ملف رقم ٥٢ لسنة ١٩١٢ الجزء ٣ "يوميّات بلاد فارس" [ظ‎‎٤‎٠‎٥] (١١٢٨/٨٢١)

man Later the sale of grain to Russia by Najd-us-Saltanah was again ref erred
to but Haii Muhammad Jafar appears to have pointed out with reason that the
NRd sold only 2,000 kharwars of wheat, which was his own property to dispose of
as he wished. Finally the coming elections were discussed, and the necessity for
ensuring the election of good Muslims only was dwelt upon,
13 News from Turbat-i-Hadari. —It is now said that htabil-ud-Daulah
(paragraph 5 of Diary No. 19) will not take up the pdst of Karguzar at Turbat,
although his assistant has actually arrived there as Mmjallal-us-Saltanah has
arranged his case at Tehran and will be reinstated.
14. Further rioting on the part of Russian Cossacks is reported in Turbat
L.
15 The following prices obtain at present: wheat, tumans 22 and barley,
tumans 15 per kharwar ; lamb, 3 krans, mutton, 4J hrms, ghee, 28 and loaf sugar,
32 krans per man.
16. A dispute culminating in the murder of a woman is reported from Khush
Darah.
17 Newas from Turbat-i-Shaikh Jam. —M. Lemansky has arrived in Meshed.
MM. Mikhailoff, Popoff, and Lemansky have now all been removed.
18 News from Karez.—The price of grain here seems to be terribly high;
one man of good ghee being given in exchange for nine of wheat.
19. News from Herat. —The return of the Turkoman chief Kurban Muhammad
to his home has been delayed (paragraph 25 last week) pending the receipt of
permission from the Amir.
20. Orders have been issued for the report to the Local Government of all
deaths, with the cause and date of decease. Such reports will be submitted monthly
to Kabul,
21. The construction of the newJDurbar Hall at Chahar Bagh is commencing.
22. The Naib-ul-Hukumah has forbidden the cultivation of rice this year
owing to the scarcity of water.
23. Nasrullah visited Haji Ghulam Husain (paragraph 30 of Diary No. 20,
etcetera) and enquired about Saiyid Husain (paragraph 18 of Diary h^o. 18),
The Haii replied that he had been arrested at Karez and sent to Meshed, and that
he must decline to have anything further to do with such missions, as the Naio-
ul-Hukumah would be much displeased were he aware of his participation.
Nasrullah replied that should this case come to the ears of the Naib he would have
to decline to help in sending any more messengers for Wagner, and begged the
Haii to restrain Saiyid Husain’s family from reporting it to him. (A. Ihis
apprehension throws light upon Wagner’s desire to keep these matters secret trom
the Naib, whose conduct is admirable.)
24. Abd-ur-Rahman is reported to be leaving for Meshed,^ where efforts will
be made to apprehend him. He is reported to be coming via Hashtadan. We
have not yet succeeded in tracing his nephew (paragraph 30 last week).
25. Wagner is reported to be enquiring carefully into the state of Chakansur
and the Sistan frontier from arrivals from that direction.
26. Kazim Beg’s servant Asghar is said to have stated on the 15th that
Hentig must have arrived in his country via China by this time, bearing agreements
between the Afghan Government and Germany ; and that he would soon return
with a large force, thereby securing the success of the German mission to
Afghanistan.
27. Wagner has deliverd Bayed’s servant Saiyid Riza to the Naib-ul-Hukumah
for imprisonment on account of quarrelsomeness and contumacy. Relations
are said to be strained at present between Wagner and Bayed.
28 Nasrullah is said to have stated on the 17th his opinion that Ahmad
Barbari was responsible for the arrest of Saiyid Hussam. (N. B. The reverse
was the case).
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