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AND THE MASKAT POLITICAL AGENCY FOR TIIE YEAR 1007-1908.
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In connection with tho suppression of piracy H.M.8. Redbreast arrived
on tho 23rd July 1907, and remained till the Gth August, when she left for
Bushire. She returned again on tho 11th August, but left for Basrah on the
17th. H.M.8. Lapwing arrived to take her place on the 31st August and
remained in Bahcrin waters till the 14th September, when all likelihood of
piracies occurring soemed to have subsided.
On the Gth December 1907, the Indo-European Telegraph Department
steamer Patrick Stewart arrived with the Officiating Director on board, and
auchored for a few hours while Mr. Campbell came ashore to soe the proposed
site for a telegraph building.
On the 12th January 1908, the R.I.M.S. Lawrence came over from
Bushire, with the now Agency launch Bahrein in tow. She proceeded on the
following day to the Truoiai Oman coast, taking tho Agency Interpreter,
Mr. Inam al Hak, on a temporary deputation.

Movements of the Political Agent.
The Political Agent spent about 32 days in camp during the year in
different parts of the islands.
In August 1907 the Political Agent paid a hasty visit to Bushire in
H. M, S. Redbreast.
In September and October 1907, Captain Prideaux availed himself of 0
weeks* privilege leave to India.
On the 21st December 1907, the Political Agent proceeded to Bushire,
returniug to Bahrein on the 12th January 1908.
Visits of Officials and other Europeans.
On the 13lh April 1907, Mr. C. Wills arrived from England to relieve
Mr. H, S. Milborrow, proceeding on furlough, of tho oharge of the local branch
of Messrs. Gray Paul & Co. Mr. Milborrow returned to Bahrein just before
the close of tho year, and Mr. Wills was thon transferred to Basrah.
Soveral changes were mado in the personnel of the American Arabian
Mission during the year, iu consequenco of the Rev. J. Moerdyk proceeding
home on furlough and Mrs. Vogel being transferred to Basrah. The new
comers, who relieved each other at different periods, were the Rev. James
Cantine accompanied by Mrs. Cantine, from Maskat, and the Rev. J. Van
Ess, the Rev. F. J. Barny, Mr. D. Dykstra (lay teacher), Dr. A. K. Bennett,
Dr. H. R. L. Worrell and Miss Scardefield, all from Basrah.
Mons. Victor Rosenthal, of the Parisian firm of pearl-merchants, arrived
on the 9th September and left for Europe on the 9th December 1907. He
stayed this year with Mr. Bahnson of Messrs. R. Wonokhaus & Co., as a
paying guest. Different reports 6tate that he spent 3J lakhs and 6 lakhs on his
purchases.
Mons. Elbaz of Maskat, who is called by the Arabs Ibrahim and is under­
stood to be a nephew of Mons. Goguyer of Maskat, arrived in Bahrein on the
8th November and left on tho 23rd idem. He put up with Haji Muqbil adh
Dhakair, the pearl and rice merchant. The apparent object of his visit was to
set going a new contrivance for raising wator from a well, imported from
France by Haji Muqbil through Mons. Goguyer.
On the 16th December 1607, Mr. Laff^re, Assistant Engineer, Publio
Works Department, arrived from Bunder Abbas fora week to inspect the
Agency buildings and the Postmaster’s house, and on the 26th January
Mr. E. Greene, Superintendent of Post Offices, Karachi and Persian Gulf
Divisions, came to Bahrein ou his annual inspection tour.
Other casual and hasty visitors to Bahrein were Mr. Brown of Messrs.
Wonokhaus & Co., Professor Oestrup, Ph.D. (a Dane), and a Gorman
architect proceeding to Baghdad, in Novombor 1907; a German commercial
agent named Kurt Jung in Fobruary 1908; and Messrs. C. H. Kesteven of
Calcutta and Lyle of Gray Mackenzie & Co., of Basrah, in March 1908.
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