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The Kalantar sought an interview with the Deputy Governor, who refused to
see him and the same night removed the captured rifles from his house to the
fort. The Deputy Governor was very nervous, and appealed to Khan Bahadur Agha
Beder to help him out of the difficulty, because he feared the Khoori might raise
trouble, and he said he could not rely on his own tofcingchis, who were moslly Khooris.
Through the Khan Bahadur s personal influence, a friendly meeting between the
Deputy Governor and the Kalantar of Khoor was arranged on the 25th Februarv,
and the latter put forward a petition that his rifles and ammunition captured (37
rifles and 13,400 rounds of ammunition) were not imported by him, but purchased
at Lingah, for the protection of his tribe against attacks by robbers. The Deputy
Governor promised to put his petition before the Mowagar-ed-Dowleh. The Kalan
tar left for Khoor on the 28th February.
143. Very heavy rain fell, early in February, in the Lar and Bastak districts, Condition of
and the country, in the vicinity of Lar and Girash, was flooded. country.
144. In the middle of January, it was reported that a band of 600 Turk Nafar Condition of
robbers were holding both roads to Lar from Bunder Abbas and from Lingr.h. Ro f1 a p’ Te Jf gra P h
Earlier in the month the same tribe carried off 200 donkeys from the vicinity of &n ° S a erV1Ce ’
Hurmud, killing two persons tending the animals.
145. A caravan of 450 donkeys arrived from Lar on the 27th January.
146 {a) A caravan of 800 animals, with pomegranates, dry dates, almonds and
raisins, arrived from Jahrum on the 2nd February, accompanied by 60 merchants
of Lar,who have migrated on account of the continual insecurity in the inte
rior.
(b) The caravan left for Lar with piece-goods and sugar on the 10th February,
and news was subsequently received that it could not advance beyond Lar on account
of the presence of robbers on the road.
147. A caravan of 250 camels arrived without loads on the 10th February, and
left for Lar on the 12th, with sugar and piece-goods.
148. The Commander of H. M. S. c Terseus” informed His Majesty’s Vice-
Consul, on the 29th January, that a cutter of his ship, stationed at Mugam, with one
Lieutenant and nine men , had been missing since the morning of the 20th January,
and that thorough search had been made along the coast and islands but no trace of
her had been found. In response to the request of the Commander] instructions were
immediately sent to all Shaikhs on the Shib Kuh Coast, to at once inform this Vice-
Consulate, if any trace of the missing cutter was discovered.
The previous day (28th January), a curious rumour was brought to Lingeh
by a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. coming from Abu Dhabi, that a Tangistani boat, with rifles on board,
had lately encountered a man-of-war south of the island of Halul, the Nakhoda
of which dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. had shot the Captain of the man-of-war while alongside. The
Commander of H. M. S. “Perseus” was told of this rumour, which, at the time,
could not be connected with the missing cutter. Further enquiry, however,
shows that the Tangistani dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. with arms is supposed to have got away from
the man-of-war and gone to the Katar Coast.
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149. On New Year’s day, a reception was held at noon at the Vice-Consulate Miscellaneous,
office, which was decorated with flags for the occasion. The sepoy Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. guard was
paraded in full dress, and the ceremony was attended by the Deputy-Governor,
the Director of Customs and all the British Community. The gold medal of the
title of Khan Bahadur was presented to Khan Bahadur Agha Beder bin Haji
Muhammad Amin, and the Coronation medal to his brother, Agha All In the
evening, His Majesty’s Vice-Consul entertained the European Community to dinner,
which was also attended by the Deputy-Governor, Khan Bahadur Agha Beder and
Agha Ali.
150. Under instructions 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , His
Majesty’s Vice-Consul proceeded to Naband by H. M. S. “ Philomel ” on the 7th
January, in connection with a case of piracy committed on a Kuwait boat off the
Coast of Katar. His Britannic Majesty’s Vice-Consul received the pirates, four
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