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Mar Shimum has all along used his influence with the Ashirets to keep them
quiet. The announcement that the Order of the Osmanh, 2nd class, was on its way
to him, and a telegram of congratulation he received irom the Acting iO\ernor,
Shemshi Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , could not fail to have a good effect. .
I met the Mudayimum at Bashkala. I believe him to be honest and eneigetic,
but he is too hasty and inexperienced for a place like Hekkiari. lie appears to be
not more than twenty-five years of age.
Mr. Browne says that he afterwards, when he understood the vrong that had
been done, saved the Diz Maliks from further bullying by the Kaimakam.
The zaptiehs were Kurds from Julamerk. I here is a very strong hostile feeling
between the Nestorians and the Julamerk people, and the employment of these
zaptiehs for coercing the Christians is always likely to lead to disturbances,
I have, &c.
(Signed) G. S. ELLIOT.
Ko. 2.
Sir P. Currie to the Marquess of Salisbury.—{Received August 3.)
(No. 489.)
My Lord, Constantinople, July 24, 1897.
I HAVE the honour to forward to your Lordship herewith copy of a despatch
which I have received from Her Majesty’s Vice-Consul at Mersina, reporting the
satisfactory state of the weaving relief works at Hadjin.
The Armenian Belief Committee has already granted a further sum of 200/.
towards this enterprise.
I have, &c.
(Signed) PHILIP CTJBBJE.
Inclosure in No. 2.
Major Massy to Sir P. Currie.
(No. 68.)
Sir, Adana, July 9, 1897.
I HAVE the honour to inform your Excellency that the information just received
from Hadjin gives excellent accounts of the weaving works which we have been able
to establish in that town with the relief funds which your Excellency was so good as
to obtain for me for that purpose. All progresses favourably, the material turned out
is of good quality, and is gradually establishing a market lor itself. Lately a merchant
from Azizieh ordered a large quantity, preferring it to that made at Marash. We are
going to establish looms at Shahr and at other villages so as to gradually absorb all the
Christian labour which is unemployed in the district.
I feel sure that your Excellency, as well as the members of the Belief Eund
Committee, will be pleased to hear this good result, and I trust I may be in a position
to send continued good accounts as time goes on, especially if we can obtain tbe
further sum of £ T. 200 asked for in order to insure the complete success of this
enterprise.
I have, &c.
(Signed) P. II. H. MASSY.
No. 3.
Sir P. Currie to the Marquess of Salisbury.—[Received August 3.)
(No. 490.)
My Lord, Constantinople, July 26, 1897.
WITH reference to my despatch No. 442 of the 2nd July, I have the honour to
forward to your Lordship herewith copy of a despatch which I have received from