. Christian herald and signs of our times . SHAH MUZAFFERED-DEEN. Shah, but an English member of Parlia-ment, Mr. G. N. Curzon, who was inPersia from 1889 to 1892, states that he isa man of good intelligence, and by nomeans one to be easily coerced either byRussia or any other power. It is claimedby others, however, that Muzaffer is astrong Russophile and that his reign willwitness the decline of British influence inPersia. While Governor of Azerbajan,his friendship with Russia was so mani-fest as to incur his fathers has -been enthroned at Tabriz andthe new regime seems to have


. Christian herald and signs of our times . SHAH MUZAFFERED-DEEN. Shah, but an English member of Parlia-ment, Mr. G. N. Curzon, who was inPersia from 1889 to 1892, states that he isa man of good intelligence, and by nomeans one to be easily coerced either byRussia or any other power. It is claimedby others, however, that Muzaffer is astrong Russophile and that his reign willwitness the decline of British influence inPersia. While Governor of Azerbajan,his friendship with Russia was so mani-fest as to incur his fathers has -been enthroned at Tabriz andthe new regime seems to have beenreceived with general approval. Amin-es-Sul tan, who was Grand Vizier under the lateShah, has been retained in that position. The new Shah, whose portrait appearson this page, is forty-three years of is a tall, strongly-built man, and akeen sportsman like his father. His rulein the Azerbajan province was very popu-l ir. He has been more or less of a studentand a close observer of events throughoutthe world. His acquaintance wit


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