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CHAPTER X,
ADMINISTRATION REPORT FOR THE BAHRAIN AGENCY FOR THE
YEAR 191A

Charge of the Agency was held by Major A. P. Trovor, C.I.E., from the
commencement of the year to May 20th,
Pcrmand.
and from then till the end of the year by
Captain T. H. Keyes.
Shaikh Isa was awarded the C.SII. on the King’s birthday: Relations with
him have been satisfactory throughout the
SbalUi Isa sad tbo Al KL&Iifah Family.
year. His attitude towards the landing
of the Indian Expeditionary Force in Bahrain will be dealt with below.
Shaikh Isa enjoyed good health throughout the year except for one bout
of fever from which he quickly recovered. He is still very hale in spite of his
age and frequently goes on long hawking expeditions with his sons.
Shaikh Hamad bin Muhammad caused some trouble by refusing to allow
one of his servants to obey a summons from Shaikh Isa, and appealed to the
Political Resident. Shaikh Isa was very grateful for the support given to him.
Shaikh Ali bin Ahmed, whose exile to India had a good effect for some years,
also began to give trouble by his tyrannical conduct. On being severely taken
to task by Shaikh Isa on the Political Agent’s advice he speedily amended his
ways. Shaikh Abdullah bin Isa rendered great assistance to the Agency
throughout the year.
Assistant Surgeon G. K. Manani was in charge throughout the year, and
did very useful work. The figures as com­
Victoria Memorial HoipitaL
pared with the two previous years are as
follows:—
Tear, In-door. Ont-door. To’al.

1912 37 3,688 3,725
1913 38 6,262 5,330
1914 49 4,640 4,689

The high figures of 1913 were due to the closing of the Mission Hospital
for the greater part of the Summer, but, as that hospital was open during the
whole of 1914, the Victoria Memorial Hospital figures reverted to the normal.
The Agency Guard was furnished throughout the year by the 95th Russell’s
- - . Infantry. A sapoy committed suicide,
a but the conduct of the guard was other­
wise good, and the unpleasant duty of prison warder was efficiently carried out.
The Political Agent was only able to make one tour, to Ruwais and Chur-
riyah, in the “ Bahrain" as the launch
Political Agect*B toon.
was sent to Bombay for repair in April.
There she was commandeered by the military authorities, and only returned in
November to proceed the next day to Basrah for service with the Expeditionary
Force.
The Political Agent visited Bushire in May and October, and made a ten
days’ tour of the Pearl Banks in H. M. S. “Fox" and '* Odiu.”
Sanction for the erection of clerks' quarters and the improvement of the
Agenoy buildings has not yet been re-
Agcncj BoCdlngt.
ceived. The want of proper accommoda­
tion con/ributea largely to the extreme unpopularity of Bahrain.