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The work of unloading tt rges was well
advanced by 23rd March and will probat e completed by
the end of the month. The lack of a pier adds to the time
required for this work, but the zeal and energy of the
Clerk-in-Charge minimises these obstacles.
feet high and this building may be complete by the end of
April. The Clerk-in-Charge*s house and the pier for both
of which stone was being brought daily, will be taken in
hand before the end of the month.
occurred among a crowd of women and children who had
gathered at the house of a rich merchant to receive alms.
Many deaths occurred through the crowd endeavouring to
force their way through a narrow passage, the door at the
end of which was shut. The total number is doubtful but
at least 83 were buried in Manamah cemetery.
11. A review, which had been arranged for the
following day, was cancelled, a message of sympathy was
sent to H.E. the Shaikh, and colours were half masted.
His Excellency greatly appreciated the message of sympathy
and the subscription made by Commander-in-Chief to the
Relief Fund.
TRUCIAL COAST A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
14. Tunb. As already reported by signal, the
Shaikh of Ras-al-Lhaimah gave orders for his flag to be
replaced on the island, and this was done on 3rd April.
15. In response to a request from the lightkeeper
LUPIN was sent to Tunb on 16th April and found that the
headman of Khuni had brought over the documents referred to
in Report of Proceedings for January 1936, paragraph 6.
Mahmood, the headman of Tunb, was surprised in his house at
daylight by a party from H.M.S. LUPIN and handed over the
documents voluntarily. AxgBB<xii±xxKX*fxxBXjcx*xxiiMSiM&x
JHMIX. They proved to be Government notices (as was
anticipated) regarding the recent Persian elections. The
Persians appear persistent in keeping up the pretence of
their ownership of the island.
embarked in EOWEY at Bahrain on 15th April for passage to
Doha in connection with the A.P.O.C. negotiations for an
oil concession. He returned four days later and was then
taken to Bushire in FOWEY on her way to Basrah. The
Shaikh of Qatar, who was suffering from skin disease, was
examined and treated by Surgeon Lieutenant Commander Brosnan,
and greatly appreciated this attention.
H.H. THE SULTAN OF MUSCAT .
17. His Highness, who paid a short visit to India
in Mid-April, was embarked at Gwadur in LUPIN and taken to
Sur. The Sultan spent about a week at this place before
returning to Muscat in LUPIN. Fortunately the question of
a salute did not arise at Gwadur.
The walls of the godown were already three
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Calamity at Bahrain . On 14th April a panic
QATAR .
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