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6G ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE PERSIAN GULF POLITICAL RESIDENCY

Stewart called in March with the Director of Persian Gulf Telegraphs on
board on his annual tour of the Gulf.
The French gun-boat Surprise came in in February and soon after
leaving port had to put back under sail, her engines having broken down;
She left after repairs had been effected.
“ The Persepolis ” paid three visits to the port during the year.
"Travellers. The port was visited by an unusal number of travellers, mostly commer­
cial, among whom were Herr Kurt Jung, a German Commercial Attache,
Monsieur G. Alexandre, a Frenchman travelling in the interest of a Marseilles
sugar-refinery, a Mr. C. T. Guayc, representative of Messrs. Tate & Co., the
British sugar refiners, a Mr. Jacob Mashal of the Manchester firm of the
same name, and a Herr Otto Brandly, a Swiss formerly in the employ of
Messrs. Ziegler & Co., now travelling for the American “ Eastern Rug and
Trading Company.”
One Haji Mirza Abdul Muhammad, the editor of the Cairo paper Chehre
Numa, who stayed some time studying local politics.
Mr. Green, Superintendent of the Persian Gulf Post Offices, also made
his annual inspection in February.
Mr. Akers of the Board of Trade arrived in December and spent 10
days in Bunder Abbas in confidential enquiries into trade possibilities and
German competition. He visited Hormuz but was unable to see the red
oxide mines on the island.
Resident's The Resident in the course of his tour in May visited the port but had
Visits.
no time to land. The First Assistant to the Resident arrived in December
and left at once without landing taking Mr. Akers with him in the R. I. M. S.
Lawrence.
Foreign Monsieur Ovseenko remained in charge of the Russian Consulate, until
Represent-
atives. he obtained sick leave and left on the 15th October, having placed the Sadid-
^s-Sultanch (recalled from Lingah) in charge as Consular Agent, at Bunder
'Abbas. It is said that the Russian Government contemplates giving up its
Consulate in Bunder Abbas, and the status of the post which for the present
has returned to what it was before M. Ovseenko’s arrival would tend to
confirm the rumour. Monsieur Mathiew, Assistant to M. Ovseenko, also
left Bunder Abbas at the beginning of November.
The usual activity was shown by the Russian Consulate in the collection
of news by a large staff of regularly paid spies, most of whom seem to be
the scum of the bazaars of the Gulf ports.
Official Lieutenant C. H. Gabriel continued in charge of H. M. S. Consulate
Changes.
until transferred to the Residency at Hyderabad on the 5th October. He
spent 3£ months of the hot weather on privilege leave in England and during
his absence the Head Clerk, Mr. P. S. Pereira, discharged the current duties
of the office. Captain W. H. I. Shakespear joined his appointment on the
25th November, and held charge to the end of the year.

W. H. I. SHAKESPEAR, Captain,
Assistant Resident and H. D. M’s. Consul.
BRITISH CONSULATE :
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