"مجلد I مذكرات بخصوص بلاد فارس والمنطقة الحدودية الشمالية الغربية. ١٩٠٥." [و‎‎٥‎٢] (٣١٠/١٠٨)

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The Government of India also consider that it
is unnecessary to go further into the credibility
of M. Stas.
19. Henj am-Bunder Abbas telegraph
extension .—In regard to the construction of
this cable (Memorandum for October, para
graph 21), Captain Trevor reported on the
4th November that the cable portions of the
line had been successfully laid. The Governor
of Bunder Abbas objected—pending receipt
of written instructions—to the cable being
landed there, and it seems that the Belgian
Customs authorities urged him to this course.
It was, however, explained to him that the
delay of the telegraph ship, entrusted with
the work, would mean Rs. 7u0 a day which lie
would no doubt have to pay. The landing of
the cable at Bunder Abbas was then success
fully carried out.
20. Kerman.—(Vide paragraph 22 of
Memorandum for October 1905.) While His
Majesty’s Consul was riding through the bazar,
accompanied by his escort, he met the Mujtabid
Haji Muhammad Reza whom he did not know,
and consequently did not. recognise ; and as he
passed the Mujtahid without salaaming, one
of the latter’s followers gave out that, had not
the Consul gone too far, they would have
pulled him off his horse. The Consul brought
this matter to the notice of the Karguzar, as,
unless such ideas are removed from their mind,
the followers might insult some European. It
is said that in this matter the Mujtahid was not
himself to blame. The Karguzar is waiting
for the new Governor-General before taking
any definite action. M. Miller asked if he
might go to call on the Mujtahid, and was
informed that the latter could not receive
him.
His Majesty’s Consul telegraphed on 27th
October that the followers of Mulla Haji
Muhammad Beza began destroying liquor
shops. The Governor-General thereupon sent
troops and seized the Mulla. feome people
have been killed and wounded in this affair.
Captain Haworth again telegraphed on
the 28th that the Mulla and a few followers
were bastinadoed and turned out of Kerman
under escort of Buchakchi sowars by order of
the Governor-General.
21. M. Cattersel, Director of Customs,
has been transferred to Seistan. He is being
relieved by Mirza Yantz, an Armenian (lately
at Mohammerah).
22. M. Miller, the Russian Consul, has
evidently been getting into trouble regarding
the grant of “ bast ” or “ sanctuary ” to Persian
subjects, and for intervening on their behalf.
He told Captain Haworth what an objection
able thing the practice of “bast” was; that
he always refused to allow people to take