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A local magasliie "Bahrain Voice" u tar tod publication
from the aonth of August,
For the first tice for many years a female slave took
refuge at the Agenoy asking for tinnumlseion and el so for tho
restoration of her son In Daudl Arabia, as uho was afraid that
her caster Haji Abdulazlz al Gouulbl of Bahrain would aoll him
over there. Haji Abdulaxls was summoned by the Political
Agent to the Agency | hut denied the woman's all elutions. She
was given e Manumission CcrtifJceto. Her son was also brought
from Suudl Arabia and was given u Uauusilsslon Certificate.
2. AL KHALIPAH.
(a) JJla Highnoss ^hplkh blr Salman bjn flamafl

Hlu Highness the Shaikh maintained good health. und
friendly relations with His Majesty's Government end the Po­
litical Resident end the.Polltloal Agent throughout tho yosr.
Ho was evidently glad of the settlement of the Zubarah dispute
and grateful to H,M, officers who were Instrumental in bring­
ing It about. As a result of the increase in revenue from
royalties, he has turnod his attention to development schemes
and already lias a rough plan prepared for extending the bnnuoiuh
Customs Jetty for a distance of about four miles and cons truet-
liitg a wharf at which ooeon-going vessels will Lg ublo to liArth.
In April, ills Highness opened the now building of tha British
hunk of Iran and tho Middle taut with suitable ceruinony. Me
was presented with u case containing a golden key for the bank.
It was rumoured in August that Hia Highness w»«s thinking of
sending his youngest son Uuhuumiid to England for education,
but nothing happened by the end of the year, Ko has now made"
o epaplous Keception Hall in hiG Hafa'e palace and entertains
all the distinguished visitors to buhr< In In that hall.
(b) Shaikh Mohawnqd bln bail Al K hoi If Mu C.H.ti.*
uncle of His Hlahneen.
As usual, this indefatigable old uiurt was travelling ut
various times during tha year. Ho returned from Egypt, whero
ho had gone in Dtcot.ber 1049, In February. lio vial tod the
Lebanon In June for a change during tho hot weather of biilu'*ln.
During this trip ho visited moat of tho diddle i a.»t countries
and wandered as far afield ns Paris, Monte carlo und nlz Lee
bains. Goon after this trip ho planned to lir leg a nu;.Ur ol’
his relatives on the HuJ, but having nuked lbn hand for n free
'plane and boeu snubbed, ho suddenly changed hia plans and s*t
off for Beirut in Auguut und returned in October He w«nt out
on a hunting trip to Kuwait in December.
(c) Mhalkh AVdulluh bln Tsn Al K|'^]~|fnh. junior
nnolfiof Hia Hlflnnen3.
This Shaikh left for Bombay in April, uccorupuniod by
Ills son Shaikh All and daughter Sheikha Hoorah, in order to
get nodical treatment for hlc wife. It w> a rui«.oured in the
local bazaar thot he took with him 400 tolaa of i^old to have
ornaments mads in India1 snd was caught at the Customs in Homuuy.
One of the members of his entourage hud with him 100 toluo of
gold. The Shaikh disowned liability for the 100 tolas
with a member of his party but asked the United Kingdom WIN*
Commissioner in Bombay to help him to obtain tho release of 1,10

/ 400 tolas