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SECTION 2.

A.—FoBEIGN REPRESENTATIVES.
French Consulatcj—Momiouv George Cnssin was French Consul in Rnshi™
froni (lie 1st January to tlie 31st July. On the 1st August in compliance wUh
instructions received from his Government he closed the Consulate The fum
lure, etc., was disposed of and on the 22nd September, M. Cassin left for
Constantinople to take up a Consular post there. During the 7 months of the
vear he was here M. Cassin carried out a tour of the Gulf ports and recessed
jor some 3 weeks in Shiraz. Since M. Cassin's departure French interests
remain unrepresented up to the end of the year.
Dutch Consulate.—Monsieur George Cassin, French Consul, Bushire was
in charge of the Consulate from the 1st January to the 31st July. The Dutch
interests also remained unrepresented for the remainder of the year.
If is Majesty*s Consul-General, Bushire, continued to look after the Nor­
wegian, Greek, Iraq and Esthonian interests.
U. S. S. R.—A Russian Armenian Clerk remained in charge of the Russian
Trading Concern, which apparently did no business throughout the year.

B.—Visitors.
Mr. V. A. Mallet, C.M.G., Counsellor to His Majesty’s Legation, Tehran,
arrived here from' Shiraz on the 12th February and left the following day in
H. M. S. “ Shoreham ” on a tour of the Gulf ports. He returned to Bushire on
the 6th March and proceeded to Tehran on the 8th via Shiraz.
Mr. P. Knabensue, the American Minister at Bagdad, accompanied by his
son and Secretary, Mr. Moose, landed on 5tli March for a few hours to call on
the Political Resident. The party left the same day on a tour of the Gulf ports.
On the 18th March, Mr. D. L. Busk of His Majesty's Legation, Tehran,
arrived at Bushire and left the following day for Bahrain on tour.
On the 22nd May the Russian Consul, Alnvaz, G. Tsadouroff arrived here
and returned to his headquarters on the 24th.
On the 5th October,. Mr. Pierre Tchougounoff, Russian Consul-General,
Shiraz, arrived at Bushire and left on the 7th.
C.—British Interests.
The Imperial and International Communications, Limited.—On the 11th
July this Company changed its name to Cable and "Wireless Limited and was
duly registered as such with the Iranian Government.
The Mesopotamia-lrafftCorporation, Limited.—The firm continued as
Agents to the British India Steam Navigation Company Limited and City Hall
Lines but suffered as did all other British commercial interests in the South
from a steadily decreasing trade.
Messrs. Ziegler & Co.—Mr. J. Muir, a Director and Manager in Iran of this
firm passed through Bushire on the 8th October c.n route for the United Kingdom
haying closed, down the last of the Company's Branches at Isfahan.
The Imperial Bank of Persia, Bushire.—’Mr. H. Evans was Manager of the
Bushire Branch from the beginning of the year to the 6th April when he was
relieved by Mr. \V. I. R. Bulficld, who remained in charge to the end or
vnar.
The Anglo-1 ran Oil Company, Ltd.—A Branch for (lie sole of the Company’s
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from the 1st October to the end of the year.
Visits of His Majesty's Shins,-The Senior Naval Officer, ^rsian Oujf
Division, Captain J. V. Croagh, D.S.O., R.N, in II M. S. “ fehorohnm „
Rushiro six times. His Majesty’s Slopps “ Bidelord twice and Y
thrice during the year.