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would be of no interest,but his incapacity is a serious drag on
Shaikh Salman bin Hamad continues to do useful work as
Joint Judge in the Bahrain Gourt^. Allegations are occasionally
integrity# Some of the merchants are beginning to allude to him
openly as the "Heir Apparent" though he has not,of course,been
recognised as such by His Majesty ! s Government#
Shaikh Rashid bin Muhammad las done well as President of the
Majlis al Urfi.
Shaikh Mubarak bin Hamad has been made Joint Magistrate
on the Lower Bahrain Court and shows promise,and if he can over
come his laziness will do well.
Shaikh Abdulla bin Hamad was taken by the Political Agent
to India to have his eyes attended to# It was discovered by his
Indian tutor that he was on the point of going blind through
want of attention,and the provision of proper glasses has made
a marked difference to him# Shaikh Hamad T s callous indifierence
to his son’s obvious disability was a regrettable feature and
some pressure was required before the boy was allowed to leave
Bahrain. The Political Agent arranged for him to make a short
tour in Rajputana,and he was much impressed by what he saw. He
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was surprised that Government did not hang Mr Gandhi,and on being
pressed to buy khaddar said "Why should I buy inferior cloth?
My father is a Shaikh I ’’
BAHRAIN STATE .
Mr. de Grenier,Director of Customs,proceeded on leave on
1st April and returned on 1st October#
A serious quarrel arose between Mr de Grenier anti the Amir
of Manama for which the Matter was mainly responsible and peace
was restored with some difficulty.
tne useiulness ol the promier mu n icipality
heard against him but the iidviser has a high opinion of his