File 2297/1919 ‘Persian Gulf Residency Monthly Reports. 1912-20.’ [‎410v] (825/1044)

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1184. Monsieur Menasche has moved consignments of arms to Muttra during
the month, of which a large portion belonged to Ali Moosa.
1185. Monsieur Auguste and Francois, sons of the late Monsieur Antoine
Goguyer, armed in Maskat on the 9th from Algiers, and Monsieur Neauber, after
handing over their portion of their father’s inheritance, left for Paris by the mail of
the 18th.
1186. Haji Najaf, Shaikh Mubarak’s agent for the purchase of arms in Maskat,
made overtures to buy arms from Monsieur Neauber. The latter, however, wished
for confirmation by the British Consul that the consignment would be allowed to
pass through safely ; but, before anything could be done in that direction, His High
ness brought the negotiations to an abrupt termination by declining to allow any
arms and ammunition from French sources to enter or leave his territory so long
they did not acknowledge the warehouse rules and regulations.
1187. It is interesting to note that there were no fresh imports of arms into
Maskat during the month.
Miscellaneous 1188. On the 2nd, Queen Alexandra’s birthday was celebrated. The Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
flagstaff, Foreign Consulates and His Highness’ forts and yacht were dressed for
the occasion. H. M. S. “ Highflyer,” “ Pelorus,” “ Odin,” “ Philomel,” “ Harold ”
and P. I. M. S. “ Minto ” were in harbour and also dressed for the occasion. At
noon, H. M. S. “ Highflyer ” and “ Perseus ” fired a Eoyal salute of 31 guns each.
] 189. His Excellency the Naval Commander-in-Chief left Maskat on board the
Flagship “ Highflyer ” on the 2nd December, after a stay of 2 months and 2 days.
Before leaving Maskat, however, His Excellency paid an informal visit to His High
ness accompanied by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. . Immediately after, His Highness called
at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and wished good-bye to Lady Bethell.
1190. The crowded condition of the Shaikh Jabir European cemetery, south
of Maskat, was brought to the notice of His Highness who was graciously pleased to
place at the disposal of the European community of Maskat, another strip of
coast line, also to the south of Maskat, for the purposes of a new cemetery.
1191. During the second week news reached Maskat of the death of Shaikh
Butti bin Suheil of Debai.
1192. On the 11th Mr, A. D, Younghusband, C.S.I., late Commissioner in
Sind, arrived in Maskat from Karachi. Mrs. Younghusband acccmpanied him.
They landed at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and stayed for a day, leaving for the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. the
following day.
1193. On the 16th Saiyid Kajab, Nakib of Basrah, who was a passenger on
board the SS. “ Euphrate ” for Egypt, landed and visited His Highness the
Sultan.
1194. The 25th being X’mas day the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. flagstaff, the Foreign Consulates
and the Sultan’s forts and yacht were dressed,
1195. SS. <£ Lawo ” arrived from Jeddah with 640 pilgrims on board.
Owing, however, to damage to her propeller she was unable to proceed up the Gulf.
She was, therefore, obliged to tranship her pilgrims to British India Ships and
return to Bombay. During her voyage from Aden to Maskat, there were
four deaths.
Bahrain.
* 1st to 31st December.
[Furnished by Major A. P. Trevor, C.I.E.]
Local Officials. 1196. (a) Shaikh Isa bin Ali al Khalifah, having on 25th December 1912
learnt from a messenger that his son, Shaikh Muhammad (vide paragraph 975) had
arrived safely at Riadh, sent his son, Shaikh Abdullah, with some Dosiri and
other Arab notables to Oqair to receive Shaikh Muhammad there and to accom-
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