'File XI A/14 Muscat Diaries' [‎16r] (31/346)

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No. 8 of 1930.
Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. & H.B.M's Conoulate,
Muscat, che 3rd May 1930,
nUSCAT ITEWS ?0H THE PERIOD FROM 16TH TO 30TH APRIL 1930.
LOCAL OF^lCIAlS.
93. SAUD BIh ALI BEDE,^.11 of Dhofar, arrived on 20th and
is still in Muscat.
SAIfID HI1AL BIh MUHATlnAD BIh JAISAL, a hoy of about
17 years, died on 28th. He was suffering from an acute
syphilis.
AVIATIOH.
J?LIUHT LIEUT RICKAKDS from Aden arrived on 20th in a
sailing boat from Dhcfar. He was accompanied by the
Wall of Dhofar, Ke left for HAS EL HADD accompanied by
a State official on 23rd to select a landing ground
there.
PoREIGH INTERESTS.
96. Miss P. Button of the American Mission, who has been
in Muscat for many years, left for AmARA in IRAQ on
the 16th, on her way to America. She is not expected
bacJc as she proposes retiring.
DR. HARRISOh and REV.YAH BEURSEm, with his wife, left
for India on the 19th on annual summer recess.
The Mission has acquired from the muscat State on 99
years lease a large plot of ground in MATRAH whereon
the Mission propose to build a Hospital. In this
connection REV. DYKSTRA of the Mission came to Muscat
from IRAQ and returned on the 16th.
ARRIVALS AMD DEPARTU RE S OP SHIP S.
99. s.S. rt Ploristan* arrived on 18th and left for the
rersian Gulf.
100. S.S. H Barjora rt arrived from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. on 19th
and left for India.
101. 3.S.* Baroda" arrived from India on 23rd and left for
the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.