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(lxxv) Complaints preferred by British Indian subjects and people belonging to
Bahrein and Ras-cl-Khyma against Persian authorities cf Luristan and Bandar
Abbas, 1892-94.
498. We shall give below some instances of claims of British subjects and
subjects of Bahrein and Triicial Chiefs
External A., February 1894. Nos. >-8.
against the Persian Government, showing
the procedure adopted by the British officials and the tactics of delay and
obstructiveuess pursued by the Persian officials.
Complaint against the Beni Malik tribe on the coast under the administration
of Fath Ali Khan, Begler Begi of Laris tan.
Case of Esa DIN HAMADA, a subject of the Chief of Bahrein.
499. On the night of the 22nd June 1892, Esa bin, Hamada of Bahrein,
nakhoda of a boat belonging to Ibrahim bin Hassan of Bahrein, was at anchor in
the boat in the roadstead of Tibbin,*
• On the const somewhere near Naband.
which is a dependency of Kasr Kunar, in
the district of Gaobandi, under Fath Ali Khan, Beglcr Begi of Laristan. The
boat was attacked at night by 11 robbers, reported to have been of the Beni
Malik tribe, who seized and bound Esa bin Hamada, stabbed a passenger on
board, and carried off R 800 in cash with other property valued at R 80.
500. The nakhoda and owner of the boat made a formal complaint before
the.Kazi and the Chief of Bahrein. The Chief forwarded it to the Resident, who
on the 5th August 1892 informed the British Agent at Shiraz, and requested
him to move the Governor of Fars to obtain redress. His Royal Highness the
Rukn-ud-Daula (then Governor-General of Fars) sent an order on the 13th
August 1892 to Fath Ali Khan of Laristan, directing him to trace the robbers
and recover the stolen property.
501. In October 1893 the Resident reminded the Government of Fars through
the British Agent at Shiraz, and in reply was informed that a special messenger
would be sent on the subject to the Begler Begi of Lar.
502. Nothing further was heard or done till the beginning of July 1893,
when a somewhat f similar outrage, com­
f Case of Ali bin Darwish. Note E.
mitted by the Beni Malik tribe upon
another Bahrein boat wrecked off Bisatin on the Laristan coast, was brought
to notice. The Officiating Resident (Major Sadler) wrote about that case, and
also the Tibbin case, to the Nizam-es-Sultaneh, Governor-General of Fars. The
latter replied on the 23rd July 1893, saying that., although both the cases referred
to had occurred in the time of His Royal Highness the Rukn-ud-Daula, he had
ordered hath Ali Khan of Lar to punish the offenders and obtain compensation.
503. On the 4th September 1893 the Officiating Resident (Mr. Crawford)
telegraphed to the British Agent at Shiraz to find out how these cases stood.
Thereupon (9th September) the Nizam-es-Sultaneh informed the British Agent,
and wrote to the Resident, that he had sent Fath Ali Khan to Laristan with
strict orders to enquire into the cases on the spot and settle them.
Complaint against the Beni Malik tribe on the coast under the administration
of Fath Ali Khan, Begler Begi of Laristan.
Case of MaGhu-bin-Muja, Hindu trader, a British Indian subject, living at
Bahrein.
504. In September 1892 Maghu Banya went from Bahrein to the Persian
coast for purposes of trade. He stopped
X Lxt. 370 35' N. ; Long. 5a0 32' E.
at Naband,} on the coast of Laristan, in
the house of Esa bin Saad, intending to take a boat from there to Bahrein. On
the night of the 18th September, Esa bin Saad being absent, 15 men broke
into the house, dragged Maghu out, beat and wounded him, and carried off his
property, which consisted largely of pearls, and was valued at 26,479 krans
(=£10,592).
505. Maghu applied in vain for redress to Rustam Khan, son of Fath Ali
Khan, Begler Begi of Laristan, who is his father’s Deputy at Gaobandi, and
also the Shaikh Ahmed Khan, Chief of Asalu, who replied that he knew the
robbers, but had no power to recover the property from them. Maghu had