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loati ply regularly between Bahrain and Qatif There are Municipal ConncOa in Muharraq and
and Oqair and occasionally to other ports on the Manamah. There ts an electric power station at
mainland. The fares arc cheap. There is a regular Manamah and power is carried along the causeway
weekly steamer sendee (British India Steam Naviga­ and by submarine cable to Muharntq.
tion Company) from and to India and Iraq. This The Political Agent, Bahrain, who is in close
Company's fast mail also cdls at Bahrain fortnight­ touch with local and mainland affairs, will be glad
ly. In addition the Stride, Haasa, Silver Java to answer any enquiries regarding trade from mer­
Pacific and Mitsui Lines maintain regular services chants in the United Kingdom through the Depart­
from British, Continental, American and Japanese ment of Overseas Trade.
ports. The Imperial Airways halt in Bahrain four
times weekly on their cast and west bound flights. Epquirics from India should be made through
General.—Manamah, tbe capital town, contains the Director General of Commercial Intelligence
two hospitals (shortly to be increased to three), at Calcutta. Time probably -would be saved by
three schools and a technical school, a Post Office addressing the latter official direct, as information
maintained by the Indian Posts and Tele-graphs, o-n most ordinary metiers is available in his records.
a Wireless and Cable Station, and a branch of Messrs.
Gray, Mackenzie and Company Limited, who act
as Agents to the British India Steam Navigation H. WEIGHS AN,
Company, Limited. Politi’Cal Agent, Bahrain.