مجموعة ٨/٢٨ "بلاد فارس؛ اليوميات؛ سيستان وكاين، أبريل ١٩٢٧ – ١٩٣٣" [ظ‎‎٤‎٨] (٤٣٤/١٠٧)

Amir Shaukat-ul-Mulk, accomp.mied
by his brother-in-law Agka Mimsiff and
Herr Trappe, his agricultural adviser.
The last named has since returned to
Birjaad.
The eldest so a of Samsam-ud-Dowleh,
ea>Gavernor of Sistan, who has long
been in poor health, died of Influenza on
I Oth.
4. Afghan Affairs.—Tho Afghans have
recently established a number of small
posts along the frontier. Such posts as
originally existed have been reinforced.
A p "haas recently entered Persian terri
tory at Chakao and endeavoured to
establish a post there. They were- turned
out by the local inhabitants, but retuin-
! ed later in lirger force. Sardar Khuda-
dad Khan has been ordered to despatch
50 of his camel sowars to Chakao. No
information has yet been received o
their arrival there.
The Afghan Consul, Zabul, recently
went to Chakansur to confer with the
representative of the Afghan Foreign
Office who recently arrived there in
connection with the w r ater dispute^. En
subsequent conversation with H. M.
Consul, he stated that he had not bt^en
to Chakansur for some years and was
much struck with the improvements
which had been effected.
5. Lawlessness .—Three inhabitants of
Zabul recently drew cash from a Bank
in Zahida i and set <mt lor Zabul. When
th ee miles from Zahidan they were
attacked by Baluchis. Two were killed
and the third wounded. The robber are
said to have made good their escape into
Afghanistan, via Robat.
6 . Military Atf airs.—The conscrip
tion Committee at Zabul recently caused
consternation, by ordering all men of
age for conscription, who had married
without the permission of the military
authorities to divorce their wives.
\ Two Persian soldiers deserted and fled
\into British territory about Djcember
20th. They were disarmed by our
Levies at Juzzack and allowed to proceed
to Kuneli.
7 . Persian Officials .—Mirza Hussain
Khan Tambool, Reis-i-Maiieh at Zahi
dan has been transferred to Kwash.
He has been replaced by Murteza Khan
Shahidi from Kwash.
Hussain Khan Bosteh an official of
the Court of Correction for officials
arrived at Zahidan on 1st to enquire
into the charges of corruption against
Moosa Khan Kesravi, late Reis-i-Malieh.
He is reported to have discovered
nothing to the official’s disadvantage.
As he remained in Zahidan as guest of
Irbab Mehdi, a close personal friend of
the accused, this outcome of the investi
gation was to be expected.
M, Ddycee, Belgian, arrived at
Zahidan on 4th and assumed charge of
the Customs from Abul Faiz Khan. He
is inexperienced and at present so uncer
tain of the complicated regulations that
he is unable to take the smallest action
without reference to Tehran.
8 . Travellers—British subjects. —Mrs.
Malcolm and Miss Wiggins of the B C.
Missionary Society left Zahidan for
Zabul on 5th to nurse Captain Taylor.
Miss. C. Rice of the same Society, as
also Mr. Osborne, arrived from India on
9th.
Lieutenant-Colonel Dickson, C. M. 0.
in B duchistan arrived at Zabul o i 11th.
Mrs. M. Svesson, a nurse, arrived at
Zabul on 15th to nurse Captain Taylor.
9. Travellers — Foreigners. —M. Ami-
g ue t—Swiss proceeded to India by road
on Ibth.
Ishaq Storlars, son of Sliomas, Litua-
nian, proceeded to India on 29th.
He held a ‘ Rahdari ’ issued at
Meshed.
Fodor Laszlo—Hungarian and Mrs.
Elizabeth Batts —Hungarian—proceeded
to India en-route for Turkey, on 9th.
C. K. DALY, Maj^r,
H. B, M.’s Consul, Sistan and Kaia.
Locust report ior the month of December 1931, Sistan Consulate Area.
Nil.
C. K. DALY, Major,
H. B. Mi’s Consul, Sistan and Kain.