'File W/4 Hostilities in Persia: Tangistan Blockade; Confiscation of Tea for Tangistan' [‎36r] (71/411)

Copy of a statoment of Yuauf bin Abdur Rahman Fa^hroo.
Reoorded on Slat Septombor 1915.
I poaaeaa the following, boats
(1) "Mansoori" (2) "Sehail* (3) ^Muwafiq* (4) H IIa9hiini w
(5) "Muwafiq" II (6) "Huaaaini" (7) "Tyyar" (B) ^ Ty8eer ,, -
and (9) a Baghlah Large trading vessel. named "Fatheh-ua-Salaam" and (10) one
Balam whose name I dont remember.
That besides the above I have four passenger Jolly boats
whioh ply between Ho]mrraq and Manama, and sometimes make
short trips to Qatif.
That "Wansoori" has a Nakhuda name^ Muhammad Sulaiman
of Moharraq, and 19 rhalasis of different nationalities. I
bought this boat about six years ago from Kuwait, from one
Abdullah Samakah (Captain of Shaikh Mubarak's steam launch)
for Rs.6000/- and the vessel left Bahrain on the GrSrd of
Shawwal 1333 for the port of Muhammerah to take a oargo of
to
dates for Aden, and she is at Muhammsrah up idtl± nww.
2c That "Sehail" is lying at this -nort and will sail away
in the next Arabio month (Dhill Haj). The Nakhuda in charge
is an Arab of Moharraq by name Ahmad bin Rashid Jalahma to
whom half of the boat belongs. I have not engared khalasis Used by the British officials to refer to a non-European labourer, especially one employed on a ship.
for this boat as yet, but the number will be 15. That the
vessel orifrinaly belonged to Ahmad bin Rashid to whom I paid
Rs.2250/- and became a partner.
3. "Muwafiq" No.l has one Nakhuda named Isa bin Abdullah
Mesharraf of Moharraq, and 14 Khalasis Used by the British officials to refer to a non-European labourer, especially one employed on a ship. of different nationa
lities. Three years ago I bought this boat from one ''ejran
bin Ali of Moharraq (now deceased) for Rs.3000/- . She left
Bahrain for Qatif on the 27th of Shawwal 1333 and left Qatif
with a cargo of dry dates for Karachi on the 5th of this
Arabio month (Dhill Qaadah 1333).
4. That n Ha3hlmi ,, has one Nakhuda named Khalil bin Ibrahim
of Moharraq and seven Khalasis Used by the British officials to refer to a non-European labourer, especially one employed on a ship. of different nationalities.