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and embroidery. A number of girls who had previously

attended the Mission school transferred themselves to this
new Government school. The school is very popular and
the attendance is as much as can be dealt with by the pre­

sent staff.
Bahrain boys at Bevrout. The seven boys from Bahrain aeh
schools who have been educated for two years, at Govern­
ment expense, at Beyrout University have been well reported

on. Three of them, sons of Shaikhs, spent the last sum­
mer holidays in Bahrain, Their knowledge of English

seemed to have improved- considerably. Doubtless the
success of this experiment will be apparent when the boys
return here at the end of the present term, Four of them
will then enter the schools as masters.

The cost of this experiment has been heavy as Although
several of the boys are sons of wealthy parents every­

thing. has been paid for them by the Government, The boy8
were selected at a time when I was on leave and in my
opinion the choice of two or three of them was unfortunate.
They are sons of people who are notoriously mischievous

and inimical to the Government. They were chosen by one
of the two headmasters who were dismissed. .At the time
of the strike four of the boys at Beyrout sent to the

masters a sympathetic and encouraging telegram, It is
to be hoped that this no indication of their future line
of conduot.

Hussein Yateem, son of a local merchant, who died
some years ago, is still at school at Brighton, From

unofficial sources I hear that he is doing very well,
he speaks English excellently and has apparently assimi­
lated the manners of an English school boy.
Persian and American Schools. As these schools are not