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Biladya meeting in Manama, very dull, some of the members tried to cancel everything that was decided at previous meetings -
& Barrett as is his custom, sat without saying anything & took no interest in the meeting. A very heavy sea & quite a gale in
the night. One of Spences boats broke its anchor & got dashed against the sea wall smashing quite a long piece of the parapet.
Ali bin Hussein came round after the meeting to ask if everything had been cancelled which had been previously decided.

Wednesday 9th [November]

Went to Customs in morning. Tennis & Bridge at Spences.

Thursday [10 November]

Court. A lot of cases at present. Sports at the Fort in the afternoon. Quite a good show, a tent & tea. The wrestling was the
most interesting part. Everybody attended the show. Went to the garden on the way back. Had a dinner party for Mrs Parke,
the Spences, Parkes & Barretts, & ourselves, eight people. Just as many as we can cope with. Pity the table isnt bigger.
Afterwards played Bridge but only one table as Mrs Barrett doesnt play. The other four, us & the Bs played a futile card game
which was very boring. Quite a good dinner & we managed to have a lot of flowers in the rooms which is a rare sight in
Bahrain.