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104, PERSIAN GULP ADMINISTRATION REPORT
Government earnestly Loped that ho would use his influence to avoid the #p
ruption of the “ A1 Tliani” family. ^
Towards the end of the year, it was reported that the people of Doha h ,
begun to feel the strain of Shaikh Khalifah bin Jasim’s rule as Governor
Doha and tliat they were anxious to see Shaikh Abdullah leinstatcd. ^
events bode no good for the A1 Thani family for the future. **
As the result of the imprudent action on the part of a Yuz Bashi in 8e-
_ ing lucerne from some lucerne sellers
Hi“ftn at ' Tarat, a serious quan cl occuried bet^ ecu
the Tarut people and the local Katif authorities, which resulted in the recall
to Hasa of the Yuz Bashi.
Two Gerious skirmishes occurred during the year between the townspeople
and the Bedouin
(а) One between the Amayir Bedouin of Anik and the gardeners of
Saihat in which the loss of 40 men in killed and wounded occurred-
(б) and the other between the Bedouin and the people of Safwa which
resulted in the loss of six men in killed and wounded.

These incidents caused great uneasiness among the people wrho blamed the
Local Government for being powerless to put down Bedouin raids, and who, aa
a remedy against such occurrences, suggested the posting of strong garrisons fo
all the outlying villages.
The Ojair-Hasa Trade Route continued unsafe throughout the year owing
to the depredations of the Bedouin, the
TbeOjwr-Haja Trade Route.
chief offender being the Manasir tribe.
Two^ caravans were waylaid and looted during the year.
With reference to the remarks in last year’s report regarding the setttle-
men of the A1 bu Ainain tribe at Kasr-us*
A1 bo Ainuin.
Subaih, the intrigues of the tribe with
the Turkish authorities have resulted iu the establishment of a small Turkish
Post at Kcsr-us-Subaih. It has however been decided that this port is not in*
eluded in the jurisdiction of the Shaikh of Kuwait so that the question of the
doings of the A1 bu Ainain in that locality is no longer of any particular impor*
tance.
In June, a boat containing passengers proceeding from Bahrain to Katif—
was taken possession of en route by a
Piracy perpetrated by the Ajman Bedouin.
number of Ajman Bedouin who were on
board her. They ran the ship ashore on the coast south of Katif and made off
with all the goods on board. The chief loser was Jasim bin Muhammad bin
Abdul Wahhab Pasha of Darin. Among other property being conveyed over
for him were two pearls, the property of the Sultan of Maskat. A complaint
was also lodged by an Indian Muhammadan barber.
Reference was made to Shaikh Isa to induce him to exercise Political
influence on the mainland which he imagines he acquires through the yearly
doles which he makes to rep; ejentatives of the tribes.
In the course of time it was reported that the bulk of the property had
been recovered and handed over to the Mutassarif of Hasa, Nothing more has
been heard and no further complaints have been made by the sufferers to the
Agency, so presumably they have been satisfied.
It was said at the time that some of the Ajmans contemplated establishing
a post on the coast from which to strike at the traffic between Katif and Bahrain,
but this plan does not seem to have been carried into execution.
In, the month of July, a Somali boat in charge of one Muhamms^
Robbcrj of the chi go of. boat uml. M.usa into Fuwairat in strong weather
mistaking it for Bahrain.
The dhow went aground there and got her bottom stove in and became »
wreck. Her crew proceeded to discharge the timber and firewood which forme*
her cargo, when the local people came and offered their assistance which
refused. The Puwairatis, headed by Nasir bin Shahin ut Tuwar, then seized 1W
cargo and by violence and threats forced the ship’s master to accept Rs-1,4,001°

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