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1927

Wednesday 16th March

Motored out to Ali after lunch with Mohamed Khalil. It looked very pretty out there. Picked a lot of flowers & got a
puncture, fortunately the Land Dept. car was following us so we were able to fix it up, but we got home almost on the bare
wheel. The Spences & Holmes passed us in one of their new cars which S is trying to sell, nice looking cars, Canadian. de
Grenier & the Harrisons to dinner. He is really very interesting when he talks about Arabs, a subject he really knows a lot
about. She, as is usual with missionary ladies here, is expecting a baby. They were really quite pleasant & admired the house
greatly.

Thursday March 17th 1927

Barrett departed for Bushire by the up mail also the couple off the Patrick Stewart which was caught on a sandbank & is still
there. They were "rescued" by de G in a launch, the Gunters didnt come off or the Captain & lst officer's wives. Went out to
the boat with Barrett, all the missionaries on board saying goodbye to Miss Dalenburg & Miss Jackson who are going home,
the former after 5 years out here. They are both nice girls & we shall miss them.