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co-operate v;ith us.
The iluflahi "brings with him letters of recommendation
from the Naqibs of Mausatta and Saleh bin Umer, Sultan of the
Upper Yafa.
The Muflahi explains the extreme eagerness of himself
and other Yafa Chiefs to see that Zaidis out of Dhala and the
Shairi and Shaibi territories occupied by them, by saying that
they have deprived him of his revenues from certian villages in
these territories. They feel themselves strong enough to resist
further Zaidi agression, but not sufficiently powerful to take
the offensive.
MISCELLAHEOUS .
393 returning Yemen pilgrims in an entirely destitute
and helpless condition were dumped down at Kamaran last month by
pilgrim ships from Jeddah. One of these ships was carrying 1324
pilgrims many of whom were dying of starvation on account of the
shortage of food on board.
The Military Administrator, Kamaran reports that owing
to the extreme shortage of food in the island the dumping of
these pilgrims caused the utmost trouble.
The British Agent, Jeddah, who was requested by tele
graph to see that no such pilgrims were sent to Kamaran where food
supplies were scarce and means of onward despatch were wanting,
points out that as the quarantine arrangements this year are quite
outside the control of the Britisn authorities at Jeddah, tnere
is no means by which they can check the embarkation of any
particular class of pilgrims, or notify the autnoribies at Kamaran
in time for arrangements to be made.
Hodeida reports that I'ahmud ITadhim’ s pro-Turkish
’.propaganda still continues and is receiving the support of the
Imam who has informed the tribes of the Tehama t.nat the ex- T ali
is their lawful Governor and that his own forces and money are at
the Vali’s disposal.
Zaidi tribesmen are mustering at SANAA and Zaidi
reinforcements have reached SAAFAN but on the other hand 1000
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