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217. Caravans seem to be moving freely and no raiding parties have been R^X^Posta and
heard of. Telegraphs.
218. With reference to paragraph 85, Mr. E. H. Pascoe visited Wara Hill in BritishInteres ta.
the company of the Political Agent on the 2nd and returned on the 5th. He left
for India by mail steamer via Mohammerah on the 7th.
219. Mr. D. Hart of Messrs. Gray Paul and Co., after having been relieved by
Mr. Baird from Lingah on the 7th, left for Basrah on the 21st.
220. Mr. N. S. Bayankar who secured a contract some time back from Shaikh
Mubarak to light the latter’s palace with electricity arrived by mail steamer on the
27th February. After putting up machinery, fittings and lamps he lighted the
palace by electricity for the first time on the night of the 28th amidst corwds of
people who had gathered to see the lighting. Mr. Bayankar states that according
to the contract, he has to provide some 400 lamps in the palace and out-houses
and that he expects to complete the order in another 15 or 20 days.
221. With reference to paragraph 29, Mr. C. F. Shaw returned to Basrah by Foreign interests,
mail steamer on the 7th.
222. With reference to paragraph 86 Shaikh Nasir bin Shahin-ut-Tuwar left
for Katr by native boat on the 8th. Shaikh Jabir told him, it is said, that nothing
could be done for him in the absence of his father and that if he liked he could come
and see the Shaikh after next Guffal.
223. The I. G. T. S. “ Patrick Stewart
left for Bushire.
arrived from Basrah on the 20th and Arrlval , a J! d De *
parture of Ships.
224 The Political Agent left on a tour in the desert on the 2nd March, but left Movements of
his camp at Wara Hill and returned on the 5th with Mr. B. H. Pascoe, who had^““^’ s «»•
accompanied him thither in connection with the Kuwait water-scheme, vide paragraph
218 above. The Political Agent left and rejoined his camp at Wara Hill on the 8th
and reached As-Safa wells on the 14th and Al-Gara’a wells on the 15th. After
leaving Al-Gara’a wells he marched south-west through the Suman and Dahana
districts and onwards via Gwiyiya wells to Majma’a town which he reached on the
24th He spent a day there with Abdullah bin Askar, the Amir of the place, who
was most friendly and hospitable; the Political Agent had met him before m the
desert and also in Kuwait. Majma’a is a small town of perhaps 5,000 inhabitants
with large date gardens around it. Hearing that Bin Sand was within three days
march and near the Political Agent’s proposed route, the Political Agent decided
to diverge to his camp and renew his acquaintance.
News from Fao.
Week ending 5th April 1913.
225 Information has been received from a reliable source that no rules have
been landed as yet at Fao fort. There are renewed rumours as to the Turks wishing
to increase the present militay force there, and strong feeling is prevalent amongst
the Arabs on the subject. It is probably due to this that so many false rumours
have been current regarding the landing of rifles, etc.
226 For the last three or four nights a couple of Turkish blue-jackets have been
attending to the light house with the result that a slight improvement is noticeable
in its maintenance.
227 The Shaikh of Kuwait passed down a couple of days ago in Ins launch.
It is reported that he has purchased some more date plantations near his Faddag la
property.
Mohammerah.
From 1st February to 31st Maich 1913.
[Furnished by Major L. B. H. Haworth, I.A.]
228. By the order of the Shaikh the bazaar was kept 0 P“, Local Govern-
of the 10th, 11th and 12th March, and illuminated m honour of the happy t ment _
nation of the Shaikh-Bakhtiari incident.
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