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and December respectively, in connection with the Company's proposed
accelerated service in 1937.
20. British Interests.—(i) Mr. J. M. Russell held charge of the Bahrain
Branch of the Mesopatamia Persia Corporation Limited, until the 3UL
March when he proceeded on leave on relief by Mr. Cl. W. ,U. Smith.
The Mesopotamia Persia Corporation have acted as Agents for Imperial
Airways throughout the year and are also in charge oManding arrange­
ments for the Bahrain Petroleum Company, Limited, and the California
Arabian Standard Oil Company.
(ii) Mr. G. W. R. Smith also succeeded Mr. J. M. Russell as Chief
Local Representative of The Bahrain Petroleum Company, Limited.
(iii) Mr. D. Ham held charge of the Eastern Bank Limited, till the
22nd April, when he was relieved by Mr. C. W. F. Skrimshire.
(iv) Khan Sahib Yusuf bin Ahmad Kanoo, C.I.E., has been the local
agent of the Anglo-lranian Oil Company, Limited, throughout the year.
(v) In November Cable and Wireless Limited, decided to reorganise
their cable system in the Persian Gulf by connecting Bahrain (which had
hitherto only been served by a wireless service) to the Bushire-Karachi cable
system. The Cable Ship Lady Dennison-Pender arrived at Bahrain on
the 4th November to carry out the laying of the cable and on the 2nd
December the first message by cable was received at Bahrain.
Mr. C. Bottomley arrived on the 9th November and assumed charge as
OfTicer-in-Charge of the Bahrain Branch of Cable and Wireless Limited.
21. Post Office.—(i) There has been a considerable increase in the work
of the Post Office. Four mails a week are now close for the air services,
two a week for the seaservices and one mail for a daily service to the main­
land. The transference of the Naval Base to Bahrain, the general expan­
sion of Bahrain following the development of the Oil Field of the Bahrain
Petroleum Company Limited, and the establishment of an oil field on the
mainland have also added considerably to the work of the Post Office.
(ii) Mr. Zaffar Husain has been in charge throughout the year and he
and his limited staff have done excelent work.
(iii) During the year under review 10,146 registered letter mails were
dealt with as compared with 8,919 dealt with during 1934, and 6,646
dealt with during 1931. The value of stamps sold amounted to Rs. 28.389
and 670-529 kilogrammes of mail were closed for the air services as compared
with 496-687 kilogrammes closed during 1934.
22. Medical.—(1) Victoria Memorial Hospital.—(i) Assistant Surgeon
R.. Holmes. Indian Medical Denartment, has held charge of the Victoria
Memorial Hospital throughout the year. He has in addition been Quaran­
tine Medical Officer.
(ii) 17,454 outdoor patients and 293 indoor patients were treated during
the year as compared with 16,472 outdoor patients and 334 indoor patients
treated during 1934. 1,190 major and minor operations were performed
as compared with 876 performed during the preceding year.
(iii) There has been a slight decrease in the number of Malaria cases,
4,002 having been treated as compared with 4,456 during 1934.
(iv) Early in the year there was an epidemic outbreak of smallpox. 1,032
cases of influenza were treated during 1935.
2. Hospitals of the Arabian Mission.—(i) Dr. L. |P. Dame, M.D.,
assisted by Dr. W. W. Thoms, M.D., and Dr. II. Storm, M.D., held charge
of the Mission Hospitals throughout the year.
(ii) On the 18th February Dr. Dame led a medical mission composed of
the Reverend and Mrs. van Pcursem and a medical staff to the mainland.
Master van Peurscm travelled with bis parents and proceeded on to Jedda.
The mission was joined in June by Dr. II. Storm and Dr. W, P. Ilarrisoo