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MOVEMENTS OF THE POLITICAL AGENT.
From the 3rd to 9th April 1906 the Political Agent was in camp at Sakhir.
On the 1st May he joined the Political Resident on board the R. I. M. S.
Lawrence on a trip to Katar, returning to Bahrain on the 8th idem.
On the 1st June the Political Agent joined the Political Resident on a trip to
India, visiting Simla, Bombay and Karachi on duty.
He returned to Bahrain on the 26th July, receiving a visit of welcome from
the Chief and his sons on the morning after landing.
From October 1st, 1906, to 31st March, 1907, the Political Agent spent about
two-fifths of his time in camp at ’Ali, supervising the excavation of the ancient
Tumuli.
For a few days in March the Political Agent stayed in camp at Safira, near
Rufa, keeping the greater number of the infantry detachment there for change of
air.
VISITS OF OFFICIALS AND OTHER EUROPEANS.
Mr. Garden, of Messrs. Gray Paul & Co., Bushire, visited Bahrain on the 30th
April 1906 and left on the 3rd May 1906.
The visit of Messrs. Sturken and Wonckhaus in June has been referred to ante,
as also have the visits of Dr. Listemann, German Consul in Bushire.
M.M. Victor Rosenthal (Frenchman) and E. Duse (Italian) arrived in
Bahrain on the 3rd August 1906 and left for Lingaonthe 12th October. They
are believed to have purchased about Rs. 1,87,000 worth of pearls for the Parisian
firm of Leonard Rosenthal et Freres and are said to have lost money over their
transactions.
Mr. Carmichael, of Mess??. Macldnnon, Mackenzie & Co., Bombay Managing
Agents of the B. I. S. N. Co., visited Bahrain on the 18th August 1906.
The Rev. J. H. T. Holman spent six days in Bahrain during September 1906.
Major P. T. Westmorland, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Quetta, spent a
day in Bahrain in February 1907, as did Mr. G. A. Lloyd, Honorary Attache of
the British Embassy at Constantinople in March.
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Messrs. J. H. Bill, 1st Assistant Resident, and E. V. Gabriel, C.V.O., Foreign
Department, the Hon’ble Mr. Ramsay of the British Embassy at Constantinople, ■
and Captain Williams, Residency Surgeon, visited Bahrain in the R. I, M. S.
Lawrence on the 30th March 1907.
The Rev. Dr. Dixie, C.M.S., from Quetta, arrived in Bahrain on a short visit
to the American missionaries on the 31st March 1907.
F. B. PRIDEAUX, Captain,
Political Agent, Bahrein,

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