'File 19/116 VIII (C 34) Bahrain Miscellaneous' [‎41r] (83/124)

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The Shaikh seems to have been rather pulled down. He had not been
attending to his diet and had beea very seedy. Apparently he had
fone absolutely damn all ever since I left and only appeared twice
at Joint Court and made Belgrave do everything even tell off his
relatives for theft and drunkeness, a very awkward business.
Abdullah has been very useful and my opinion of him increases
daily. I cant make out how seedy Shaikh Isa has been. He seemed
much the same but very deaf when I went to see him. I wish he wd
die and we cd get a coucil going, but like King Charles he is an
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unconsciobale time a dying.
^haiich Muhammad has been very naughty indeed and has behavect
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disgracefully twice. When this relative of his was run in for sel-ll
ling two cultured pearls under evidence of the clearest guilf he
came to court and argued. ( he was in no way concerned )^-TU8hed out >1
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to the Shaikh and urged that there shd be a compromise J. and has
not wtopped for a minute plaguing Belgrave about it. He has been
nearly sicces^ful in his attempts to suborn Salman, for after
saying that he had no doubt of his guilt, S now, after the week
end, with no fresh evidence, has quite changed round. I have done
nothing so far, as it is not my business, but if the man is left
off, I shall tell the Shaikh that I regret to^'see that there is
one justice for the rich and another for the poor J Secondly,
he sold some and to the Yatims some time ago and now regt-es it.
Y applied to have it registered, and it .was published for three
months and he was given registrattion and plans with seals and
everything. Then M woke up to it and came to B to have it all
upset. B refused, in fact cd do nothing else as the title was
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clear, and when he wd not go and became childish he sent g^pr- Y
to talk to him. M screamed at Y to such an extent that all the
people from neighbouring courts came in to the the doors of B f s
office to see the fun. Finally he said that if Y wd write him a
let'er asking for the land he wd gift it to him. He then flounced
out without a good byp to anyone. B earns his pay.*
M is being troublesome with the Baladiyyah. He started
with the idea that uhey must not be allowed to usurp the Shaikh's
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privileges or powers, but now^if he is crossed in any way behaves
like
spoilt Child. I have had long deputations of merchanti