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my watoh stolen, also Ha. 8 just rcccivod from Mr. Zwomcr aa pay, I pro-
sumo tlio Arabs took mo homo.
... I do know Abdul
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... ®;|,irn bin Hasson, if ho is tlio sarao as “Itahimu,” but
aid not SCO him on this afternoon. I only heard from tho mission dootor that
ho also was ono of tho woundod.
I know Sadiq bin Ghulam ITusaoin, but did not soo him that aftornoon. I
can giyo no roason for tlio assault upon mo oxoept that I am a Persian. I havo
nover been maltroatod boforo during seven years’ rcsidonoo hero.
No cross-examination.
No. 10.
Mobomod biu Kal Salmun Bushin, 23 years, on solomn affirmation states
I am a baker. I have a shop of my own noar tho bazaar. Botwoon 0 and 10
(Arabic) on tho day in question I heard a noiso going on in tho bazaar and
went to soo what it was. I had hardly reached tho ipot (at ontranco to tho
bazaar) I got a blow from a Mwhab (knob korry with a lumo of pitch at tho
end used for lighting) in the faco on tho loft chock bono. 1‘still suffor much
j»ain and cannot masiioato. Thoro wore many people present, but I was only
beatcu by one, an Arab.
I do not know liiq namo amlconld nn(. r^n^nicn him if I saw him.
J fell down whon I was hit.
1 lmd lls. 8 in my pocket, which wero spilt. I piokod mysolf up and ran
for my life.
I enmo from Bushiro less than a month ago, and do not know Arabic and
did not understand what the mob said. I was so frightened that I did not closo
my shop. A friend kindly did 60 for mo, namely, my partner Kal Kazim. I
took refuge in my house.
I did not seo anyouo also boing beaten.
Enclosure No. 7.
Statements of Arabs sent to resident by the Sheikh of Bahrein.
No. 12.
Hasson bin Ahmed Ibrahim, agod about 40, on solomn affirmation:—
I remember tho ocoosion.on which tho disturbance oocurrcd ; it was 6th
liarazan. On that aftornoon I wont to tho bazaar to buy nocossaries (which tho
Porsians doal in). I mado my purchases and was going back to my houso, whon
I sow a disturbance going on noar Abdul Roza Dowani’s shop. Porsians and
Arabs were mixed up and quarrolling. 1 passed by thorn and did not enter
omong thorn; no ouc touched me. I did not speak to any of thorn. I did not
try to stop thorn, as I thought they would boat mo; and I got away as quiotly
as I could.
I saw Abdu Nabi coming towards tho crowd from tbo opposite direction.
I bad got up on to a shop counter in ordor to soo what was going on, and saw
over tho heads of tho quarrelling pcoplo that Abdu Nabi preoedod by a servant
was ooming from tho opposite direction. Abdu Nabi’s servant had a rovolvor
in his hand. I don’t know bis namo. I could identify him if I saw him. .Ho
did not firo tho rovolvor. I then went to my houso. I hod no curiosity to soo
any moro and wisbod to got away, and ran as quickly os I oould. I know no
more.
There woro 100 or 200 men. I should say. I did not count thorn.
I cannot soy how many Arabs or how many Persians thoro woro. (After
being prompted by Shoikh Hamad, ho says tho Porsians wero in tho majority.)
I was sont for by Mullah Shoikh Amad with tho others last Friday.
Nofurthor cross-examination.
No. 18.
8oleh-el-Mirian Nogroid, aged 40, states on solomn affirmation;—I am a
divor’s oasistant (gbois). I livo in Bohroin. I romembor tho disturbance oarJy
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