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the oountry villages and also gives the men
an opportunity of getting to know the geography
of the island.
National Anthem . A number of guards of
honour, usually one hundred strong, have been
provided during the year on official occasions
and visits of important personages. When
His Excellency the Naval Commander in Chief
visited Bahrain in 1934 a national anthem for
the Shaikh of Bahrain was composed by the band
master of the Admiral 1 s flagship. During the
summer, when I was on leave, I arranged for
the tune to be orchestrated and to be recorded
on a gramophone record. Unfortunately there
was some delay over this and the police band
were not sufficiently acquainted with the tune
to play it during the last visit of H.M.S.
"Hawkins rt . Since then they have been practising
it and can now play it. The tune is slightly
reminiscent of n Rule Britannia". It is hoped
that it may be possible to borrow a bandsman
from asa Indian army for a month or two m
order to teach the police band which required
the services of an expert.
The following is an extract from the
"Daily Express"
"Travelling in a British warship was
HAMAD, Shaikh of Bahrein, a British
protectorate on the Persian Gulf.
He made friends with ship's bandmaster.
"How does your national anthem go?"
asked the bandmaster.
"I haven*t got one," said the Shaikh.