Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎356v] (717/1028)

Slave traffic.—No reports of slaves sent across the Arab coast for sale
received .during the year. Two slave-girls took refuge in the office of the Brhilt
Agent, Gwadur. They were allowed to reside at Gwadur as free women. “
Wrecks —In January a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. while proceeding from Salaya (Kathiawar! t
Basra in ballast was wrecked at Kuh-i-Mubarak west of Jask during a storm Tt°
crew who were set upon and robbed by the Baluchis of their private belonoimT
reached Jask telegraph station in a distressed condition. They were renatd t 4
to India Some articles belonging to the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. were removed by followers of rt
futile ° f th6 dlStnCt and eV6ry made torecovertlle loote d articles has proved
In the same month owing to very rough weather several native crafts were
H WreC ^ e( ^ near ^ wa< ^ ur anc ^ some °f the crews were reported to have lost
Aviation. The Imperial Airways service has operated throughout the year.
The K. L. M. Dutch air mail stopped their fortnightly service between Amster-
dam and .Batavia m January and recommenced in September 1930 All miphmoo
passing through stay at Jask the night. ' ^ 8
in ,, •^? 8tralian A ™ tors p iP er and Kay landed at Jask and started for Karachi on
I9th February When only a few miles out, they made a forced landing on the
beach 8 miles from the station. The machine was repaired and left for Karachi
on 21st February. j-vaidom
Imperial Airways liner “ City of Basra ” from Karachi force landed at Charbar
on 9th July. Although the Pilot produced a clear bill of health, the machine and
passengers were placed in quarantine by the Persian Medical Officer After three
hours parleying she was allowed to proceed. One of the passengers on board was
a King s messenger on his way back to London. 8
Foreign Sheets. Two German journalists Jacobstall and Evertz arrived at
Jask from Bushire on 30th July. They left for Muscat by dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. on 4th August
An Austrian named Arthur Ferdinand Klemen who was shown as a miner in
IS P^ ss P ort arrived at Jask on 19th June having come by foot from Bushire He
eventually reached India via Pusni. ire. m
ye J a ^- M ' S ' “ Lu P il1 ” and “ Cyclamen ” called at Gwadur during the
Persiln &,ilkitedTw Ur H ble C M ^ S' V ' BisCOe ’ PoliticaI Residellt “
and the leading Khoja^andH^’ lllterVieWS t0 tte Sultan ’ S WaH -
^r ha MChS d ;;^mClrsis c“
STy^thtfartf Th^ 0 ^
over to Persian nffipiok 10 ^ 618 ar J.harassed in every way and are forced to hand
refuse to nav Treat diffi 00 if °ik w ^ en accounts are submitted, the latter
in- monev to Tndff nt 7 aS ^ b y merchants in remitt-
remittances g ^ ° rder fr0m ^rsian Government prohibiting
after viStin^alf JV arac .^^ p,r a ^ our °f inspection on the 2nd March and
on the 1st April P d s a ions m the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. returned to his headquarters
is attached 1101811 ^ 11111 ° n ccn ^ p ^ on districts between Jask and Gwadur
Jask.
nroceeded V to C Fr!!!lf S T* ^ cliar ^ e T ? f tlle telegraph station until 30th July when he
proceeded to England on leave. He was succeeded by Mr. C. F. Murray.
on 12tlTSMjtfrnhi, 1 e Post master, Mirza Ahmed, was appointed Governor
yet he is known fn j A f h0U f h a PP eann g ver .y friendly towards all British subjects,
^ o a\e anti-British tendencies. He is not on good terms with