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undere^d^lwt 6 D^Jlanp^ 1 rcturned . to Bahrain on the 19th July. It is
understood that llr. Dane s mission visited Buraidah, Hail ’Anaizah m l
Riyadh. Dr. Storm left the party at Riyadh and continued hmTouvney to
: Abdulkf biJoal^m^Than^ ^ Q f ar T the c St May t0 attend Shaikh
ADduiian Din yasim al Tham and returned on the 30th Mav. Dr L P
Dame visited Qatar from the 7th November to 12th December to treat a
wife of the Shaikh, who, however, died just before Dr. Dame’s return
- n J™) 51 .3J9 cases were treated at the Mission Hospitals compared with
79 086 treated during 1934. 1,283 indoor patients were treated as compared
with 826 treated during the preceding year. 1,371 major and minor opera-
tions were performed as compared with 635 during the previous year.
23. Judicial .—The total number of civil suits instituted was 1,804 as
compared with 1,806 instituted during 1934. The total number of criminal
cases was 403 as compared with 443 for the previous year.
2,281 petitions were registered and 3 insolvency cases were dealt with.
24. Movements of foreigners. —(i) Mr. N. Hamilton, the London Repre
sentative of the Standard Oil Company of California visited Bahrain and the
mainland in February in connection with the working of The Bahrain Petro
leum Company Limited and the California Arabian Standard Oil Company.
(ii) Herr H. Willnow (German), representative of Messrs Undutsch and
Company of Bremen, visited Bahrain in February.
(iii) Contre-Amiral Rivet, Commander-in-Chief, French Levant A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Station,
visited Bahrain in the French Sloop Bougainville from the 14th to the
16th February.
25. British Officials. —(i) The Honourable 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. in the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. visited Bahrain seven times and visits were also paid to
Bahrain by the Air Officer Commanding, British Forces in ’Iraq and His
Majesty’s Vice-Consul at Bushire.
(ii) Sir Andrew Ryan, K.B.E., His Majesty’s Minister at Jedda,
arrived at Bahrain on the 17th November and left for the mainland on the
20th eft route to Riyadh and Jedda.
26. Visits of Arab Notables. —(i) Shaikh Muhammad bin Saqar, brother
of the Ruler of Sharjah, passed through Bahrain in April on his return from
the Hajj.
(ii) Shaikh Juma’ bin Maktum, brother of the Ruler of Dubai, passed
through Bahrain in April on his way back from the Hajj.
(iii) Shaikh Shakhbut bin Zaid, Ruler of Abu Dhabi, passed through
Bahrain on the 5th August on his way to Iraq for
He returned from Basrah on the 30th September and left for Abu Dhabi on
the 8th October. „ . • , ,
/■ \ cinciuVi cia’iH hin Maktum O.B.E., Ruler of Dubai, arrived at
Bahrain on the 14th September and left for Qatar on the 6th October. He
visited the Amir of Hasa from the 26th September to the 4th October.
/ \ on -in Qnifan Vhn Salim Ruler of Ras al Khaimah, arrived on the
(v) Shaikh Sultan b . on the 22nd. He returned from
HoWonlhe^TthbXbe/and left for Ras al Khaimah on J 5th November
(vi) Shaikh Rashid Mn Mani’^usin ’
on the 3rd Novem er an -r) i 0 f Sharjah, arrived at Bahrain on
(vii) Shaikh Sultan bin Saq „ f and R t va qh on the 22nd November.
the 17th November and left ^ p) e ‘ cem ber and left for Sharjah
He returned from the mainland on the 7th Decemoer
on the following day w hi c h overshadowed all happenings
27. Sa’udi Arabia. W - in October of Shaikh ’Abdullah bin
in the Hasa Province was the dea u ^ ^ He had been ailing for
Jiluwi, Amir of Hasa, and a^c g , d > a blest lieutenant, who was with
some time and his death removeS ^ ^ a ^ " ca reer and had for two decades
Bm Sa’ud from be^mg o " az £ nio n, ’Abdullah bin Jiluwi
maintained his authority i