Gunboat and
Gun-runner
A Tale of the Persian Gulf
BY
SURGEON REAR-ADMIRAL T. T. JEANS,
C.M.G., R.N.
Author of "John Graham, Sub-Lieutenant R.N."
"On Foreign Service" "Ford of H.M.S. Vigilant"
&c.
Illustrated by C. M. Padday
BLACKIE & SON LIMITED
LONDON AND GLASGOW
1914
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Preface
For many years the fierce, unruly tribes beyondthe north-west frontier of India have only been ableto obtain rifles from the Arabian coast. Arab dhowsbring them across the Persian Gulf and adjacentwaters, and caravans of camels convey them to theirdestination through the mountain passes of Baluchistan.
Ships of