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Police and public security.

what was happening no attempt was made to interfere.
The four uncles buried the girl’s body in the floor of

the house and escaped. It is thought that they are in
hiding in Xattar.
Towards the end of the year a night attack was made

on the house <sf a Bahrani in Jed Ali, below Rafaa.
After investigations the Police arrested one Isa bin
Isa allkillah of Rafaa. The victim hovered for some

time between life and death but finally recovered; the
accused was tried and found guilty and sentenced to two
years hard labour and deportation. The convicted man

is a nephew of the notorious liohomed al nullah who was
sentenced sane years ago to penal servitude in India
together with several other members of a gang of gunmen

who took part in a series of murderous attacks on
Bahrani villages, which were instigated by some of the
Thp.li-fflh ana v/ho were finally captured after

an unsuccessful attempt to assasinate H. 2. Shaikh Hamad.
The attack an Jed Ali was made by several persons but
unfortunately no information was obtained as to the

identity of the other men. In this case none of the
Ruling family were implicated.
Li op or. In ay last annual report I mentioned that

there was an increase in the illicit manufacture and
sale of liquor. A few years ago drunkenness was almost
unknown in Bahrain but during the last year or two the

habit of drinking liquor has increased very rapidly.
The habit has been introduced by Jews, Iraqis and by
Bahrain subjects who have travelled in "wet’1 countries*

h- 2. Shaikh Hamad regards the use of alcohol by his
subjects with extreme abhorrence and he is greatly
coneernedhsesLse several of the younger members of hift