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Communications and Transport.—Motor roads suit­ I Manamah, the capital town contains two hospital*,
able for cars and lorries exist over the northern part four schools (two for boys and two for girls), a Post
of the Island. There are about 108 motor cars and Office, a "Wireless Station and a branch oSce of the
25 lorries of various types, of which SO per cent arc Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited, who also
of American manufacture. Motor cars arc available act ns Agents of the Imperial Airways Limited.
for hire. Motor boats plv regularly between Bahrain There is a Municipal Council in Manamah ami
and Q'atif and Oqair and occasionally to Kuwait and also in the town of Muharraq. An electric power
DihaL The fares arc cheap. station exists at Manamah and the power is carried
There is a regular weekly steamer mail service by a causeway and a submarine cable to Muharraq.
(British India Steam Navigation Company) from and The Politiral Agent, Bahrain, who is in close
to Inidia and ’Iraq. The East and West hound touch with local and mainland affairs, wifi lie glad
aeroplanes of Imperial Airways Limited ca31 bi­ to answer any enquiries regardin'* trade from mer­
weekly. The air service also is used for commer­ chants in the United Kingdom through the Depart-
cial freight. riytr.l of Overseas Trade,
Social.—The discovery of oil promises to improve Enquiries from India should he made throngh the
the economic condition cf the people. The Bahrain Dirc-ctor-Gentral of Commercial Intelligence at
Petroleum Company, Limited, has provided some Calcutta. Time probably would be saved by
relief to unemployment, and work in the oil-field addressing the latter official direct, as informa­
is a great attraction for emigrants from India and tion on mosi ordinary matter* is available in his
other neighbouring countrire. There is a community records.
of about 70 Europeans and Americans including
members of the Arabian Mission.
Owing to little or no suitable accommodation
being available, specially for European ladies, a G. A. COLE, Captain,
number of requests for permission to land at Bahrain
Lave Lad to be refused. OJJici/ztinj Political Agent, Bahrain