'1/C Volume IV Miscellaneous' [‎248r] (504/632)

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(4V), Weather conditions in T Iraq were still very adverse
Ud made it ipossible for machines with petrol and oil to leave
qh ihah that morning. Prid a y 13th Jane. It w s s impracticable to
send oat by air to P/f.laCey f s machine, and some anxiety w a s felt
s it was not known whether his w a ter arum w a s still int a ct or
whether he w a s aw a re of the small village a few miles to the Perth.
Major More 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. , Koweit, accordingly
and took qut_ a relief party of two Ford Jars, his
own
(48). ,
arcane ed
c a r,” and another kindly lent by H.E. The Sheik of Koweit, together
vdth a representative of the Sheik and a guide. The Cars went cut,
under very adverse we a taer conditions as i a r as Shi’ sib ah the last
group of hutments sing the coast and frnn there a Party proceeded
| o the maCh ine on ^ donke^/s 0 F/f .1 a c ey and Upl, Hammond were" brought
in n n t a little tired and the two c a rs returned that evening
Friday 13th June, after
ac e
a trying journey. Cne of F/f.LsCey’s water
bottles h a d by some mischance been filled with Salt or br a ckisb
water and W-as not potable and sgme little .while after the others
were emptied he h a d been obliged to land in a distressed condition.
(49).
sogres,
to ^
He reported his machine to be s a lvab] e with certain-
including a main radiator and propeller. T es e were fl wvn
on Saturday evening June 14th by machines from Shaibah
which returned to Shaibah at dawn on Sunday.
(50). Petrol and oil arrived by B.I.M.S. Lawrence on Saturday
night June 14th -and was sent out on donkeys to the aerodrome with
wafer for radiators early on Sunday June 1-5th, and two of the
machines, my own and Flight Lieut.Rowley’s returned to Shaibah on
Sunday evening June 15th,
preter and in this craft F/O.LaCey and Opl.^^—,
machine* The craft remained standing by while repairs were effected,
and the machine returned to Shaibah by Koweit on Tuesday evening
17th June* Except that the moment the control column is released
the machine gees down in a left hand spin it seems little the worse
icr wear
(53)PH
hospitality
uneasy time
Y(e all of us very gratefully acknowledge the help
v which Major and Mrs More extended to us*.It was
our claims on their support and servic es wsre
and
an
unavoidably exacting* Nothing could have exceeded, their xindnes--
and sympathy or the admirable efficiency and untiring zeal wibn^
which all our needs were promptly settled lor us. Icey put uoeir
mUrvi ^ ri onri resources at our disposal ana ueeir
whole household and staff and
help \Yas simply invaluable*
(53). Kowsit is a "fenced city'" surrounded hj a high wall with
towers at short int ervals and ‘with great sws.ys• ^P u an -1.:wri.a i
"desert port"'for northern central -^ra’cia, | n gI s
the sbinbinv industry for the whole of the Lexgian gu ^±, -
of l a rgVnative brats were ' ,v m the stocks^. There i3^also of^oarse
a considerable pearling 'fleet* i saw nc-ai^in yhe way y 9 -
though I underst and a small crop, of vegetacl es is t ^yn* p
Majority of such things must be imported. ,rocd watei
is brought in regularly in local coaus irym the rive an.. ^ yc y
the gallon* Bad weather at the head of the Crulf means a water
shortage*
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