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(vi) On the 17th October, Shaikh Said bin Ifoktum , v O.B.K.,
Ruler of Dubai, accompanied by his nephews Obaid bin Jumah and
Hamadtbin Jumah, arrived in Bahrain in his launch. They called
on the Political Agent on the 18th, and had an interview with the
Kon'ble the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, on the 20th.
They left on the 29th after calling on the Political Resident the
previous day.
(vii) On the 9th November, Nr D.J.Hanna, Vice President
of the Bahrain Petroleum Company, arrived in Bahrain.

(viii) On the 21st Novenber, Sir Firoz Khan Noon, Pakistan
Envoy to Islamic States, arrived in Bahrain by air from Sauaia
Arabia, and v/as delayed here until the 25th waiting for the plane
to arrive from C?iro, On the 22nd and 24th he lunched v/ith the /
Kon'ble the Political Resident, on the 22nd he called on the Ruler
of Bahrain.

(ix) On the 10th December, His Excellency the Prirce
De Ligne, Ambassador of His Majesty the King of the Belgians to
India, passed through Bahrain en route to France. He stayed
for a night at the Agency.
29. LOCAL AFFAIR3.
(i) In February, the Bahrain Government were much
disturbed about the activities of certain darwishes who came to
Bahrain from Omar, and set themselves up as e religious leaders.
They traded on the sale of amulets and charms and persuaded some
of the younger members of#their following to submit to the Zikr
exercises practised by the darv/ishes of l.'orth Africa. In these
exercises-nails and pir.s are driven into the body of the devotees
when they have been worked into a certain state of hysterical
insensibility ar.d they appear to feel r.o pair, at the tine, but
injuries are often inflicted. One devotee was taken to the
Government Hospital for treatment, These darwishes were arrested
by the Bahrain Government and later on deported from the Island.
(ii) The Bahrain -Spring Race meeting v/as held on the 11th
April ana those present were His highness the Ruler of Bahrain,
the wife of the Hcn'ble the Political Resident, the Political Agent,
and Kiss Hay. There was a card of six events.
(iii) On the 15th August, Independence Day v/as celebrated
separately by the nationals of India, and Pakistan in Bahrain in
the premises of the Bahrain Sports Club and the Bahrain Cricket
Club respectively. The Hon'ble the Political Resident and the
Political Agent, Bahrain attended both these functions, at which
His Excellency Shaikh Abdullah bin Hamad A1 Khalifah v/as present.
(iv) On the 3rd October, the Arabs of Hanamah observed
as Palestine Day and most of the Arab shops in the town were
closed in protest against the report of the Special Committee of
the U.N.G. which recommended the partition of Palestine. Speeches
were made by leading Arabs and one of the Egyptian teachers, to a
large audience assembled for the Friday prayers, Later in the day
a committee of representatives of all the Arab Clubs in Bahrain met
and resolved to raise a fund in aid of the Arabs of Palestine
(v) The Bahrain Government made an attempt to control
the spread of veneral disease and engaged two Indian doctors to
carry out the registration of prostitutes and regular inspection
of brothels
l (vi) A*