مجموعة ٢٨ /١٧ "بلاد فارس؛ يوميّات؛ قنصلية كرمان ١٩٣١-١٩٣٩." [ظ‎‎٩‎٣] (١٠٦٩/١٨٦)

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endowments, the proceeds of which
amounting to several thousand tomans,
were dedicated to the shrine at Meshed,
are said to have been discovered in this
province.
16. Since the anniversary of the
martyrdom of the 1st Imam, in the early
part of the month, the observance of
Friday holidays by the local shop-keepers,
including non-Muhammadans, has been
strictly enforced by the police autho
rities.
17. One of the latest achievements of
the Governor-General is said to be the
discovery of an iron mine in the vicinty
of Bibi Hayat, about 30 miles to the
' north-west of Kerman, ores from which
are supposed to contain up to 35 per
cent, of iron.
Military.
18. According to news emanating from
the Military Barracks and published in one
of the local papers in the beginning of
the month, the fort at Muzaijan in Fars,
which had defied the Government forces
for so many years, had at last been taken
by troops from Shiraz and the leaders
had surrendered.
Municipality.
19. As the result of fresh Municipal
elections held at the close of the month,
Mirza Lutfali Khan Vakili, one of the
leading notables, who had held the post
of President of the Municipal Council
in Kerman since June 1932, was replaced
by Sayyed Muhammad Hashimi, Editor
of the local paper “ Bidari ”.
Russian Interests.
20. Reference paragraph 295 of Diary
for November last.
Sheikh Abdul Qasim Harandi, the
Russian Sales Agent in Kerman, is still
said to be under Police observation in
•Tehran.
Miscellaneous.
21. A severe shock of earthquake, last
ing for about 15 seconds and repeated
twice at subsequent intervals, was felt
in Kerman at 12-40 in the morning of the
3rd.
22. Mrs. Maclean and Mrs. Grenyer
left for Bandar Abbas en route to India
and United Kingdom on the 13th.
23. Dr. G. E. Dodson of the C. M. S.
Kerman proceeded to Bandar Abbas on
the 16th and returned on the 28th.
24. Mr. Speigel, representative of the
German firm of I. G. Farbenindustrie
Aktiengesellschaft, accompanied by his
Secretary, Miss Egger, daughter of the
German Consul at Tabriz, paid a visit
to Kerman in the middle of the month.
While in Kerman Mr. Spiegel took over
the stocks of synthetic dye products
from Agha Dilmaghani, the Kerman
Manager of Messrs. The Persian Carpet
and Trading Co., Ltd., who had so far
acted as commission agent for the firm,
and the agreement between the two parties
was cancelled by mutual consent.
25. Some type of ‘ flu ’ fever, in an
epidemic form, raged in Kerman through
out the month and is said to have caused a
number of deaths.
Bandar Abbas.
26. Captain C. H. Lincoln, O.B.E., His
Majesty’s Consul, Kerman, arrived, on
tour, from Kerman on the 20th and after
a stay of five days embarked on S. S.
“ Baroda ” for Charbar on the 25th.
Local Affairs.
27. A party of Government Inspectors,
consisting of eight officials with Sartip
Abdul Hasan Khan Pour-e-Zand as head
of the commission arrived from Tehran
and Kerman on the 3rd and proceeded
by Naval Motor Dhow to Charbar via
Jask on the 5th. Owing to severe weather
conditions, the trip had to be abandoned
at Jask, where they stayed till the 12th
and embarked on S. S. “ Bankura ” for
destination. The Commission consists
of the following officials : —
(а) Sartip Abdul Hassan Khan
Pour-Zand, Head of Inspectors.
(б) Sarhang Akbar Mirza for Amneih
Department.
(c) Sarhang Kassim Khan Khudayari
for Conscription Department.
(d) Yawar Nazmi for Police Depart
ment.
(e) Aqayi Asayesh for Ministry of
Interior.
(/) Aqayi Sari Aslani for Census De
partment.
(g) Aqayi Akhgar for Ministry of
Justice.
{h) Aqayi Illahi for Ministry of Finance.
During their stay between 14th and 23rd
at Charbar, the Commission was mostly
engaged in making enquiries into the various
reports and complaints sent against each
other by the local officials of the place to