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The wedding of Their Royal Highnesses princess Clizubeth
and Che Duke of Edinburgh excited considerable interest in Che
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and was celebrated by a number of functions at
Bahrain, Kuwait, and Muscat, the Rulers of which 3ta-es sent
congratulatory messages wnile His Highness the Shaikh of Bahrain
also sent a present of pearls.
The cholera epidemic which we mentioned in last month’s
newsletter caused considerable trouble as two suspected cases
were found at Dubai and the place declared infected. No further
suspected cases occurred however, and Dubai was declared free
from infection on the 26th of November.
3ir Firoz Khan Noon, the Pakistan Envoy to the Islamic
States, arrived in Bahrain by air from Saudi Arabia on the 21st
of November and stayed there for some days. He met the [on’ble
the political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. and His Highness the Ruler of Bahrain.
During this time Rulers and other gentlemen interested in
hunting go for trips in the desert. lis Highness the Ruler of
Bahrain has been at his hunting lodge while Shaikh Mohammed bin
Isa A1 Khalifa, Che senior uncle of His Highness went to Kuwait
by steamer for a hawking trip where Shaikh Abdulla bin Isa A1
Khalifa had also been, and was entertained with spore by His
Highness the Ruler of Kuwait. Shaikh Mohammed intends also to
hunt in Suudi Arabia. Many of the Shaikhs of the frucial coast
are also hunting the bustard.
Shaikh Abdulla As Salim As Subah left Kuwait on November 4th
for Bombay on a holiday. The Ron'ble the political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. and
Miss Hay spent a week in Kuwait from November 12th.
News from Muscat is that Mr. Hartley, the Director of
Agriculture of the Government of Aden, visited His Highness the
Sultan at Dhofar to advise about the growing of su arcane there.
Shaikh Said bin Maktum, O.B.E., Ruler of Dubai, and ShaiKh
Rashid bin Humaid, Ruler of Ajiaan, returned from Bahrain to Dubai
and Ajman respectively, during the month.
H.M.P.S. "GODAVARI” visited Gwadar and Bahrain and is the
first Pakistan ship to have visited the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
Good rains fell all over the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. **
during the month and augur good spring grazing this year.
We regret to announce the death in Kuwait of the much res
pected Mull a Ridha which took place during thqVilE r i Iaa £ e ye ar *
The car in which he was travelling with others met with an accident
on the road between Mecca and Medina resulting in the death of four
persons. The sad news has also come of the death Mr. Patrick,
recently Manager of the Kuwait Oil Company who died in Baltimore
in the United States of America following an operation.