'Administration Reports 1925-1930' [‎158v] (321/418)

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- American Mission maintains two hospitals, the Mason
ine Ama Wpllq nn lloms Memorial Hospital for women. The formei
men^ and the Maiio ' nnfipiits 329 maior and 305 minor operations,
haf i fhfl'attTr 11 So cases 220 in-patienls'and 138 major and minor operations.
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lar and objection to them on religions grounds is widespread.
Visits of Government Officials.
14tih-16th January, Sir Frederick Johnston and Major (now Lt.-Colonel)
H. R. P. Dickson.
14th-16th February, Mr. G. E. 0. do Smidt, D.S.O., Director, ersian
Gulf Section, Indo-Enropean Telegraphs.
14th May. The Hon'ble Lt .-Colonel C. C. J. Barrett and again on the
1st Jnne.
3rd Angnst, Air Vice-Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond.
28th November, Mr. de Smidt.
10th to 13th December, the Hon'ble Lt.-Colonel H V. ^VTXsTeU
by Sirs. Biscoe and the Misses Biscoe, and Captain A. A- Rnss ,
M.C.
Colonel Barrett, visited Qatar by air on 18th April.
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He wasvetywFn received M he proceeded
to Ya?Island, the object of all visits being to make flymg boat
reconnaissances.
From the 13th to the 18th November he accompanied the Koyal Air Force
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Khaimeh and Sir Abu Nair, spending the last night on tins islar d.
TVeiJ The rebellion in Neid affected the Kuwait Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. more than Bah-
rain and wdl dou'bLs be fully reported in their summary. The following
items were of interest to Bahrain.
In April Dhaidan al Hithlain was treacherously taken ^^^erT
, r-n i Mo^r T^Qharl hiTYiself was killed, together with, 600 ot ins toiioweib,
end ... year.
Between the 18th and 23rd June 3,000 boxes of ammunition and 2,r00 rifles
arrived for Bin Sand, sold to him by the Government of India.
t a TTmir ^anrl oame to replace Bin Jilnwi, and seven of his cars
stuck in thTcabana. He came on ^^Mhe^
Slwr^ecaUed^^^on accoun^it is said of the 400,000 dollars he had managed
to spend. ,
Thp Dersecntion of Bahama at Qatif created an nripleasant impression a
the close of the year, and the impotence^of Hte
tioM ^Capteln Fletdier^h^persecution of Bahama at Mohammerah died down
in September.
Bin Saud thoroughly understands the use of press and a constant stream of
him np. _
■ Qatar Colonel Barrett visited Qatar by air on the 18th
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littoral. The slave trade was normal. _