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RESIDENCY AND MUSCAT POLITICAL AGENCY POR THE YEAR 180243. 13

food that a pardon has been offered to the Baharloos by the new Gover-
UDdGcneral on condition of their future good behaviour, and probably the
nor'rn 0f their patron, the Kawam-ul-Mulk, from Meshed contributed to their
education. The Governor of Darab has now been arrested.
The epidemic of cholera, which raged virulently in the northern parts of
Persia, did not penetrate further south than Shiraz. It first showed itself at
Iklid six stages from Shiraz, having followed the caravan road from Meshed :
thenw it spread gradually to Fasa and Kiris. Comparatively few cases occur-
red at Shiraz itself, but it was not until December that the disease finally died
out.
The mortality at and round about Fasa is said to have been one thousand
five hundred; at l6tabanat and Shiraz two hundred each.
Disturbances occurred in the Bushire district owing to feuds between
Khan Ali Khan of Bander Rig and Muhammad Khan of Rudhilla, and to the.
discontent of both with the Governor, whose policy it was to play off one
against the other. Muhammad Khan of Angali, however, was murdered in a
blood-feud, and his rival appears to have made his peace with the Government.
In December Jafar Khan, the Zabit of Dilam, was said to be evading
payment of revenue, and thirty soldiers were sent by the Deputy Governor of
Bushire to arrest him. The townspeople rose in his favour and a fight ensued
in which the soldiers were worsted. Jafar Khan was afterwards replaced by
the Zabit of Reshire.
The Indian observatory, mentioned in last year's report as being in course
of erection at Bushire, has been in working order for some months past.
In April 1S92 Muhammad Hasan Khan, Deputy Governor of Bander
Abbas, was appointed to the charge of Lingah also.
In May some fighting was reported in Lar between the Governor Fath Ali
Khan and one of his sons. There was a renewal of the disputes between them
early this year, but it is not known with what result.
In October a British Indian subject from Bahrain reported that he had
been robbed of about 26,000 krans at Naband by some of the Beni Malik
tribe. Orders have been issued from Tehran for the restoration of the stolen
property.
In June 1892 a Bahrain boat lying off Kasr Konar was plundered, by eleven,
anned men at Bander Tibbin, and cash and goods, valued at RSSO, were
stolen. Application for redress was made to the Prince Governor of Fars, but
so far without result.
In August 1892 a determined attack was made on Kasr Konar by tbe A1
Bu Fakhara, who formerly farmed it, but were supplanted by another tribe and
knmigrated to El-Katr, where they have resided for the last eighteen years.
According to the accounts received seven of the inhabitants of Kasr Konar
were killed and property valued at 70,000 krans was carried off. In retalia-
ou the Kasr Konar people shortly afterwards seized three boats belonging to
. '““***• A complaint of this was made by Shaikh Jasim-bin-Thani, bat he was
1 ormed that unless he prevented such outrages by people within his juris*
chon, he must expect reprisals. The case is still pending.
and fv. ^sease» 8uPPosed to be cholera, broke out at Radan near Bander Abbas,
thence Bpread to Minab ; it does not, however, appear to have been of a
severe type,
It is hoped that the Persian Government will construct a telegraph lino
01 Bander Abbas to Jask; during the recent disturbances at Bander Abbas