File 3498/1912 ‘Aden News Letters’ [‎127r] (264/598)

«30fh Weekly Letter.
Datad Aden Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , the 1 st August 1914.
From—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. at Aden,
To-The Secretary to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. , Special Department.
The Sheikhs of the Turan and Awaida Sections of the Atifi Tribe (Subbeha)
restoration of the?- t" a f™? i™ 8 ' S their second visit to Aden since the
come in h P d “ Ja " Uary aSt ' The Eiiai Slleikh ( Su bbeha) has also
tin ’dl? A f ^ tant Resident, Penm, reports that the Turkish gunboat “ Mahla-
tor 7 O to ^ Peri “ , and , sta y ed ^ere for two days. She had been sent to look
tor Zaramk dhows with orders to destroy ail on board. She sunk two dhows near
Hodeida and captured two others and took them to Hodeida.
, 3 ‘Jhe Assistant Resident, Perim, also reports, with reference to paragraph 5
d t te M at T Tune 1 914, that AH Jabi left for Djibouti ab^utthe
u t mo, and that the Turkish authorities are making inqniiies into the matter.
4. A correspondent from Hodeida reports that the Chief Justice of the Yemen
has been dismissed for corrupt practices.
5. Reference paragraph 8 of Weekly Letter, dated 18th July 1914. The same
correspondent reports that the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. looted by the Zaranik returned to Aden empty
but that the goods have not been restored to the owners notwithstanding the orders
of the Governor of Hodeida. The Zaranik Sheikhs are said to be demanding $1 000
from them. & 5
6. It is reported that the Idrisi has sent an emissary to Constantinople to nego-
tiate with the Porte for peace. It is currently believed that if the Turks and the
Idrisi come to terms, a rapture between Turks and Imam will follow.
7. Famine conditions are reported to continue in the Yemen and in an acute-
form m Maidi, Habl and Jizan owing to the Turkish blockade. The cost of a bag of
jo wan is reported to be $18 at the latter places.
Dated Aden Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , the 1 st (received the 10th) August 1914.
Endorsed by the Acting 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. , Aden.
Copy forwarded, with compliments, to the Deputy Secretary to the Govern
ment of India in the Foreign and Political Department, Simla.
India, Fodfcyi Secretary's
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