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Zahidan on the 16th and left for Kerman-
shah en route to England, via Iraq, on the
17th.
* 98. A visit of the Reverend Sharp,
0. M. S., Yezd, to Kerman in the beginning
of the month was cut short by the news
of his child’s sudden death at Yezd.
. 99. Mr. Hildebrand, the General Manager
in Persia of the 0. C. M., Limited, paid a
visit to Kerman during the month.
100. Mr. G. Stovans of the 0. C. M.,
Limited, New York, arrived from India
via Zahidan on the 19th, in connection
with the firm’s business in Kerman.
101. Mr. F. Aliotti of the O. C. M. Limited,
Kerman, returned from leave in the begin
ning of the month, and Mr. R. Simmons
of the same firm left for Hamadan in the
latter part of the month.
102. Dr. (Miss) E. G. Baillie arrived
via Isfahan on the 18th and took charge
of the C. M. S. Women’s hospital.
103. Mr. J. F. Luttrell, Accountant,
the I. B. P., Kerman, left for Zahidan on
the 12th, to relieve the I. B. P. Manager
there, who has proceeded on short leave to
India.
BANDAR ABBAS.
Local Affairs.
104. Aghai Ismail Khan, Bahadur,
Governor of Bandar Abbas, visited Mmab
between the 24th and 27th.
105. Reference paragraph 71. Mirza
Ghulam Ali Khan Sorush, Finance Inspector
for the Gulf Ports, left for Lingah on the
18th..
106. Amir Lashkar Azizullah Khan Zar-
ghami, General Officer Commanding the
Amnieh Forces, arrived from Tehran via
Bushire, by the Persian gunboat “ Babre”,
on the 11th and left for Kerman the next
day. A salute of 14 guns was fired by the
sloop when the Amir Lashkar disembarked
for shore. The gunboat left for Bushire
on the 13th.
107. Naib Sarhang Abdullah Khan
Tumaj, Officer Commanding, Amnieh,
Kerman, arrived on the 9th and returned
to Kerman, in company with the Amir
Lashkar, on the 12th.
108. Reference paragraph 67.
Sarhang Baghir Khan left for Kerman
on the 12th.
109. In connection with the proposal of
building a hospital for the Persian Navy
in the hills, a Russian engineer, with two
Persian assistants, arrived at Bandar
Abbas on the 5th and left for Ginau on the
$th, to survey thee ountry for the construc
tion of a motor road.
110. Mr. Clubwala, a qualified engineer
from Bombay, who has been engaged by
the local Municipality, through Mr. S.
Dorabji, to study the question of the Bandar
Abbas ice factory An East India Company trading post. and give his opinion as to
how it could be run at a profit, arrived on
the 5th, and is busy with his task.
Military.
111. About 180 newly enlisted recruits
from Kerman arrived for the local garrison
on the 4th.
112. The detachment under Sultan Tayer
returned from Bashakird, via Minab, on
the 18th. The operations have been stopped
for the present due to the approach of
summer.
113. Reference paragraph 75. Naib
Sarhang Sayyed Abdullah Khan Arab
Nejd, Officer Commanding, Bandar Abbas,
returned from Minab on the 27th.
114. About 200 conscript recruits ar
rived from Minab on the 29th.
115. Yawar Abidi of the Conscription
Department arrived from Kerman on the
9th and left for Minab on the 14th.
116. Notices were for the first time posted
in Minab and the neighbouring villages,
giving the names of conscripts and calling
upon them to appear before the Conscrip
tion Committee. It is said that about
3,000 men have fled to the opposite coast
to escape enlistment and it is feared that
the work of collecting the harvest and fruit
will greatly suffer on this account, unless the
authorities postpone enlistment till next
autumn. The total number of cons
cripts for the district of Minab is said to be
about 2,000, mostly from the poor classes
and above the specified age. The land-
owners are contemplating to appeal to the
Central Government if the local authori
ties agree to support their representations.
Security.
117. Two lorries loaded with A. P. 0. C.
products and carrying passengers from
Bandar Abbas to Kerman were held up by
a band of 16 Farsi robbers near Chaii-
Chaghuk on the 17th. The robbers took
away all the passengers’ valuable pro
perty including, it is said, Rials 20,000 in
cash, from clerks of the Census Depart
ment, returning to their headquarters at
Kerman.