"تقرير الإدارة عن المقيمية السياسية في الخليج الفارسي للأعوام ١٩١٥-١٩١٩" [ظ‎‎١‎٧‎٢] (٣٩٦/٣٥١)

36 aknual REPORT ON THE PERSIAN GULF POLITICAL RESIDENCY.
C ha rbar.
Mr. P. W. Lang held charge of the Telegraph station throughout the year.
He also looked after the interests of the British Indian subjects.
Mirza Ibrahim was relieved on transfer on 12th June by Mirza Mohamed
D . p , Ali, who has since been performinff tkp
Customs, duties of ^ Customs Mu 4 mlR » ^
Yusaf Safar continues to act under the orders of Mir Mahmud Khan.
■ Walig Shahdad Abbas was relieved on 8th May
by Sher Mohamed who has sbce been
carrying out the duties of Mir Din Mohamed's Wali.
The payment of Es. 450 per mensem to Mahmud Khan and Din Mohamed
for the protection of the bazar was discontinued after the ^hooting of sepoys
by the Rinds.
Military Detdchment' ^ strength of the military detach-
ment was as loliows :—
February to July . . . ]00 rank and file and 3 British officers.
July to September . . . 200 Ditto Ditto.
September to December . .150 rank and file and 2 British officers
and jJ Indian officers.
On the 6th April, six sepoys of the water fatigue party were shot by
Baluchi's at the well near the telemnh
Shootmg cases. garden, three died on the spot" one
subsequently and two were severely wounded. The supposed murderers were
Azim Khan and Said Mohamed, brothers oi Bahram Rind of Shirbaz, who had
left their home for the sole purpose of kiljing some British European officers in
order to avenge the death of their brothers at Mand where Mr. Hughes and
Lieutenant Horst had fallen victims at the hands of those rebels Reports of
their movements were occasionally received, the last being that they were
seen at Tezkopan near Charhar about 13th March. It seems not a little
singular that t.lGir entry into the village was unknown and only noted after
the murders had been perpetrated. A sortie was made by the Walis men to
capture the culprits. The party got within range of the offenders, but,
alter merely firing a few shots, returned to Charbar. The subsidised chiefs
were called upon to arrest the perpetrators of the outrage and, in order
to stimulate them, a reward of Rs, 2,SCO was promised. Though
Mir Din Mohamed appeared to show an ardent desire to capture
the murderers, he actually did nothing. On the 13th June, whilst
Azim Khan and Fateh Khan, relations of Shahdullah of Bir, were leaving
Charbar on a Government mission to recover some property looted by MirSaidi
of Shighim, from a British Indian subject, they were shot detid by the sepoys of
the detachment in the vicinity of the same well where their comrades had
fallen some months before. 'this unfortunate incident caused considerable
perturbation amongst the turbulent people of Bir who were kept under control
by Shahdullah. The latter was informed that the matter would be thoroughly
investigated, but would be materially influenced by his conduct in the interval.
In anticipation of any trouble arising through this deplorable accident, both
Charbar and Jask were reinforced by the General Officer Commaiidim?, Bushire
force.
On the 18th November, a relation of the wazir of Mir Mahmud Khan of
JJasiityari, whilst on his way home, was shot dead by our sepoys near the same
well. Ine deceased wore a bandolier containing 39 Mauser cartridges but
was no :■ Car rying a rifle. Ihe two cases were personally investigated by Colonel
Trevor at Charbar m the middle of December and report forward to the Gov
ernment of India. r
In January, a Bahrain country craft with cargo valued at about Es. 7,335
Wrecks. ran ashore near Tank. Some of the cargo
vr Q vu„j„ , ^ was salved and finally sold by the
^akhuda at Chai^bar. Every assistance was rendered by the Assistant Super-
wtendent of the Telegraph Station to the Nakhuda and his crew.
*, j I ,V ,,e of February, dinghi "Shikari" owned by Haji
u usam o Charbar, route to Charbar from Muscat, was driven ashore