File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [‎64r] (142/494)

Army, also five hundred bags of loaf sugar
and 440 packages of general merchandise.
• Herr Wassmuss, former German Consul
at Bushire, arrived from Shiraz on the 13th.
^f e called on his old friends and made a short
tour into the interior. He is advising the
firm of Undutsch as to their choice of a coolie A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
contractor.
Professor Ernst Herzfeld arrived from
Kharag Island on the 22nd April and left
for Europe on the 28th on S. S. “ Braunfels”,
a Strick boat.
Herr Roever. formerly of Robert
Wonckhaus & Co., arrived from Europe on
the 23rd en route for Shiraz, where he
intends to resume business.
Travellers .—Juma Mohamed Dyer, a
Chinese half-caste, arrived from Hongkong
about the 9th and departed on the 27th by
S. S. “ Vasna ”. He pretended that he
came to enquire into the pilgrim traffic but
it is thought that his real interest is opium.
Epidemics. —Quarantine was enforced at
Ganawa on about the 10th April, owing to
an outbreak- of plague in the adjacent
village of Geshui, where 12 deaths had
occurred up to the 21st. The disease is
said to have been introduced by a party of
five persons who arrived by dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. from
Abadan. The infected village has been
effictively isolated through the co-operation
of Haidar Khan.
One case of plague ex S. S. “ Barjora ”
was landed in quarantine at Bushire on
17th April and subsequently died; the
contacts were segregated.
A. P. 0. C. Reports. —Haidar Khan is
somewhat upset over recent political events
and especially at the news that a Revenue
Official may shortly be sent to Bandar Rig.
He fears that his authority will then be at
an end.
Saidat-ud-Doulah. —It is reported from
Bikarz that this chief is said to be receiving
marked favour from the Prime Minister
and does not now consider it necessary to
visit Tehran. There are many rumours
that the Persian Government have demand
ed from him money deposited in the bank
and said to be required for the Anglo-Persian
Oil Company.
Geologists. —On the 23rd April, Messrs.
Russell and Pitt, geologists of the Company,
in the course of their work near Kunar
Takhteh on the Bushire-Shiraz Road, were
arrested by order of Sultan Sikandar Khan,
commander of a detachment of Persian
troops marching to Bushire. The two
gentlemen were taken to Kumarij, where
they were detained until 28th April.
The reason given for their detention was
their failure to produce passes from the
Persian Government.
They are coming to Bushire, where the case
will be further investigated.
Professor Herzfeld arrived at Mishun on
April 11th and visited Kharag Island with
the son of Haidar Khan, on the Company's
boat. He was afforded every assistance.
Kerman.
Local Officials. —Sardar Mu’zam left for
the Capital on April 6th accompanied by
Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Nusrat, Amir Ihtisham and Diwan
Begi. The 0. C. Troops acts as Governor
General.
Military. —The Officer Commanding.
Kerman, returned from Rudbar on the 5th
March accompanied by Zargham-us-
Sultaneh, who, with the support of the
Officer Commanding, is negotiating with the
Revenue Department in regard to the arrears
dug from him. He is being treated very
hospitably,probably with a view to impress*
ing Dost Mohamed Khan of Bampur. It is
not intended at present to appoint Zargham
DeputyGovernor of Rudbar.
Recruiting continued throughout the
month of February in the districts of Bam
and Narmashir, but is far from popular.
The Kerman military authorities have
now no more parties or emissaries in
Persian Baluchistan.
Persian Baluchistan. —Diwan Begi has
informed llis Majesty’s Consul cate
gorically that Dost Mohamed Khan has
been appointed Governor of Persian
Baluchistan, the exact limits of his juris
diction to be settled later by the Persian
Government.
Russian activity. —The Russian Consul
is said to have remarked with reference to
the republican movement that the baby
was born and although it would naturally
have to undergo the usual abluents, etc.,
of a baby’s life, it would eventually grow
into a healthy adult. ’ ’
Lingah.
Municipality. —The Deputy Governor
has appointed about seven men as mem
bers of the Municipality a id Haji Ahmed
Hakim has been placed in charge of the
street cleaning operations.
Quarantine .— One case of plague ex S. Sa
“ Barpeta ” was landed in quarantine
on the 28th of March 1924, and subse
quently died. The contacts were segre
gated.