The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-22


,.uu, Have Tome From England
IN. -rr runner Of the Persian Gull
-Jt. H..r.r cIast has a hard time be-
49, n. fhr British Government has
.,4era.,r ,lmpaign against him and
,-s R,-n NlmIralty il after him with
.-sr-rf-Rtr Ily Is charged with being q
.-sr..,, .. b. .I-h possessions in tho East
,,5 trr rr. rll assistant Of the revolu-
..,o,-.. .r T.-. o.. Arabia and Afghanistan.
.i,., ..a 81. -modic efforts 10 suppress
pir. have ny inspired him with more
.grrlrr trt Hgtivity. he Il 70 be pursued
v tra Past India squadron increased by
,.vsr,I va. b. with orders 10 stick 10 che
,,b rrrI boz Is exteTminated.
Gun running l. an institution peculiar
q, mn. nIt of Asiaiic coast. Il has tbrived
t,.re and grown under very favorable
conditions to It's present proportions.
The nearest that W. ever had 10 Il In this
COUNTRY IL the Illicit sale Of firearms and
ammunition 10 the Indians; bat, that was
WAYS a purely inland venture, carried
1gter a small scale
u.arfoi m somewhat the SINE manner
.7 IN tast hv some Afghan taking few
-as o. tho northwestern border OF India
nd selling them TO the hill tribes. II il
tsd neon rpped in the bud then IL would
nave saved much trouble and vexation:
100 % wasn't. Arabian dhows began TO
Inloai gargnes Of the contrRbsnd weapons
and soon there grew up a trade that WIS
equal IN supplying an army.
Inc British troops that were sent into
roUHcrn India to suppress an uprising
1imd Ia their surprise that their enemy
vas equipped with as fine a weapon Is
me Invader and that these very superior
magazine guns end long distance firing
uass were made az Birmingham or some
o,rer town in old England.
n an instance Of the extent OF this
trade a resent Russian expedition that
sHpiorcd northern China reports that
they found all the native tribes supplied
With quick firing rifles. Il was a mys-
rery ~ the uembers of the expedition
now these people could have obtained
r's,sss,sion Of such firearms and the only
eNpiAnatlOn that they could offer was
hat they had been introduced into the
teart 81 Asia by the gun runners from
his coast
There h not another coast in the world
hat seems 20 naturally adapted TO ven
lures ol this kind a. the coast Of the
Persian Gull and tho Gulf Of Oman.
I'D Capt. Johnathan Woods. who has
'rtded IN these waters and whose lyrical
Far last. old time trading vessel. with
The PAINTED pOrt holes 90 fool any one on
rraCy hent, was mOored last week Of
Unstable Hook. 1T takes people with
tn .nhCru spirit Tor adventure 20 engage
no such a risky trade and these people
rrainly come most naturally by this
ocular quality. Ina the early sixteenth
.tHiury when Europe began looking
"r empire IN the Fast this coast was
be first In the line of conquest.
The Portuguese led and then came the
latch. French. spanish and English
Tl' army Of conquest made up TO a great
extent n soldiers Of fortune, adventurers
I'D men " daring. They moved on
..-'vard. leaving the coast Persian or
NrtD.an ~ IL had been before. but they
H4I their impress upon Il and besides left
"lud a riHran OF humanity gathered
'TaU Ill Europe.
Irrrs Is suggestion Of romance in the
.a.r names % the places Musoat. Ormuz.
less Nuscat, the first Of these that
..y opms 10 in sailing up the Arabian
ut .Uuks like the stronghold Of some
@ and. a. Il lies hidden away in the
r,. runoss ~ the barren. rocky shore
' either side are ruined hattl@ments and
wIfrh towers that the Portuguese built,
.sr uacA Of these and towering high
t-uyp the town are great masses - rocks
..af .upk an Il they might tumble down
Any minute and crush the town.
From this little port 90 out many Of
ne ihows that the Arabs sail 40 we'll
ui here they return with all sorts Of
rargoes. a. likely load Of slaves. contra
rand rifles or loot taken in some piratic
-Iise as anything else. These men are
~ sailors. they learned the trick from
.le Portuguese. and Il "a a willy man in
"a modern craft that can oyertake them
o. len they have a favorable wind.
Little remains Of what once was the
q ~ % Jask Il sperhapa better known.
.uwever. % the outside world than most
"A tho othag towns. for here u a connect
station on the line Of IndO-European
a.sggaph. The wire after travelling
..er the plains and mountains Of India
.aDuesrs under the waters Of the Persian
GIf % neappear about so miles TO the
'nrth AZ Bushire. The British in their
var against the gun runners have Gatab-
-hed 40 this place a wireless station
or the great castle Of OrmuN. Of its
rIrChes and fine houses all built OF
tone there remains to-day only a trace:
lut not far away in this screened and
--rrstel corner Of the sea IL kiahm
Bland On this island died William Baffin.
r CAV" h' name To BaRin's Bay. His
rt'. t- H" vas leading an English ex-
"7ir .a against the island. IL thus de-
.r.l u. I'D chronicle: Master
'a... ..a. .l shore with his geometricall
"'- 'u- no taking u the height
o. ... -'nHn. ul q castle wall for the better
..' .g - POI, P-ece. but a. he was about
'." sam" ~ r"os.ved a small shot from
D." cas''" herewith he gave three leapes
~ report. and died immediately.
NnUng the adventurous spirits that
i their measure on this island Of
-.w was Thomas Horton, who began
70 t- 'a.ar.s apprentice ia an English
AMI usrame a swedish soldier, a
fog 10 '-us'an bandits. a merchant.
Toms Esr"ctor and finally Commander
H'i Di ID" naval forces Of the Sheikh
nrW he depOued and murdered the
.' ma armed MS widow and then got
r' H."f'-d Sheikh instead and ruled
Year Alfh justice and equity.
10. 'oau" a good MOslem and zwore
Pm" lld never again speak a word u
.' hat he must have retained
t"" 100 hlz heart for his native
."uo"d boy the fact that once
g.sh ship went 10 pieces on
'1-' he sent AID 10 the perish
nd finding 0ut that i2O were
au equal number u slaves
.p them
'.'..' N these adventurous flows
'f. ~ the people that you see
'..H '. .aaBr- IA English writer
eve .. Is-'upuOn ~ some 81 those
90 ~" ~ these seaport ,
..'. uf ~. the sOn ~ German Z
90 Arab woman. black a. q /