File 2297/1919 ‘Persian Gulf Residency Monthly Reports. 1912-20.’ [‎405r] (814/1044)

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37. His Majesty’s Consul left for Fao via Basrah on the 15th and returned Movements of His
via Zain on the 20th, Majesty’s Repre
sentative.
38. The Shaikh has started his Egyptians at cotton growing in the island of Miscellaneous,
Abadan. If it is not successful there, he will try the Karun.
Ispahan.
1st to 14th December 1912.
[Kindly furnished by Mr. Consul-GenRraL Grahame.]
39. (a) On the 4th December the Ardistan office of the Indo-European Condition of
Telegraph Department, reported the robbery on the 2nd idem near Bagham country.
Pass, four farsakhs from Ardistan, by 8 or 9 foot-pads, of a son of one of the depart
mental dependents on his way to Ispahan with some effects, property of the
signaller and other Indo-European Telegraph Department dependents.
{b) The gholams of the Indo-European Telegraph Department reported the
town and district of Kumisheh quite quiet in the beginning of December, but in
the 2nd week of the month a landed proprietor of that place gave a deplorable
account of its condition, averring it to be continuously subject to raids by Kuh-
gilus and other tribesmen.
(c) With reference to paragraph 1260 (a) of 1912, Naib Husain is still reported
to be actively scheming to obtain the Governorship of Kashan, but so far with
out success.
40. Tehran road. —Traffic was maintained on this and other roads during Roads,
the period under report. Caravans from the north with sugar, petroleum, wool,
etc., have been arriving throughout the period and others with produce leaving.
The roads appear to be in a satisfactory condition. On the 11th December
a caravan of Bank specie ( Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. 2,01,000) arrived frm Tehran without incident.
The Bank gholam in charge reported the road within the district patrolled by the
Gendarmerie, i.e., as far as Shurab, quite secure and the road service well managed.
Thence to Ispahan sowars of Naib Husain patrolling in rather irregular fashion
and making petty exactions from defenceless travellers and small caravans—this
despite the Naib’s orders to the contrary.
41. (a) Shiraz road. —Caravans numbering about 600 mules left for Shiraz
during the first week of December, with tobacco, leather and other produce. There
were no arrivals. The post of 17th November from Shiraz which axrived on the
5th December reported Kuhgilus in the neighbourhood of Yezd-i-Kkast, but was
not molested.
(6) There were no departures of caravans and no arrivals during the second
week on this road.
(c) On the 11th December Abadeh reported a donkey caravan from Kumisheh
attacked on the 10th idem 8 miles north of Abadeh by 12 Soghadi and Bahmani
footmen who carried off 6 donkey-loads—this, it is believed, at the instigation of
Medhat-ed-Dowleh, Governor of Abadeh—to frighten waggoners and caravans
not to leave that place.
{d) It is reported that 2 Boir Ahmedi Chiefs with a small following of sowars
have come down from Sisakht to Bahman and are endeavouring to gain public
confidence with a view to escorting carav ans.
(e) According to the latest accounts received, some 30 or 40 Boir Ahmedi
sowars are actually escorting caravans between Yezd-i-Khast and Abadeh.
42. {a) Yezd road. —There was no caravan traffic on this road during the
1st week of December. The post of 27th November from Yezd, arrived 5th De
cember, reported the road safe.
(b) During the 2nd week small caravans had been arriving from and leav
ing for Yezd. The road was reported safe. The posts of 1st and 4th December
arrived on 10th and 11th, respectively.
43. (a) Sultanabad-Kermanshah-Hamadan roads. —In the course of the first
week of December, there were large arrivals (between 300—400 head of transport)
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