Coll 28/117 ‘Persia. Kerman, Yezd – (Bandar Abbas): Intelligence Summaries.’ [‎9r] (18/517)

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seomo it cannot be beaten.
0 ;/io© has gone up again in Yezd from Rials 40 per 6 ,
Kilos to Riala 55. 4
nrv i &r1 ^ v, :)ulci "’ t>e profiteers of wheat have received
a l v ,H»M s Consul is collecting information of hoarded
BtO'.’ksi {i'yi intends to organise a swoop down upon them at the appro-
prl-V"^ aioment '.which happens to be true) 5 or whether hoarders have at
wU. x ?: aXiseci that Kampaa^. road contractors are no longer in the
t* ? is not known* but it is a. fact that by the end of July the
hm;k r%t$ in Kerman fall suddenly from Rials 2000 to 1700 per kharwor
* *!? s 'that one hoarder is so perturbed by the rumour thx-
>1)3 uonoula^c does not intend to go through Vvith advanced purchases
Odu has p&fiseo. on the n^inss of vvcula^be sellers to the Ustandar to
no.^ieot tho advances made, that he is ready to sell his stock at Rials
-’Ow pez khaiwar. Tno Consu. atej of course j has made no advance pur—
Oiia^es but j.t is satisiactooy that hoarders are ae, last showing sis'ns
of uneasiness. ——'
Another satisfactory feature is the large sowings of millet this
year*
The Economic Department’s piece-goods shop in Kerman was re-opened
to the public on the 25th and sales were made on a ration basis of 4
metros per person* The sho* had been closed to the public for a long
'time but there was less crowding than formerly,
i-tigfrfL Situa tion , The continued German successes in southern
Russia are causing some anx iety among our would-be ’rlends and joy
among pro-Axis synpathisers * Rut there were no outwarr signs of pro-
Axis sympathies cluring the fortnight. Those who take the'”trouble to
think realise that the almost continuous destruction , ained upon
Germany by the R*A.F. must ha ; e some effect, upon the enemy f s war
machine but it does not fire t.he imagination so strongly as a. spectac-
ular advance on the grounds, And it is some time now since the Allies
hud occasion to hang out the flags for such an occasion. SometMng of
this kind is needed to revive the drooping spirits of limited experi
ence who are incapable of viewing the war situation as a whole*
The Editor of ^Bidari” published a very outspoken article on
local conditions and local government. H.M’s Consul thought it necessary .
while complimenting’ tne Ed it, or on his courage in bringing these facts
to notice to advise him against using language which might tend to
excite the public mind undiuy and lead to a disturbance of the peace* — ^
Shi ppingo The 3»S« Kingyuan which arr ived at Bandar Abbas on the l?th
to discharge 2402 cases of tin for the Canning Factory An East India Company trading post. was delayed
until the 19th owing to inadequate unloading arrangements at the pier
and insufficient number of lighters. It is reported that the Director
of Customs who is responsible for the port arrangements never takes
the trouble to see if the port is being worked properly tnd his slack
ness is being brought to the notice of the Ustandar with a request
that he wiil pass on the complaint to the department in Tehran concerned,
* Ear thmguaV ;o pronounced tremor was felt at Kerman at 2352 hours on
’"thcT 2~ oh * Apart from a few cracks in walls here and there no serious
damage las been reported.
Max. Mine
Kerman. 3.30 p,nu WSTTSWf VSTSm)
6o30 a.m. 83(17th) 73(21st)
Aright* 73 (17th) 64 (26th)
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10 . Weather.
Bandar Abbas,
Max.
Min*
102(20th)
£3(23rd)
average
Cf
98
86 ,
"1
Kerman.
6th August,
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Sd/- G^A» Falconer
H.B.M’s Consul.
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Distribution as usual