"تقارير إدارية ١٩٠٥-١٩١٠" [و‎‎٣‎٠‎٠] (٦١٦/٦٠٤)

POLITICAL RESIDENCY FOR 1910. 97
the 301 Gras weapons confiscated from Abdullah-bin-Muhammad-al-Atij i but
without success. He left for Maskat, on the 30th June, taking with him
Rs. 15,000 realized from his debtors. While Mons. Elbaz was in Kuwait a
Kuwait buggalow returned from India via Maskat. There were rumours in
the bazaar that this vessel had brought 3,000 rifles and ammunition from
Goguyer's firm and had landed them during 'the night far away from the Cus
toms house. The Shaikh denied the rumour and other enquiries failed to
substantiate it.
In October, Muhammad Dadallah, a Persian firearms dealer of Kuwait,
tried to smuggle 21 Mauser rifles by a mail steamer. The rifles were handed
over to Muhammad Dadallah's servant at Maskat by Mons. Nichan, and were
being brought over per S. S. " Goalpara." The package containing the rifles
was suspected by the ship's officers and, as enquiries failed to produce an
owner, it was handed over to His Britannic Majesty's Consul at Bandar
Abbas.
Towards the close of the year a report reached Kuwait that a caravan
which was conveying 400 rifles from Qatar for Bin Saud, had been wa yj aic f
and looted by A1 Morrah Bedouins in Hassa, these being arms landed at
either Doha or Wakra by Goguye/s firm. , ^
After the defeat of his force, in March, Shaikh Mubarak prohibited t e
sale of firearms to foreigners and himself bought up a large number of n es
and ammunition. . 1 „
The Shaikh has been permitted to import a certain n ™b e r of arms
and ammunition from Maskat for his own use, and these represent almost the
whole import for the year. .
cppT.^! contrivances for hiding arms. . .
Onlv one application was received during the year for manumission.
Only one appncauon w ^ slave who, however, was taken
Slave Trade. back and reconciled to her master.
The treatment of slaves in Kuwait seems to have improved as no other
olcts™ CrfS ScrateS
his master by misconduct or laziness that the owner finds him a bur em
The Kuwait pearling fleet was^mon^h late onV
Pearl Fisheries. boatg and impressed all Nakhudas and
divers for his raid against the Muntafik^ To at Sirra, but
drastic order some 8 leading Towas shaikh still severer. This oppres-
without any other result than to ma _ ..1 Drotec tion would be extended
sion led to many quiet enquiries whether Bntish P r ^f on W once caused all
to Kuwait people. Jhe Shai^ hjs object
probably it was merely for the purpose of a
May, the pearlers were permitted to return to work, their places in the
raiding force being taken by hired men. A t reached Kuwait
Towards the end of the fishing seas , ^ ^eir divers, had agreed to
that most of the Towashes ^ . t Kuwait. The appearance of the
emigrate to Bahrain wit ou re ^ thig time cauS ed a panic and
Agency launch L €W1 s Pe % p^ lit i ral a crent himself had not heard of the
the scheme fell through. The ^ richest pearl Towashes with a few