مجموعة ٥٢/٣٠ (٢) "الخليج الفارسي، يوميات: أخبار البحرين والملخصات الاستخباراتية عنها" [و‎‎٢‎٨] (٩٥١/٥٥)

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149. SHIPPING.
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| political Agency, Bahrain, for^rh
the period 16th to 30t h Septr.,*45 .
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fen ships (six British, two American, one Dutch, and
one Italian) called at Bahrain during the period under report.
Exports consisted of 1 ton general cargo and 1,02,800 tons
petroleum products while imports were 5,009 tons for Bahrain
and 117 tons transhipment cargo.
150. MOVEMENTS OF' OFFICIALS.
On the 30th September captain R.C. Murphy, Political
Officer, frucial Coast, left by H.M.S. "Seabelle" for
Bushire.
'On the 30th September J.A. Croning, Esq., I.S.O.,
M.B.E., Under Secretary to the political Resident in the
Persian Gulf, arrived by air from India.
151. CRIME .
(a) Traffic Offences .
The steady increase in traffic accidents which was
noted in the Bahrain Government's last annual report has
been unfortunately well maintained. This is largely due
to the increase in the number of Service and Oil company
vehicles driven by locally recruited men many of whom would
be unable properly to control a donkey much less a powerful
motor lorry. In one case which attracted some attention
it was thought at first that the driver was one of this type.
Two Indians were knocked down and seriously injured by a
^vehicle which then drove on. Subsequently when the case
f was heard by the political Agent, sitting as District
'Magistrate, it was established that the driver was an
/ officer of the Royal Indian Navy. He was convicted of an
offence under section 338 of the Indian penal Code and
sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment and a line
of Rs.1,000/-•
(b) Thefts .
Both in Uanamah and Muharraq, there has, for.some
time past, been an epidemic of thieving. partly this is
due to the lowering of what in the Bahraini passes for
"moral standards"; more particularly it seems to be.due
to the inadequacy of the police arrangements. At night
these consist of "Naturs" (watchmen) who are supposed to
patrol the town. They are only paid Rs.25/- to us.30/-
per month, and as most of them are married and (despite
the demands of their calling) have children, it is impos
sible for them to live on this amount. They are thought
to have connived at, if not actually committed some of
the thefts. Shaikh Khalifah bin Mohammed, the Super
intendent of Police, seems to enjoy the pursuit of fish
more than that of thieves. He is a keen deep sea angler. ^
152. 1LANAKAH T0 rr N vr AT5R SUPPLY.
His Highness the Shaikh sanctioned the expenditure
for this scheme before’ the war; and it had got as far as
calling for estimates for machinery, etc., when the war
brake out. The State authorities have now again.shorn
commendable activity in the matter and, at their instance,
Mr. Jones of Holloway Brothers visited Bahrain during the
/period....