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Shaikh Sulnon bin Shaikh Hamad who was named
Isa after the late Ruler. The birth of an
heir to Shaikh Sulmon was regarded locally
as a natter of importance. Another of His

Excellency Shaikh Haired vs sons had a son on
the sane day.
5. Kuwait visit. In June the Shaikh
of Kuwait paid a visit to Bahrain, He v/as
given an official reception vd th a guard of

honour and salutes, He travelled on his
new yacht.
In December His Excellency Shaikh Hamad

paid a short visit to Kuwait taking with him
a number of his relations and many of the
leading Arabs, a party of eighty people. He
travelled to Kuwait: and back to Bahrain on
H.M.S. "Shoreham".
His Excellency Shaikh Ahmad si Jabr re­

cently purchased some land in Bahrain, near
the wireless station, and it is understood

that he proposes to build a house on the site.
6. Anniversary celebrations. It has
been decided that the anniversary of the acces­
sion of H. E. Shaikh Hamad shall be kept as
an annual public holiday, For three days

the to?ms of IJanamah and liuharraq were decorated
and illuminated at night. His Excellency
Shaikh Hamad received visitors at the Palace
where Arab dances took place and on one night

he himself drove round the Manamah bazaar,
visiting some of the chief merchants in their
shops and offices. The people of Manamah