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waste of water. Dined at Agency, Hewitt was there & we played bridge. Haq & Hewitt went down
27 in one hand. Stuffy evening, extremely sleepy at bridge, the effect I believe of air conditioning.

I returned from Jidda before breakfast by launch to Manama. En route played a sort of draughts game
with the band, quite a good game.

Sunday 23rd August

Suhai appeared.

Office, Dixon came in for some time, also Hills. Didnt get up till 2pm. Cool day, strong shamaal
which stopped in the evening. After tea went up to Idari, & then paid a call on the Levies at the
Muharaq. I thought they seemed very uncomfortable & complained much of flies. Snow came back
by air in the afternoon & Freddie Hall left on sick leave. Bathed Idari.

Saw deputation of Shias about the charity row, they seemed to be feeling very bitter.

Monday 24th August

Fort, Court most of the morning, quite an interesting case about a shia insulting the Sunni religion by
abusing Omar. If a man is punished for this hundreds could be punished for the Safar demonstration.

Did a beginning of a sketch of the minarets from a mound but very dull gray day, a lot of sand about.