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Foreign Interests.
^ _ 352. Mr. Poole of the Field Rifle Company of Birmingham visited Maskat
during the month. During his stay in Maskat he put up with Saiyid Yusuf Az
Zuwawi and returned to Bombay. The object of his visit, however, did not
transpire.
353. Following steamers brought and landed the arms and ammunition
noted against their names during the month :—
SS. “ Amatonga ** 49 cases rifles and 237 cases ammunition.
SS. “ Elbe 56 cases rifles, 1,272 cases ammunition and 1 case shot.
354. The French Consul paid an informal
visit to 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. on thel2th.
tt Consul visaed His Excellency the Admiral on board the
H. M. S. Highflyer on the 24th and received the usual salute.
356. His Excellency the Admiral arrived in Maskat in H. M. S. “ Highflyer”
Miscellaneous. on an( i sauted the port, which
. was duly returned by his Highness"
saluting battery. On arrival of the ship, 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. visited His Excel
lency on board the flagship and received the usual salute on leaving the shin.
x isits were then arranged and His Excellency landed at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. the follow
ing morning and visited His Highness accompanied by his staff, the Political
^ent and the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Surgeon. His Highness returned the visit on board the
Highflyer on the 2oth accompanied by his brother, sons and the Political
Agent. A double salute was fired from the flagship in honour of the visit.
3 Y Wi * h reference to paragraph 215, Mr. Biyanker arrived from Bombay
.T 1 - “ as ? lst . a rit-fitters and the electrical installation. The work of installing
he lights is m progress now. All cases_ containing electrical fittings were
marked Prospecting Mining Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , His Highness the Sultan"s, Territories,
-laskat. Mr. Biyanker states that he has got the contract for Rs. 8,000 and
hopes to get the mining concession later on.
Bahrain.
1st to 30th April.
358. (Katif). Said Effendi, Mudir of the Katif Treasury, arrived at Bahrain
Local Officials. on 12th April escorted by four soldiers
to the Basrah Treasury.
with about T £4,000 which he had to remit
The soldiers were going about the Manama Bazaar with their rifles and am-
a“ndv adZd bvthlBort and ' Shaikh Tsa was
tTcustor^ tteir arms takeI1 into deposit by
The irregularity and inconvenience of allowing’any one to pass’fire-arms through
the Customs except under regular permit, was pointed out to him.' He expressed his
concurrence both as regards the present case, and the general princi P le. P
It is probable that the soldiers have now left Bahrain.
359. (Hasa). About 28 Turkish soldiers who had received their discharge
SS^ Pddflk a ” In’r? A rrl u ed T B , atiraln and P roceeded thence tq Basrah on
SS 'oA AU . , rn 1 /th Apn ' Twelve more followed by the SS. “ Bahrein ”
on 24th. About 150 more are expected to arrive here shortly.
360. A number of minor Turkish officials connected with Katif and Hasa
have been paying short visits to Bahrain during the past few months. There
is, however, no reason to attach any political importance to their visits.