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(c) A Nursing Horae built by the Bahrain Petroleum Company, Limited,
but attached to the Mission was opened during the year. The Nursing Homo
is intended primarily for the use of American and British employees of the
Company.
(d) 79,080 patients were treated at the Mission Hospitals during the year
ns compared with 08,905 treated during 1933. 820 indoor patients were treated
as compared with 825 during 1933. 635 major and minor operations were per­
formed and there were 02 obstetrical cases.
24. Judicial.—The total number of civil suits instituted was 1,800 as coin-
pared with 3,941 instituted during the previous year. The total number of
criminal cases was 443 ns compared with 472 for 1933.
(2) The total number of petitions registered was 2,283 and Insolvency
cases 3.
25. Visits of British Officials.—(1) The Honourable Lieutenant-Colonel
Fowle, C.B.E., Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, visited Bahrain six times
during the year. Other visitors included His Majesty’s Vice-Consul, Bushire,
the Air Officer Commanding, British Forces in ’Iraq and the Counsellor and
Third Secretary of His Majesty’s Legation at Tehran.
(2) In May Their Excellencies the Viceroy and the Countess of 'VVillingdon
passed through Bahrain by air mail cn route to England. They returned to
India by Air Mail in August. On both occasions the Ruler was present to wel­
come. them during their brief halt.
(3) Other notable travellers who passed through on the air mails included
the Marquis of Londonderry, His Majesty’s Secretary of State for Air, the
Right Honourable Sir Philip A. G. D. Sassoon, Bart., G.B.E., C.M.G., M.P., His
Majesty’s Under Secretary of State for Air, Sir Alan Parsons, Kt., C.I.E.,
I.C.S., Secretary to the Government of India in the Finance Department, ami
Sir John Maitland Salmond, G.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., D.C.L., Marshall of the
Royal Air Force.
20. Movements of Foreigners.—His Excellency Paul Knabenshue, Minister
Resident of the United States of America in ’Iraq, arrived at Bahrain by slow
mail on the 0th March and left for Muscat on the 14th. His Excellency called
on the Political Agent and the Ruler of Bahrain on the. 7th March. He also
tried to arrange through the good offices of Dr. L. P. Dame (in charge of the
Arabian Mission) to visit King Bin Sa’ud in Riyadh. This visit could not be
arranged.
27. Visits of Arab Notables.—Shaikh ’Abdullah bin Qasim al Thani, C.I.E.,
Ruler of Qatar, visited Bahrain from the 14th to 20tli October as the guest of
His Excellency the Ruler of Bahrain.
28. Qatar.—(1) The Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Limited, obtained au
option from the Shaikh of Qatar to explore for oil throughout Qatar up to
August 1934. At the same time representatives of the Company were negotiat­
ing with the Shaikh for a concession. The Shaikh’s attitude, however, was
difficult arid as it seemed likely that he was intriguing with King Bin Sa’ud and
with the California Arabian Oil Company, the Honourable the Political Resident
visited him in April and reminded him of his Treaty obligations to which His
Majesty’s Government bad every intention of binding him. This produced the
desired effect and Mr. C. C. Mvlles on behalf of the Anglo-Pcrsian Oil Company,
Limited, was able to secure an extension of 8 months of the option granted to
the Company commencing from the 8th August.
(2) In May flying boats of No. 203 (F. B.) Squadron, R. A. F., carried out
a reconnaissance of Qatar. They were accompanied by the Political Agent,
Bahrain.
30. Slavery.-—19 slaves were manumitted during the year as compared with
17 slaves manumitted during the previous year.
(Sd.) G. A. COLE,
Captain,
Officiating Political Agent,
Bahrain.