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(vlx^^Sir Frederick Tymms 9 Director of Civil Aviation, India,
passea through Bahrain en route to the United Kingdom on 28th
July, He called on the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. .
127 . Port Secur ity
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panied by Captain G 0 C
called on the Politica
satisfied with the por
remarking that Bahrain
security arrangements
was an island and the
able distance off shor
26 (It) above. Commander Sketch, accom-
anpbell, Port Security Officer, Bahrain,
1 Agent. He expressed himself as
t security arrangements at Bahrain,
enjoyed two safety factors which made
less difficult, one the fact that Bahrain
other that ships unloaded at a consider-
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-. r Measures have recently been taken by the Station Commanded
Lt. 0°_ o H t 1 * Hewitt, McCe, to prevent pilferage of War Depart
ment cargoes. A system of guards to supervise loading at" the
4 lE ? n( ^ P assa f^ lighters from ship to shore has been
introduced, ^ The Di rector of Customs has set aside an area
inside the pier shed for War Department cargoes.
128. Pj5afh._r i iL. n Pctro 1 eum Comp an y employee by poisonin g
. i ' in J-^dian emp. oyee of the Bahrain Petroleum Company died
in the American Mission Hospital on 19th July. His death was
diagnosed oy ..r, Paul Harrison of the latter hospital as due
to mercury poisoning. 'The brother of the deceased had approach
ed the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. with a complaint that his brother had complained
s ® v ?t e P ains &itei drinking medicine prescribed for him by
ne -ud-.an doctor employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company and
made up by a company compounder<> The military doctor tempo-
rari^.y appointed to take the p^ace of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. doctor. Dr.
M.LoAo oteele, now on leave, happened to be in the Assistant
oiitical iigent • s _ off rce v/hen the man's brother produced the
medicine m questiGn 0 : The doctor tasted the medicine and
remarked, that it seemfd extremely strong. Later he felt unwell
nn !! a ? . 0L; " i 'ii 8ci 1:0 . an e ^ e tic. The police are investigating
una.uu.ys is tne meaicj ne was found to contain mercury but it is
not yet established that the medicine drunk was as compounded,
it is pcssiu.:_e that tne medicine was tampered with between
leaving the dispensary and the tine when it was drunk. A post
mortem was carried out (apparently the first to take place in
Bahrain; ana samples of the deceased ? s organs sent by air to
; cr ° na fr3is. The incident caused some excitement among
the Indian employees of the Oil. Company. L
129. Bahrain Radio
A new Friday morning broadcast lasting from 10 a .m. to
12 noon has oeen introduced from 14th July. It is designed to
provide music, news, and talk items for Bahreinis on the weekly
wnen “any of then, visit the coffee houses, nearly all
of whicn nave radios.
130 ' locafschoolI-—--Cetrcleuin.ClomBan y to endow scholarships in
r The Bahrain Fetrolevim Company has proposed to the Bahrain
Government that the compaiy should endow four scholarships in
the Government schools, two for the Technical School of I.1000
per term and two for the Secondary school of Rs.960 per term.
The Company ma.ee no condition ;hat successful candidates shall
he in any way obliged to take employment with them and suggest
the iormatxon of a committee to administer the scholarships.
The Bahrain Government has welcomed the proposal. The scholar-
wiH S hf H f ys °1 Dahr nationality only. The proposal
Educabon P Mr me F r , th, f. retlrn to Bahrain of the Director of
Educa.ion. Mr. F, J. Wakeiin, now on leave. Shaikh Abdullah bin
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