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In the meantime it was stated that the Bahrainis were suffering as re
gards their trade owing to the continued disturbances m Qatit.^
At the end of August it was reported that fighting was still continuing in
Oatif hut that the small Turkish garrison of about 70 men had succeeded m
hoi din o 1 its own ; and, according to rumour, had succeeded m accounting for
400 o! theTesiegU as opposed to a loss of between 100 and 200 combatants
and non-combatants on the other side.
On the 26th August the 4th battalion of the 42nd Regiment, with one gun
from Ali-al-Gharhi and one gun from Amarah, let . fc ® asr _ a |j A fo ^,.^ at ^‘ T ,/
force consisted of 2C0 men. They were accompanied by 100 soldiers f i'°m the
3rd battalion of the 42nd Regiment and by the newly appointed Mutasarnf
On the arrival of this force it was reported that the Bedouin had raised
the siege, and both parties haying signed a document declaring the feud to be
at an end and all bye-gones to he bye-gones, peace was restored.
AL HASA.
Towards the close of the year it was reported that affairs m Hasa were very
unsettled. The Turks were apparently unable to maintain order, with the
result that the Ojair-Hasa caravan route became infested by the Rani ilajir
tribe. As the Turkish authorities seemed incapable of affording protection to
the people, these turned to Bin Mashuk, an Agent of Bin Saud, for assistance,
which was promised. Later accounts, however, state that at his instigation
even the towns-people of Hasa had begun to plunder each other, the local
authorities being powerless to control them ; and it was believed he was encourag*^
ing the Katar tribes to harass the Hasa-Ojair road.
In December the Turkish authorities appear to have at length taken steps
to restore order; and between the middle and end of the month despatche
some 4 steamers conveying about 1,000 infantry and IcO mules to A1 Hasa.
KUWAIT.
British relations
with the Shaikh.
During the course of the year under review the Political Agent at Kuwait
has had much difficulty with Shaikh Mubarak over a number of apparently
trivial matters. However, towards the close of the year it was reported that
the Shaikh was disposed to be very friendly with the Agent and the Naval
officers of the boats in the Gulf wdio happened to visit him.
m During the year it was frequently stated that the friendship between
of the Shaikhs of Kuwait and Muhammareh continued to increase and the former
made several trips in his launch to visit the latter.
In spite of the warning given to the Shaikh by the British Political
Agent, as reported in last year’s Summary, not to meddle in the affairs or
Najd, he continued to do so. In February it was reported that the Shaikh