'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1911-1914' [‎231r] (466/488)

for the year 1914.
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CHAPTER X.
administeation eepoet poe the baheain agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. eoe the
yeae 1914
Charge of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. was held by Major A. P. Trevor, C.I.E., from the
p er80nnel . commencement of the year to May 20th,
and from then till the end of the year by
Captain T. H. Keyes.
Shaikh Isa was awarded the O.SJ. on the King's birthday. Eelations with
shaikh isa and the ai Khaiifah Family. been satisfactory throughout the
year. His attitude towards the landing
of the Indian Expeditionary Eorce in Bahrain will be dealt with below.
Shaikh Isa enjoyed good health throughout the year except for one bout
of fever from which he quickly recovered. He is still very hale in spite of his
age and frequently goes on long hawking expeditions with his sons.
Shaikh Hamad bin Muhammad caused some trouble by refusing to allow
one of his servants to obey a summons from Shaikh Isa, and appealed to the
Political Eesident. Shaikh Isa was very grateful for the support given to him.
Shaikh Ali bin Ahmed, whose exile to India had a good effect for some years,
also began to give trouble by his tyrannical conduct. On being severely taken
to task by Shaikh Isa on the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. 's advice he speedily amended his
ways. Shaikh Abdullah bin Isa rendered great assistance to the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
throughout the year.
Assistant Surgeon G. K. Manani was in charge throughout the year, and
., „ , did very useful work. The figures as com-
Victona Memorial Hospital. , , ,, , . 0
pared with the two previous years are as
follows:—
Year.
In-door.
Out-door.
Total.
1912
37
3,688
3,725
1918
38
5,252
5,380
1914,
49
4,640
4,689
The high figures of 1913 were due to the closing of the Mission Hospital
for the greater part of the Summer, but, as that hospital was open during the
whole of 1914, the Victoria Memorial Hospital figures reverted to the normal.
The Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Guard was furnished throughout the year by the 95th Eussell's
Infantry. A s3poy committed suicide.
Sepoy Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. Guard. the conduct of the guard was other
wise good, and the unpleasant duty of prison warder was efficiently carried out.
The Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. was only able to make one tour, to Euwais and Chur-
rivah, in the " Bahrain ** as the launch
Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. 's tours. ^ ^ ^ for repair ^
There she was commandeered by the military authorities, and only returned in
November to proceed the next day to Basrah for service with the Expeditionary
Eorce.
The Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. visited Bushire in May and October, and made a ten
days' tour of the Pearl Banks in H. M. S. "Eox" and 44 Odin."
Sanction for the erection of clerks' quarters and the improvement of the
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. buildings has not yet been re-
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Buildings. ceived. The want of proper accommoda
tion contributes largely to the extreme unpopularity of Bahrain.