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It is difficult to say where the cause lies, but one thing is certain, the big firms
from Europe neither sent their representatives f to the Gulf nor showed inclina
tion to buy. Local opinion had it that “ the 'crash'” in New York earier in
^ year was responsible.
Locusts.
The Spring and Autumn of 1929 have been marked by the number and the
vastness of the flights of locusts, which have ravaged the north east corner of
Arabia. Grazing everywhere has suffered, more especially in the S W
portion of Kuwait State. The Autumn rains, of 1929 appeared to have killed
off myriads of these pests, but, they reappeared again from the direction of
J tassa m still greater swarms in the winter. The spring of 1930 according to
Joca! opinion should see the arrival of the “ Dibba ” or locusts in the hopper
iooc^V k 1 . 8 , ^ reaf ^ e d pest has only to be seen to be appreciated. Early in
■ d a vi ^ ation ’ and for a ^ days the inhabitants
SA ht . eral '5 r fi S ht . t0 save anything they had. There was one instance of a
child having been eaten by them. The date gardens of the Qusur and Jahrah
were stripped to such an extent that they had the appearance of having been
burnt down by a great conflagration. g DGen
What saved the situation finallv wa <5 n i
blew the “ hoppers ” into the sea. 7 ‘ 1 soutllernl y storm which
'Postal Arrangements.
« 5 S Sss.’StKs srsrsara-t? " ,rM •*—. -
have been delivered regularly excent for the the fa - Ct ?V service and mails
when the motor road was closed as a result of Atht" 0 * 1 ln S P rin ? of 1929
feature of the incident was the fact that *1 'tv 11 T . al( R - -^ Tl annoying
willing to reopen the roads as soon at th 7 f. Uwait authorities were
“f’ the h° Iice author; ties insisted on delayWmttt d,sap P eared . at the ’Iraq
Side was declared safe. flaying matters, long after the country
The niails^to anoTfromlStatind'Lymid^are^enntf tl ^ reek7 ^. 7n <> a <* d irection.
1 1 the fast mail at Basrah, a bag being also made up forBusw' 011 COnneC ‘ S
Medical.
Health. —On the whole the hpnlfii
satisfactory, apart from the usual spread en ^ ,? nd viI,a ft es has been fairly
lungs. This disease is fairly tridesnread a ° d f dea , ths ^om tuberculosis of the
hut also among the Bedouin,'as no precautions"? 17 t a , mon « ‘he townspeople,
c wiped out. Their habits and customs greatly belief™ a '! d . wllole families
There »re r ^ ' 1 lp toward s its spread.
SieW f ° r fr, ;f‘'"“t^no^wmlhey's'ibmit tali and th ® Se - wil1 not come
« danser and ° n ® tha ‘ needs active and st^ Stfes °to p^ti
“ d as f the , P are “t« are so callous
the mortality rate is very high. Ugh for treatment, with the result
The common disecisc^ arp c.Lrj>-.
eyes and ears being very freone^t 7e V ars , and boweIs - Diseases of the
treated early ’ “ Ly
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luring ,h. „„ an.,,
Quarantine.-—AW 1C '
W ° buildin ^’ ontside the PS w a r ofCS ^ inSp ® ct ® d -
’ are used f°r Quarantine purposes.