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■with Coil Liver Oil, pood food and constant1 scraping produces slow, hut good
results in most cases.
The number of abnormal midwifery is steadily decreasing. This is duo
partly to improved weaving conditions, and partly because the native, midwives
are now afraid to perform the awful deeds which they formerly performed.
Public opinion has also been raised as a fruit of the years of midwifery and
welfare work by the C. M. S. workers.
12. Russian Trade Interests.—Thera was hardly any Russian trade acti­
vity during the year. The former Russian Salos Agent in ICernmn, Sheikh
Abdul Qnsim llarandi, who got into trouble with the Police in Tehran in June
1933, in connection with his relations with the Russians, and kept under deten­
tion until October of the same year, though allowed to return to Kerman in
Nay 1934, is thoroughly disgusted with the Soviet authorities, whom he con­
siders responsible for all the trouble to which he was put in Tehran.
In order, apparently, to convince the local authorities of his complete aliena­
tion with the Russians, Sheikh Abdul Qasira refused to handle a consignment of
200 large tins of Russian kcrosine which was consigned to him by the Soviet
Trade authorities in Tehran in the month of June. He protested that the
consignment had been sent to him without his knowledge or consent, and, in
spite of ilie fact lliat he had already expressed his unwillingness to handle any
more Soviet goods. A third party volunteered eventually to dispose of iho
consignment, most of which was bought for use in the recently-erected wool
carding factory in Kcnuan.
A local trader who attempted to sell Russian kcrosine in small A. P. 0. C.
tins was proscoiifed by the Company’s representative in Kerman, at the latter
pint of tie year, and found guilty by the local courts. It is hoped that the
incident wPI put a stop to further similar encroachments on the Company's
rights.
13. Military and Conscription.—Sarhang Muhammad Klinn Maimand hold
the post of Commanding Officer of the Kerman Independent Brigade through­
out the year. He proceeded on leave to Tehran on the 20th March amt returned
at the end of July, during which time Nail) Sarhang Ali Klian Muliajir, Com­
mandant of the Razm.ioo (Infantry) Regiment, held acting charge of the
Brigade.
The Officer Commanding gave a Garden Party, with fire-works and illumina­
tions, on the iveiling of the 21st February, to celebrate the anniversary of the
Coup d’Etnt, and a military display on the parade ground on the following
morning. The latter show, which consisted of gymnastics, drill, mounted exer­
cise and some aviillery practice, was a great success and reflected credit on the
military authorities in Kerman.
According to unconfirmed news emanating from the military barracks, the
status of the Kerman Brigade was to be raised to that of an Army in the near
future.
The constructions of new and more extensive cavalry barracks and Officers’
Club being under consideration, several plans were submitted to Tehran during
the year, of which one is said to have been approved.
Conscription.—Naib Sarhang Fara.jullah Khan Mushar remained in charge
of the Conscription Department throughout the year. While ho was on leave
to Tehran between the end of August 1934 and middle of March 1935, Yawar
Mirizzi held acting charge.
More activity was shown by the Military authorities in hunting after
absentee recruits and enquiring into cases of exemption on account of medical
unfitness and on other grounds.
Three lots of recruits, numbering about 250 in all, were brought in from
Yczd at the latter part of the year.
14. Persian Baluchistan and Rudbar.—Exaggerated nows about the rising
by Bulucli outlaws was received at Kerman at the end of October, when guugs
of Baluchis wore said to be making raids into the districts of Kashit, situated
to the south of Blitthdnd, along the western borders of the Lut. One military
detachment was promptly sent out from Kerman at the end of October ami a
second one in the beginning of March. The forces sent out succeeded in chas­
ing the outlaws awav from the neighbourhood of Shahdad and continued their