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RESIDENCY AND MASKAT POLITICAL AGENCY FOR THE YEAR 1902-1003. 5
(3) Lingah.'—Aglia Muhammad Amin who had been Residency Agent at
Jjingah for many years died on the 3rd August. His sou, Aglia JJedr, lias now
been entrusted with tlio work of tho Agency. On tlio ‘22nd August it was
reported that Saiyid Yusuf Mchrkani, a partisan of Sheikh Muhammad Joasmi
who seized Lingah a fow years ago but was soon expelled by tho Persians, had
arrived from the Arab Coast at Dooan on the Persian side. A few days later it
was reported that he had seized and burned 10 packages of dates which belonged
to the Persian Government and were being brought to Lingah from tho interior.
Tho Deputy Governor of Lingah took steps to defend the place and the latest
news received about Saiyid Yusuf was that lie had left Persia and crossed over
to Katr. ILis Excellency the Salar-i-Moazzim arrived in Lingah on 17th Octo­
ber in the Persepolis and landed with some troops from Bushirc and a ship’s
gun. He is said to have recovered a fine of 0,000 dollars from Sheikh Yusuf
bin Ahmed of the Bu Smeit tribe and his brother whom he had arrested on the
charge of having favoured the cause of the rebel Saiyid Yusuf and to have then
released them, taking from them a paper in which they declared their allegi­
ance to the Persian Government.
(1) Bunder Abbas.— Captain E. H. S. Boxer, Assistant Resident and
Vice-Consul, died suddenly at Bunder Abbas on the 4th June from hyperpy­
rexia consequent on an attack of bilious remittent fever. He was succeeded in
August by Captain W. G. Grey.
Owing to the scarcity which availed during the year the districts round
Bunder Abbas were in a very disturbed state. The routes to Kerman and Yezd
were very unsafe and frequent robberies were committed by the Baharloo and
Bashkirdi tribes. The Persian Post from Kerman was robbed on tbreo occasions
and the village of Sultanabad between Bunder Abbas and Kerman was sacked
towards the end of April by Baharloo raiders who are said to have killed some
13 of the inhabitants. In May and June Minob was raided by Baskkirdis and
frequent reports were received of robberies and disturbances.
Severe shocks of earthquake were felt at Bunder Abbas and Kishm on the
9th June and continued for some days. Many of the houses suffered and two
lives were lost at Bunder Abbas. The damage at Kishm was, it is believed,
more serious than at Buuder Abbas.
Mr. n. "Whitby Smith was in Political charge of tho Mckran Coast during
the year.
The districts of Balm and Dashtyari were at the close of the year
1901-1902 in a disturbed state owing tc the misdeeds of Mir Mahmud Khan.
At the instigation of San id Kban of Gaih this same Mahmud Khan was
appointed by Sardar Hasbim Kban, Governor of Bampur, to be Chief of
Dashtyari, Mir Abdi being driven out of the place. Representations were made
by His Majesty’s Legation to the Persian Government regarding the state of
affairs prevailing in those districts and the arrest and punishment of Mahmud
Khan and Saiyid Khan were pressed for, but without success. In July, how­
ever, the new Governor of Bampur, Murteza Kuli Kban, who succeeded Hashim
Kban, arrested Saiyid Kban who was released in November after a large sum
of money bad been taken from him. No steps have been taken for the arrest
of the principal offender Mahmud Khan who still remains at large and con­
tinues to do mischief.
Owing to tho long continued drought, much distress has prevailed during
the year in all the districts between Gwettur and Jask.
, Sixteen slaves were manumitted during tho year: of these three took refuge x.—Slave Trade,
m Busbirc, tbreo in Lingab, and ten in Bahrein.
, ^10 Ap1*^ a Bahrein boat bound from Bahrein to Basrah in XL—Piracies,
ballast was attacked near the second buoy on tlio Skatt-cl-Arab bar by a party
ot 10 Arabs who carried off Rs. 400 in cash and other property. The matter
w£8 represented to the Turkish authorities who arrested a fow suspooted persons
"bom, however, tho Nakhoda of tho boat could not identify.
On 27th May, a Kowoit boat was attacked off Bubyan island near tbe
entrance to tho bhatt-cl-Arab by pirates who are believed to bo in the employ of
usuf bin Ibrahim of Dora. Much property in cash and kind was carried off
li? n°n?i • , crow was kMed. The noxt day another Koweit boat was attacked
he Uinuyan creek and 4,000 Krans in cash besides other property were
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