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The cargo which she took from Bandar Abbas and Lingah consisted of tobacco,
cloth, carpets and some gum.
51. The Sigrid arrived in Bushire from Batoum on the 31st October 1901.
Her cargo consisted of cases of kerosine
Secret E., February 1902, Nos. 19*23.
oil, 18,000 of which was landed at Bushire
and 45,415 at Basrah. On her return journey she is said to have obtained
3,000 tons of grain and general cargo pf Basrah, and 250 tons at Bushire.
At the island of Boo Musa she shipped 620 tons of red oxide.
52. The Sigrid was not apparently in receipt of the same concessions from
the Russian Government as the Korniloff, but it was stated that her Suez Canal
dues were paid by the Government, and that there was some arrangement that
the Company should not be losers, if the trip turned out to be a failure financially.
52. The Korniloff again visited 'Maskat and the Gulf in the spring of
1902. She arrived at Maskat on the 23rd February 1902, and left the same
day. She did not salute the Sultan’s flag, having been warned before day-
Pcrsian Gulf diary for the week ending toih light that a salute would not be returned.
March 1902. At Bandar Abbas she landed cases of
kerosene oil and sacks of sugar and potatoes and than left for Bushire, where she
arrived on the 3rd March. Her cargo for Bushire consisted of kerosene oil,
flour, piece-goods and glassware ; she also brough to Bushire the flag staff for
the Russian Consulate. She then left for Basrah.
53. Another Russian merchant steamer, the Trouver, visited the Gulf latter
in the year. Calling at Maskat she went to Bandar Abbas ; and after landing
bags of wheat, flour and cases of macaroni, left for Bushire, where she arrived
on the 8th July 1902. Packages of flour, chinaware and sundry goods were
Persian Gulf diaries for the weeks ending landed at Bushire, and the vessel then pro-
14th, aist and 28th July and 4th August 1902. ceeded to Basrah. On her return journey
to Odessa, she again called at Bushire, Bandar Abbas and Maskat, taking
from those parts bags of tobacco, cases of gum, and dates.
54. The Russian cruiser Varyag arrived at Maskat on the loth December
1901, and left on the 12th December.
Movements of foreign mcn-of-viar in the
Gulf. While at Maskat, Captain Behre accom-
Persinn Gulf diaries for the weeks ending panied by his staff and M. Laronce, the
u3ar^9l30l CCm 'r 190,3 ‘3,h Ja"' Acting French Consul, called on the
Secret E., August 1502, No. 143. Sultan, who returned the visit on board.
The Varyag then called at Bushire, where she arrived on the 15th December.
On the 16th, Captain Behre with 3 officers landed and spent the day with the
Acting Russian Consul-General. The Varyag left Bushire on the 21st Decem­
ber, after her captain had exchanged visits with the local Persian officials and
the foreign Consuls. She also visited Koweit, Bandar Abbas and Lingah, and
then left the Gulf for the Far East.
55. It may be mentioned in connection with the Russian cruiser’s move­
ments that the French cruiser Catinat visited Maskat on the 24th January
1902, and her Commander, with his staff and the French Consul, called on the
Sultan who returned the visit. She left Maskat on the 7th February, and
arrived at Bandar Abbas on the 8th, and while there, her officers visited Hormuz
Persian Gulf diaries for ihe weeks ending and took photographs of the fort and
ioth, 17th and 24th February, 3rd, 17th and vicinity. She then went on to Lingah,
34th March and .4th April 1902. arriving there on the i ith. At Lingah the
ship’s officers went round the place, taking photographs. Bushire was the next
place visited by the Catinat, which left for Koweit on the 19th February.
She returned to Bushire on the 23rd February, and then called at Maskat again,
visited Sur, taking the Acting French Consul on board, and finally left Maskat
for Bombay on the 28th March.
56. It is stated above that M. Pokitanoff had been appointed Russian
Hussion Consular Officers for Bushire. Consul-General at Bushire. Subsequent
Secret E.f February 1902, No». 34-25. reports stated that M. Pokitanoff had
Secret E., April 1902, No. 135. declined Bushire and had been appointed
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