"تقارير إدارية ١٩٠٥-١٩١٠" [و‎‎٢‎٦‎٤] (٦١٦/٥٣٢)

POLITICAL RESIDENCY FOR 1910.
25
He apparently advanced as far as Darab (100 miles north -west of Lar) where
be was attacked by Bahluis. He returned to Shiraz.
Rain fall. Rain set in on the 1st December and has been plentiful
throughout .the season. All crops should do remarkably well.
The only route to the interior from Lingah to Lar, by way of Bastak, has
Condition of Roads. bee 5 ! utterl y impossible for caravan
traffic, and trade with Lar, which was
formerly considerable, has remained at a standstill throughout the year.
The route is mountainous and difficult, and no one is apparently responsible
for its safety.
There is a shorter and better route to Bastak from Charak, but it is not
used to any extent for trade.
The following is a statement of arms
Arms Traffic. landed in the vicinity of Lingah during
the year :—
Local
No.
Approximate
date.
Rifles.
M auser
pistols.
Ammu
nition.
Landed
at
Imported by
E emabks.
1
? April 1910.
10
...
...
Kundu-
run
(near
Moghu).
Muhammad bin
Ibrahim (Per
sian) .
From Maskat by
mail steamer to
Debai and
thence by boat.
2
13th July
1910
15
...
4,000
Pulaghar
(near
Khamir).
Afghans
From Debai by
boat.
3
10th August
1910.
25
...
...
Gachin
Sudoo Khan,
Afghan.
By boat from
Arab Coast.
4
22nd August
1910.
150
...
. ...
Do.
Seyyid Ahmed
Shah, Afghan.
Ditto.
5
1st Septem
ber 1910.
180
...
...
Do.
Abduraham (Af
ghan) .
By boat from
Ras-al-Kheima.
6
6th Septem
ber 1910.
50
...
...
Khamir
Hussein Khan (Af
ghan) .
By boat from
Arab Coast.
7
22nd Septem
ber 1910.
...
40
8,600
Gachin
Sudoo Khan (Af
ghan).
Ditto.
8
8th October
1910.
50
25
...
Do.
Seyyid Abdul Raful
Shah (Afghan).
Ditto.
9
? October
1910.
300
Near
Moghu.
Turakama Arabs .
Captured and
confiscated by
Khan of Bastak.
10
7th Novem
ber 1910.
125
50
...
Gaohin
SeyyidAbdul Raful
Shah (Afghan).
11
13 th Novem
ber 1910.
2
* # '
• •.
Lingah
(at
night).
Mr. Brown of
Messrs. R. Won-
ckhaus & Co.
From the Ham
burg Amerika
Steam Ship
" Albania."
857
115
7600
The above list has been prepared in accordance with information received,
which is generally vague, and the number of rifles imported cannot be regard
ed as accurate. In all probability many more small consignments have been
smuggled.