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it is well known who the ringleaders of the
gang were. Finding local protests useless.
Colonel Minckin has reported the case to
Tehran.
Another attempt was recently made to rob
a sowar In the East India Company army and later Indian Army, an ordinary native cavalryman or mounted cavalryman. who had gone to Meshed to meet
Captain Watson. The sowar In the East India Company army and later Indian Army, an ordinary native cavalryman or mounted cavalryman. , however, showed
a bold front, and the robber fled after firing a
shot.
An Agent, who has just returned from
Kkaf to Turbat-i-Haidari, reports that the
Georgian Knyaz, who is in charge of the tele
graph line (see Journal for December), bought
dungs of land (1 dung=.Z00 yards square)
for the Telegraph Office, when he had only per
mission for the Persian Government to buy five
dungs. He however got papers, signed by the
owners of the land, showing a purchase of 5
dungs only, and when taxed with having pur
chased more than the sanctioned amount of
land, forwarded these to Meshed. He has now
erected a house on the land, but has not
moved the Telegraph Office there. The latter
still remains in the building originally hired
for it, for which the Persian Government are
paying 30 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. a year.
SEISTAN.
On the 10th December, the Karguzar, in
reply to a reminder, wrote to Captain Macpher-
son, offering to punish Muhammad Abdar for
his part in the recent riot (see Journal for
December), on condition that all British
subjects concerned were punished. Captain
Macpherson agreed to impose a fine of Rs. 5 on
one Khair Ali, but declined to punish any one
else, and at the same time demanded the
punishment of the leaders of the other side.
The Karguzar’s reply showed clearly that^he
had no intention of settling the case fairly, so
the case has been reported to Tehran. Not
withstanding his objectionable attitude in this
matter, the Karguzar has just settled up some
long outstanding claims of British subjects in
other cases.
Captain Macpherson has not yet taken
over the 3,000 zars of land granted for British
traders (see Journal for December). He is
now trying to acquire in addition the serai
adjoining the site. This belongs to the
Hashmat-ul-Mulk, who is willing t,n rpII ■hnt