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Diary ui His Majesty s Consul, Kerman, No. 7 t for the month of September
1931.
Local Affairs.
141. Reference paragraph 93. Sheikh
Mahmud, Dabistani, deputy for Kerman,
returned to Tehran on the 11th.
142. Reference paragraph 118. The
bulk of the 1/31^1 ot the capital subscribed
by shareholders in the Kerman Spinning
Mill Project has been collected. In a
number of cases the instalments were
collected by posting policemen at the
houses of those whose payments were in
arrears. Nothing is yet known if the
machinery has actually been ordered.
His Excellency the Governor-General
intends visiting Bam shortly in connec
tion with the above project.
143. Reference paragraph 119. A
part of the machinery imported by
Sheikh Abul Kassim Harandi for supply
ing electric light to the Kerman town
arrived here on the 15th. He himself has
however not yet returned from Tehran.
144. The Afghan Government having
approached the Persian Government for
the loan of a number of carpet weaving
experts, the Governor-General was asked
by Tehran to report names of suitable
candidates. While doing this, His
Excellency has represented that such
action would not be advantageous to the
Persian carpet industry.
145. During the latter part of the
month notices were posted by the orders
of the Governor-General calling upon the
women of Kerman to drop the use of
white * chadars ’ (cloaks), and to replace
these by black ones within the next two
months, after which period it is given
out that the Policemen will be ordered
to sprinkle some sort of colour on white
* chadars if worn. It may be mentioned
that it is in Yezd and Kerman alone that
white * chadars * are in common use.
The action of the Governor-General is
resented as the inhabitants of Kerman
are for the most part too poor to afford
the purchase of black * chadars * which
have gone up is price considerably since
the last year.
It is presumed that the above orders
have been issued for the puipose of
unformity of the women's dress through*
cut Persia. -
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INDIA FOREIGN Sr
Letter Nc J58
Oared 5 NOV 1931
Received 23ivl't 1931
143. The Governor*General has during
the month shown some activity in con
nection with the employment of such
beggers who could earn their livelihood
by different means, and also with regard
to the isolation of women of bad repute.
A number of beggers have been employed
recently to voik on the Khayaban-i-
Shahpur, and the Nazmieh authorities
have been taking a census of the prosti
tutes who, it is stated, will be required
to pay fees according to their earnings.
Military News.
147. Sultan Jangju arrived at Bam
from Khwash in the beginning of the
month and relieved Yawar Farazi as
Commandant of the Bam garrison which
is now supplied by the Khwash forces.
Communications.
148. The postal lorry which left
Bandar Abbas on the 14th with mails for
Kerman was overtaken by floods while
crossing the river bed near Gudar i-
Charm at the entrance of Tang-i-Zagh.
The contents of the lorry were rescued
by the occupants of another car going
from Kerman which had crossed the
river just before the floods appeared.
A part of the road was washed away by
the floods but was repaired within a
week by the efforts of the mail service
contractor.
149. Reference paragraph 102. The
Chief of the Road Department returned
from Khwash, via Bam on the 22nd. He
had to abandon two of his four lorries
on the road.
It is stated that one of the objects of
his journey was to find a direct and
nearer motor route between Khwash and
Iranshahr.
150. Reference paragraph 101. It
would seem that the woik on the
Kerman-Khabis proposed motor road
via Sirch has not been as easy as was
at first expected and it is feared that
the Sirch pass will present unsurmount-
able difficulties. The authorities will