington House to the Central Asian Society, under the presidency of Lord Allenby, con- tained many interesting personal impressions of the new régime in Persia which have not hitherto been reported. ··

fence, He has a Pahlavi cap at home as it to save his honour. T told the Shah this story, and he was much amused.

Lounge sults..

Bus dress reform by law does not stop short at the head." It is further onjoined that all males in Persia shall wear what we call The two main objects of the new lounge suita. For the Europeanis régime which ho specially emphasised Persian this, of course, repre- ed are the establishment of order sentano yery great change merely the abandonment of the frock-court. and the awakening of the national But for the country folk, the pride of the Persians, it being the shepherd, the muleteer, and the desire of King Reza Pahlavi that cultivator, this no doubt means a

severe blow to his traditions. the whole energy of the empire shall be devoted to the moral and material progress of Persia

"The establishment of order" Sir Denison explained, “means the introduction of official control where

"I have always thought that one of the most picturesque costumes in the world was that of the Persian peasant, consisting of trousers, a sort of frock-coat drawn in. tight at the waist, with a full skirt, and n round felt cap like a bulging dome under which protruded his shingled hair behind and at the sides. But it is not within our pro- vince to demand that the East

none existed before. In Europe such controls have come about gradually, but even we resent passports and custom-houses. How much more must auch things arouse should be picture a feeling in.

resentment where they are total in- novations!

With the sudden arrival of the motor-car has been introduced the checking of all passengers on entry and on leaving the towns. The jewaz seems irksome in the East, but it is not for us Europeana to resent this.

I think there is a Persia, just as there is in Turkey, that being picturesque in the eyes of the West is a political disadvan- cages and perhaps this idea is at the back of the abolition of the fez. as well as of the introduction of the Pahlavi cap, although the motives- which prompted these twe and The first essential to the intro-almost contemporaneous hat-laws. duction of order is the firm catab-were, I take it, quite distinct. ishment of the régime. This, of Mustafa Kemal desired to remove course, necessitates a strong army, the outward signs of Turkishness paid up to date. The azmy is only and to bring his people into line a mears to an end-and for a phor with the West, as far as dress was concerned, whereas Reza Pahlavi country an expensive' means.

The Pahlavi Cap "With regard to the inculcation of a national spirit throughout the various races and tribes that make up the Persian people, it seemed to Plavi that come uniformity in dress would contribute more to this national unity than anything elae. He, therefore, devised" what i now known as the Pahlavi cap which is an exceedingly simple and inexpensive beaddress. It has not yet stood the test of all the seasons.

desired a national dress which

would make every Perätan outward- ya Persian subject.

"Now the only people who are. allowed to continue the old wear are the Mujtahids, or doctors of re- ligion, and one can see at once that

if the right to dress in long fowing fined to them, the distinction be robes and a turban is strictly con-

marked than in former times. tween clergy and people is far more

Bigotry and Progress.

All writers on Persis during Of this hat, it is true; as.of all the past century, have agreed in bats with the possible exception of denouncing religious bigotry as the the lez, that it suits, some people main cause of the backwardness of much better than others It may the Persian people. The scope of be worn in any colour. Officially, popular Shiism is very limited, and black seems to be the etiquette. It is, as you all know, mostly found only became universal last Newed on a series of tragedies. There Year's Day March 21-bat even in is nothing gay about Islam in January of this year one saw little Persia. The one gay note in the else in the towns.

life of the people is New Year's Day and the Spring.

"I take it one of the main objects of the new regime is to break the hids. There is no direct attack on unhealthy Influence of the Muita Islam, but only on one of its abuses,

countryside gave rise to sights "The transition stage in the which were almost comic, as, for example, in Southern Persia, where one saw men who, in their reluc- tance to abandon their Arab style with its square cloth and the 'agal,'

"The task before King Reza Pah- and yet being anxious to please lavi is no light one," Bir Denison the authorities, simply attempted added. He meets with opposition to balance the Pahlavi cap on the at every turn, but he is at the mo top of the others.

ment well served by one or two Little boys in school looked Ministers, who work whole-hearted- khaki-coloured, with the school hope for the future of Persia with badge in front, and I recall how in much men in power. It remains one of the infant schools I visited only for this spirit of national-en- there were four little boys who had desvour to percolate through to only just arrived, and while three the people and ultimately to the of them had Pahlavi capa-second- now indifferent masses for up to hand ones, I think there was one the present it does not seem to have little boy with no bat at all, and affected the bazaar in any way."

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Arthur Henderson, who Mr. stressed that Britain's desire is to get out of the Rhineland completely at the earliest possible moment, saying that he felt the presence of foreign troops on German soil was out of spirit with the times, ex- plained that Britain disliked" also this idea of a Committee, but if it was necessary, he felt it should come from the League of Nations and bo strictly conciliatory,

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"Na, Te-saperior officer, & corpora. The ac- torted the man, and the corporal,cused said: "I am sorry I struck with a conscience crystal clear, put the corporal. I thought I was hit- him in prison: The District Court ting one of the escort who was Martial before whom the man. brought in due course was setting my arm.

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the offence military law. Thomas said, in an inter

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been allowed

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ing the troops must first make the answer was that the conviction was people understand that, if the bad and that confrmation of it troops are called on to fre, their

view: I am leaving with, the good wishes, I know, of all my fellow-countrymen on a mission which I hope will benefit the Em pire as a whole. There is no aspect of our economic relations that I

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