"تقرير إداري عن المقيمية السياسية في الخليج العربي والوكالة السياسية في مسقط عن الفترة ١٩٠٠-١٩٠١" [ظ‎‎٤] (١٤٤/١٦)

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2 administration eepoet o n the pebsian gulf political
liTo Bpeulpncv and the servants' quarters were struck
some narrow escapes, f 18 U ® belonging to the Resident's escort was killed,
by bullets. One of the ^ nnfAhe Darva Besri, who had reported to
Strong protests wcrc ai o'ice ni^^. ^ oomm itted by certain memljers of the
his Government^ that tie n ^ pre h an t of Busiiire known as the Nazem-ut-
Tangistani tribe ms igatc y order ed to lead an expedition against the
Tujnr and a " oto ™ U8 p XTd^Tar-e force from among the warlike tribes i Q
Tangistanis. Having _ Be ^ i set ou t against Tangistan. The greater
the yicmity of Ji ^ u ®' rs t o have submitted to him without delay, but he
portion of the tube a PP f os i t i on f rom some of the sections of the
experienced a certain a ^PP con(iuc |. T i 1 i s opposition was overcome-
tribe who we ™ and havill „ pillaged and laid waste the country, His
without much diffic y,' . ^ three of the Tangistanis were killed,
BxceUency u ™^ 'y a ' n t ed " 0 n account of their complicity in the
atocTon the Residency and other crimes managed to effect their escape into
the neighbouring bills, where a secure refuge may always be bad. There is
no doubt that the tribe has received a severe lesson, m proo of which may be
noted the fact that the road through the Tangistan district, which had been
closed to caravans for some time past owing to the lawlessness of the tribe,
k 33 Xv'Tong this more tranquil condition of affairs will last, it is difficult to
say. With a 0 weak Governor of Bushire (the tribesmen now have a wholesome
dread of the Darya Begi), trouble is at any time possible, i hanks to the efforts
of certain merchants of Bashire, who have imported arms of recent yeais in
such lar^e quantities, the tribesmen in the vicinity are all well armed and are
quite capable of mischief, should a suitable occasion oiler. ^ I can bear personal
testimony to the extent to which the population of this part of 1 ersia has
become armed with breech-loading rifles of recent years, ien yeais ag 0 »
a Martini-Henry rifle was rarely seen. Now, even in the town of Bushire itseii
armed men are constantly seen, and in the adjacent villages there can hardly*
be a man who does not possess a Martini-Henry rifle.
Fuhlic Health.—The past year has been a healthy one in Bushire. The
Bummer, though long, was comparatively mild, and no epidemic or contagious
disease occurred during the year..
Telegraphic information was received about the middle of April that
plague had broken out in the Ardelan province, north of Kermanshah, near the
Turkish frontier, and caused some 200 deaths. The Turks, therefore, imposed
quarantine on arrivals from Persia.
Small-pox of a severe type appeared at Shargah in the first week of April,
causing, it was reported, about 500 deaths. Early in May reports were
received from Bandar Abbas that an abnormal death-rate prevailed on the
island of Kishm, and the Assistant Surgeon on duty at Bandar Abbas, in
connection with the plague preventive operations, visited the island and
reported the outbreak of plague. The disease, however, soon disappeared.
The Residency Surgeon visited the island early in June to supervise the opera
tions undertaken to prevent the spread of the disease.
The Residency Surgeon was in charge of the sanitary arrangements in the
Persian Gulf throughout the year, but the financial control, whioh had hitherto
been in the hands of the local Persian authorities, was transferred to the^
Belgian Director-General of Customs in Southern Persia. This arrangement
has proved satisfactory, as arrears of payments due in connection with the
expenditure on plague preventive operations have been paid up, and there is
no longer any difficulty in obtaining payment on account of current expenses^
Hie buildings on the quarantine island have been put in good order, and
furniture provided for the house set apart for first and second cliss passengers..
The fees recovered from passengers have been raised, and now amount to Rs, 5
for first-class, Rs. 4 for second-class, and Rs. 3^ for third-class passengers.
tv * -—No appreciable improvement has taken place in the currency.
le Bijecks, however, referred to in the last year's report, have been entirely
suppiessed, and the new kran coinage is more available than heretofore.
supp y of new nickel coins, minted in Belgium^ has been imported to augment
the current copper coinage
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