'File 8/8 Agency Administration Report 1922-1930' [‎12r] (28/474)

headed by viome of the notables to enlist the support of tho Political
Agent with a vi m to its being put on a sounder basis # but this,like
every other reform in Bahrain,d pends u )on the political relations
between members of the ruling family*
Climst 9 The rainfall during 1921 was decidedly below the average*
The forty days t 3hamal« or northerly wind,which usually sometahtt
alleviates the hot weather was a complete failure;the season therefore
constituted the hottest and most unpleasant known for many years*
Medical * The popularity of the Victoria Memorial Hospital appears to
have Mflxs&texsdtadqc decreased considerably during the last few years.
Its work,ac ording to reports,is considered to compare very unfavour
ably with that of the American Mission hospital,which has during the
year treated above ten thousand,including 503 major 313 minor ajDcrstfc
operations* There Is a great demand for further medical work in
Bahrain since a large proportion of cases tsken in the Mission hospita"
are from the mainland and they cannot deal with a large number of
less important cases in Bahrain* The Political gent has been approach*
by m? ny of the local notables including the n adhi with a view to
securing more modem and energetic administration of the Victoria
Memorial Hospital which they would appreciate as being free from
religious considerations* This appears very desirable,since the
American doctor is frequently absent from Bahrain during which periods
the Mission hospital is cldsed.
The sultan of If&jfl * was engaged throughout the year in hostilities
with his hereditary enemy Bln Rashid,ruler of Hail # whioh place he
eventually captured after a protracted siege which was brought to a
close mainly by financial tactics.
Much friendly correspondance has passed vith the Sult&n,
as has also been the case with Bin Jiluwi.Amir of Hass&.The latter
ia most businesslike and prompt in se tling claims against his ^
subjects,an unusual attribute in ah Arab ruler*
* M &r l.zia lurvoy . H.I.M.S Palinurus carried out ^survey of the harbou
Qatif,Ras Tanureh and a part of Juball,with a view to discovering
their possibilities as ports for the province of Hassa.These plac
were found to be unsuitable fs port ? for large vessels of the Bt