Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎265r] (534/1028)

6. His Imperial Majesty visited Shiraz on October 28th and remained until
November 2nd. He appeared very mistrustful of the Shirazis, mounted his own
guard in the Arg and went out very rarely. He treated ®
the merchants—m a very cavalier manner. His visit added to the tear he mspiies,
but Certainly in no way enhanced his popularity. He did his best to find aid
with the troops but actually could discover little to criticise. It had bun
rumoured that H. I. M. intended to visit the town of Tol-i-Khosro which he ad
caused to be built but the visit was not carried out due it was said to app. dion-
sions as to the attitude of the Boir Ahmedi tribe m that region.
7. Municipal services did not launch out into new projects in 1932. One extra
Khaiban was completed, a few more streets were electrical^ lit. By *e end ot
fho vpnr lotM'leTat^d undoubtedly by the Shahs visit bhnaz presenie
™^ce of orderliness and completeness few other Persian towns can equal
A Sreat deal of imw hnilding took place during the year-a form of investment to
which merehants here frequently turn in bad trading times-ahd the favoured
ride of Te cityvrasthe western side. The Indo-European Telegraph Department
■side or ait c > year, not to the opium monopoly depait-
piStari.,« w . m* h-g-jg-t
nv } , in jrld around Shiraz were well maintained and the stretch Sima/, to
Abadeh wafTso good as to evoke favourable comment from the Shah.
The excavations at Persepolis financed by the Oriental Institute (a branch
,. t ,,i iTrivevsitv of Chicago) continued under the guidance of Professoi Herz-
Teld and a'numher of important finds were made including a very fine stairway m
c-xcellent preservation.
The health of the town was good throughout the year. There were no serious
redue'ed^nd''m^uiv^eridemms^of extreme poverty^were r to
^ PraC -
ticallv completed by the end of the year. _ . . tl
8 The effect of the cancellation of the D’Arey Concession m Shiraz is voi t.i
BrSI" t m ^rtairthVtXrd^^
about a month and by taristmas normal h^ly relartons were } or
rt'uri al ffic'aiflmre friendly relations with any but the Governor
Pu-itish officials here q, ^ TTpad of the Finance Department was
exrteinely Sly^hUfiS^^ts but since then has “ dropped ” them
^ ): T[ aai "f |
as'i’resiift ot^ted^o rtto -e^reqniremente
of the Trade Monopoly Law demand ,, ]qss J „. r0 , ]n( j by the Russians m
change in the character of tra< e n . , p.|-j s b a re of the piece-goods
the face of Japanese competition ; ^ively ^Ush ^ of any
!Ss ; ^afvirite"e rir^the emptiness of them and the forlorn
^Iftotb^riUvS the Shah
re r cios S e a ofl932 ;T“tilTdoub™hether the project would materialise in
spite of heavy pressure from the Governor Genera although a
10. The school connected with the h . Gerrard assum od Persian
primary school, copinned open The princip^ ^ ^ persian scho ol. Its counec-
nationality and is having the sch , p VGr very strong, has now practically
tion with the Church Missionary Society, never xeij si g,
qq/butlwo M!e°d f te"HtyTfilms "bown remaned vtylmor. Men and
women'except in the ‘ boxh ” were still segregated.