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E 108-110 Bnbrnin nows roporlo.

No. 108.
Trnuelalod-purpoit of a letter from Shaikh Esau-mh-Ali, Chiof of Balirniu, to tho Rcsidoucy
Agent, Bahrain, dated tho 28th Juno 1888.
AJlor compliments.—With roforcnco to your lottcr, saying that if I
received any fresh nows of any occurrence at Kl-Katar, I should communicnto
tho samo to you for report to tho Resident, Persian Gulf, I bog to inform you
that I havo rccoivod intolligonco that tho Muloscrrif of El-Ifnsa has givou
permission to Jnsim-bin-Muliainraad-bin-Thaui to build at Zobarnh, nnd that
Jasirn will tako Bteps to do tho samo. I havo thcrcforo written this for your
information.

No. 109.
No. 210, dated Duahirc, tho 11th July 1888.
Frodi—Colonel E. C. Ros3, C.S.I., Political Resident in tho Persian Oulf nnd
IIor Mnjosty'a Consul-General for Furs,
To—Tho Secretary to tho Government of Iudio, Foreign Department.
I havo tho honour to encloso copy of a nows report, dated Oth instant,
received from tho Rosidcncy Agent at Bahrain.

No. 110.
News report by the Rosidcncy Agcul, Bahrain, dated the 5th July 1888.
By last mail steamer, Yusuf Beg arrived at Bahrain from Basra; ho is
appoiuted in place of tho lato Shaker Beg, in military command at El-llasa.
Ho did not land at Bahrain, but remained in a boat in the harbour for six days,
during which time Muhammad-bin-Abdul Wahab ropcatcdly interviewed him ;
on tho wind abating ho left for Darccn accompanied by Muhammad Abdul
Wahab.
Tho Kacm-Makam of Kateef, who had come hero somo timo ago, remained
in his boat in tho harbour for about a fortnight, and whon tho usual mailstoam-
or arrived at Bahrain, ho sont his family and pcoplo on board for Basra, and
himsolf returned to Katcof. During his sojourn in the harbour ho also did not
land at Bahrain.
With rofcronco to my letter No. G4 of 1888, about tho proposal of Jasim
to meet Shaik Ahmed-bin-Aii at Zobarah, and to renow his friondly relations
and a ^reomeut with tho Shaikhs of Bahrain, I find that tho object of Jasim in
proposing this reconciliation is to prevent any sccrot measures of tho Shaikh of
Bahrain for alienating from him tho pcoplo of Kutar, bccauso ho wants them
to fight against Zacd, Chiof of Abu-Thabi, and others.
Tho Shaikhs of Bahrain aro also desirous of peace, so that Jasim may not
do any harm to thoir friends the Na’aim, and bring about troubles by foolish
talk.
I havo hoard that Jasim now sends poarls to Bin Eedan, who also receives
tho valuo of pearls, belonging to Jasim, which aro sold in Bombay.
For. a timo bo had ceased to send his poarls to Bahrain. It appears ono
objeot in renewing his friendship with the Shaikhs of Bahraiu is to ensuro
through thorn safoty for his property.
It is said thut whon tho commandant of tho Turkish dotaohmont at El-
Bidd arrived thcro, ho interviewed Jasim and said that tho Govorumont wauted
to ropair tho fort, and invited him to inspect tho said fort, and givo his opinion
about tho ropairs, &c., ho was about to undortako. Jasim declined to go thcro,
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