Page 170 - PERSIAN 8 1912_1920

80 PERSIAN GTJLP ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
TJndor tho heading " Kalantar and Kadhuda ” of last year’s report
mention is made of disturbances by Tangistani sympathisers of the KaN^0
Mashadi Abdul Rasul. There was a slight recrudescence of those disordm^*
tho month of April when Zair Khadhar, tho headman of Tangistan, hc.si ln
Chogodak a village under tho Khan of Ahmadi. A threat was made to
tho Rajputs to clear out tho aggressors but, before the need for any
steps arose, Zair Khadhar was repelled aud left for Ahram in his own count/*6
The Administration Report for 1911 gives, under tho heading “ Tiw
Coast, ” an account of tho incident tK
Oi Odilon. ^««ut TanguUm,. ]ed to these operations. It is sufficient*!
say here that they were undertaken to exact compensation for a pirati 1
outrage committed by these tribesmen on a Dibai pearling boat. All efforts t
induce tho Persian Government or the subordinate authorities of Fars to tak°
action had failed, and, in April, Sir Percy Cox advised tho seizure of natiy6
craft belonging to Tangistan. Arrangements were made with Haidar Khan
Hayat Davudi, Dhabit of Hayat Havudi and Bandar Rig, for the detention 0f
the captured dhows at the island of Kharag pending payment of compensation
and the surrender of the culprits.
On tho 9th June, a telegram was sent by tho Resident to His Excellency
tho Governor-General of Fars informing him of the action it was proposed £o
take. Tho Central Authorities at Tehran were al the same time apprised by
His Majesty’s Minister of the decision of His Majesty’s Government based on
Sir Percy Cox’s proposals On June 14tli, tho village of Madumari was
bombarded and, on the next day, after a preliminary bombardment, every
available man was landed. One able seaman was killed and five wero wounded,
two only slightly, by sniping from the shore. Tho dhows were found hauled a
considerable distance up the creek and fifteen were either blown up with
guncotton or burnt. His Majesty’s ships “ Pelorus, ** “ Philomel ” and
“ Sphinx ” took part in this operation.
On the 22nd June, the same ships, but this time with Lieutenant-Colonel
Smith and 200 men of the 2nd Queen Victoria’s Own Rajput Light Infantry
on board, commenced operations against the village of Dihvar, destroyed it and
brought off four large dhows and one fishiug dhow. Operations wero also
undertaken against the villages of Halileh, Rustami and Bulkhair on the 2Gtb
and 27th June. The nett result of these operations were, 24 dhows captured
and searched of which 11 were held up to ransom, 10 were, after enquiry,
released and three sunk, 17 dhnws were destroyed. Madumari village was
shelled and X)il»var destroyed by the landing parties. The operations were con­
ducted by Commander P. Hill, R.N., Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf.
The Resident expressed to His Excellency the Naval Commandcr-in-fhicf
his high appreciation of the cordial manner in which Captain Hill co-operated
with both the Officer Commanding 2nd Rajputs and the Resident, and of the
effective and judicious arrangements which he had made in spite of the double
handicap of bad weather and heat.
In his final report on the operations, the Resident brought to the favoura­
ble notice of the Government of India the services of Captain Hill, R.N-, Senior
Naval Officer, of the officers commanding H. M. S. “ Philomel ”
“ Sphinx ”, of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith, Commanding the 2nd Quetn
Victoria’s Own Rajput Light Infantry and of his First Assistant, Captain
L. Birdwood, who acted as Political Officer to the combined forces:
The following ^ extracts are taken from the report of His Excellency the
Naval Commander-in-Chief to the Admiralty:—
*' I consider that the small number of casualties is in a- great J?p?JUu0
due to the able dispositions made by Commander Poter W. E. Hui of H«
44 Pelorus ” who has conducted these operations throughout with much skill ^
ehergy, and I have* great pleasure in recommending him for some j
their Lordships’ recognition. Commanders George N. Ballard, “ Philomel,
George J. Todd, “Sphinx,” who wore in charge of tho landing parties on
ferent occasions, are aleo deserving of praise. The detachment of the 2nd (vL ^
Victoria’s Own) Rajput Light Infantry under tho command of Lieutenant-
ne F. A. Smith also did excellent work, and I submit an express*00

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