'Bushire Residency File 14/163 I, Ajman affairs, 26 Oct 1910-27 Aug 1921' [‎235r] (500/534)

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in without any invitation from mo; I did not know who he
was and soon after I discovered had to request him to
withdraw as he seemed to excite (and Incite) the Shaikh to
more truculent and violent talk.
.0. Th^ Jhaikh denied having torn up the manumission
Certl^ifate, but we have the evidence of the slave, and of
hi^wife who afterwards picked uv> th© pieces and brought
them to the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Af^ent. Apart from this the Shaikh
told so many Lies in ranid succession about the matter
that, I came to the conclusion that no reliance whatever
could be placed on his statements,
11. At first I thought of fining him kb .1000/- for
tearing up the ^inuniijBlon certificate and ks . IOOA on each
occasion for not visiting tne ^bawrence 1 ' and "Triad", but
I finally decided to fine him a round sum of ks. IOOO /- for
the lot. I accordingly informed him of my decision, and he
was most defiant practically asking what would happen if
he did not pay.
IS. As at this stage the Shaikh adjoined to say his
afternaon prayer I took the opportunity of consulting the
Senior jEfaval Officer, considering that as two of His Majesty's
Ships were present it would be too absurd to leave without
doing anything if the Shaikh refused to pay, and merely
inform the latter that his recalcitrancy would be reported
to Oovemment.
15. The senior Haval Officer and I agreed that the best
thing would be to tell the Shaikh that If he did not pay
within two hours His Majesty's Ships would destroy 8 watch
towers to the S.W. of the Town in succession. I accordingly
told the Shaikh this and he left the ship in a defiant
mood telling Khan Sahib Abdur Rezzak, the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Arabic
Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. , as he left that it would be the worse for us if we
destroyed the Towers. I told the Hunshi to tell him that
if he decided not to pay he had better tell any body in the
neighbourhood of the Tower to leave. Bei^ nightjwatch towers
they