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slightest innovation appears to provoke a general outcry
so all improvements have to be effected very slowly and

carefully.
Tutor to the sons of the huler.
Mr. Abdul ^ayum Klien, who was acting os tutor to the

younger sons of li.2. Shaikh iiamed did not have his contract
renewed after completing his first year, ilis efforts, £
from no fault of his, were not on tlie whole successful,

lie was from the first heavily handicapped by not being
able to speak .archie, iiis pupils resented being expected
to do regular lessons and only attended very occasionally.

The eldest of the four boys who were supposed to be learn­
ing, Sheikh I'ub^rak, attended only four or five times a
month. ii. S. Sheikh Earned-though visaing them to learn,

did not insist on their working, the result was that the
tutor, an educated and well qualified man, was merely

wasting his time ct considerable expense to the government.
In the summer, Shaikh iibdulla bin I lamed, the second
!
of the four boys, went to Bombsy for treabient to his
eyes and I-'r. Abdul ^Jayum accompanied him. They travelled

by land from Karachi to Bombay rnd visited a number of a
native states on the v;ay down, V/heu Shaikh abuulla

reached Bombay hr. Abdul jiyim returned to his home and
on completion of the year he relinquished his temporary
appointment with this government.
Shaikh Abdulla, when lie canc back to 3ahrain asked that

an arrangement should be made for someone to teach him
and he is now taking lessons from a local man who used to
teach in the L'uharrak school,

any attempts tc educate the ycung Shaikhs in Bahrain
will undoubtedly be a failure unless strong measures are
taken to mare them do some .ork end this is inpossible

without the co-oparation of their fathor from whom it is