'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [‎148r] (300/616)

and the maskat political agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. foe the yeab 1907-1908.
In connection with tlie suppression of piracy H.M.S. Redbreast arrived
on the 23rd July 1907, and remained till the 6th August, when she left for
Bushire. She returned again on the 11th August, but left for Basrah on the
17th. H.M.S. Lapwing arrived to take her place on the 31st August and
remained in Baherin waters till the 14th September, when all likelihood of
piracies occurring seemed to have subsided.
On the 6th December 1907, the Indo-European Telegraph Department
steamer Patrick Stewart arrived with the Officiating Director on board, and
anchored for a few hours while Mr, Campbell came ashore to see the proposed
site for a telegraph building.
On the 12th January 1908, the R.I.M.S. Lawrence came over from
Bushire, with the new Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. launch [Bahrein in tow. She proceeded on the
following day to the Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. coast, taking the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Interpreter,
Mr. Inam al Hak, on a temporary deputation.
Movements of 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. .
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. spent about 32 days in camp durins» the year in
different parts of the islands.
In August 1907 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. paid a hasty visit to Bushire in
H. M, S. Redbreast.
In September and October 1907, Captain Prideaux availed himself of 6
weeks' privilege leave to India.
On the 21st December 1907, 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. proceeded to Bushire,
returniug to Bahrein on the 12th January 1908.
Visits of Officials and other Europeans.
On the 13th April 1907, Mr. C. Wills arrived from England to relieve
Mr. H. S. Milborrow, proceeding on furlough, of the charge of the local branch
of Messrs. Gray Paul & Co. Mr. Milborrow returned to Bahrein just before
the close of the year, and Mr. W ills was then transferred to Basrah.
Several changes were made in the personnel of the American Arabian
Mission during the year, in consequence of the Eev. J. Moerdyk proceeding
home on furlough and Mrs. Vogel being transferred to Basrah. The new
comers, who relieved each other at different periods, were the Rev. James
Cantine accompanied by Mrs. Cantine, from Maskat, and the Rev. J. Van
Ess, the Rev. P. J. Barny, Mr. D. Dykstra (lay teacher), Dr. A. K, Bennett,
Dr. H. R. L. Worrell and Miss Scardefield, all from Bssrah.
Mons. Victor Rosenthal, of the Parisian firm of pearl-merchants, arrived
on the 9th September and left for Europe on the 9th December 1907. He
stayed this year with Mr. Bahnson of Messrs. R, Wonckhaus & Co., as a
paying guest. Different reports state that he spent 3^ lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees and 6 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees on his
purchases.
Mons. Elbaz of Maskat, who is called by the Arabs Ibrahim and is under
stood to be a nephew of Mons. Goguyer of Maskat, arrived in Bahrein on the
8th November and left on the 23rd idem. He put up with Haji Muqbil adh
Dhakair, the pearl and rice merchant. The apparent object of his visit was to
set going a new contrivance for raising water from a well, imported from
Prance by Haji Muqbil through Mons. Goguyer.
On the 15th December 1907, Mr. Laffere, Assistant Engineer, Public
Works Department, arrived from Bunder Abbas for a week to inspect the
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. buildings and the Postmaster's bouse, and on the 25th January
Mr. E. Greene, Superintendent of Post Offices, Karachi and Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Divisions, came to Bahrein on his annual inspection tour.
Other casual and hasty visitors to Bahrein were Mr. Brown of Messrs.
Wonckhaus & Co., Professor Oestrup, Ph.D. (a Dane), and a German
architect proceeding to Baghdad, in November 1907 ; a German commercial
agent named Kurt Jung in February 1908; and Messrs. C. H. Kesteven of
Calcutta and Lyle of Gray Mackenzie & Co., of Basrah, in March 1908.
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