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70 PER8IAN GULF ADMINISTRATION REPORT

failuro of tlio Parsces, e.g, Kausian, has loft thorn an almost clear field •
import business. Thoy wero, however, the chief sufforera by robbery dUri)U
year. 8 tho
They entered fresh, claims on account of bad debts for Krans 22 67r
which, however, 13,280 was recovered before the end of tho year. * of
Church Missionary Society.—There was a considerable change in th
during tho year, and some signs of activity. 0 staff
The Reverend A. Boylan arrived in November and proceeded to organ*
school a
The modi cal work was carried on by Dr. Schaffter and Dr. (Miss) WcstlaV
and Miss Carrick, Nurse till autumn, when Dr. Sckafftcr went to Yezd. How
followed by Miss Cnrrick in December. Dr. Dodson came out from leave
November. ln
Tho following are the statistics of the medical work done during th
year :— 00
In-patients • . 469
Out-patients ... 4,981
Repeated visits of outpatients 12,042
Patients visited in the city 1,527
Patients visited on itineration 475
Major operations . • . . 377
Minor . Not recorded.
Nothing unusual in the medical history of tho year.
Eastern Hug and Trading Company.—This concern, registered as a
British Company, maintained its lead among the carpet firms Prices rose owing
to the increase of competition due to the establishment of the German Company,
the Persische Teppich Aktiens Gesellschaft, and the arrival of three new agents
of American firms, but had fallen nearly to normal again by the end of the year.
Export is still chiefly to America, but the European demand is steadily increas­
ing. The export of carpets for the year was probably a record maximum, but
there are large unsold stocks in London and Constantinople.
Et was arranged that the Company should be merged in the Oriental
Carpet Manufacturers, Limited, whose head office is in Smyrna, with effect from
the 1st of the new year.
The latter concern has a big capital £1,000,000 and does a big business
but is said to have sunk so much capital in buildings and stock that it is in
rather a critical financial position.
* Castelli Co.—This firm shows signs of decline and, towards the end of
the year, its agency was left in charge of a
Foreign Interest*.
Persian, the notorious Hussainoff.
The Kazan Company—The Agent of this American firm, Pandelis Josephides,
was discovered to have been engaged with Ali Asghar Khoi in defrauding the
latter's creditors. He was also detected in other dishonest practices. At His
Majesty’s Consul's instance His Majesty’s Legation withdrew British protection
from the firm in Kerman.
The Persische Teppich Aktiens Qesellschaft.—An agency of this company
was opened at German in January by Mr. G. Bruggmann, a Swiss subject. No
arrangements had been made by the firm for Consular protection, # and
Mr. Bruggmann went about saying that he was himself going to be appointed
German Vice-Consul. He began operations by some rather sharp and un-
gentlemanly practices towards the Eastern Rug and Trading Co., whose guest no
then was.
Thereafter he appears to have quarrelled with every one he had dealing*
with, the Kargpzar, whom he tried to browbeat; his employes, who aocuso
him of assaulting them, and his servants who would not stay with nim.
European society he entirely eschewed and there was no quarter in which, i
one reason or another, he was not extremely unpopular. In August o-
Majesty’s Consul received instructions to extend British protection to him, a