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and we put his cot on the veranda where he seemed very much better and went to sleep. The teeth are an
awful nuisance. Nice cool day, surprising for the middle of August.

Saturday August 16th 1930

Court. Very hot and damp. Motored out to Rafaa in the evening and did a bit more of a painting of the well,
but it is not a success, a very difficult subject and too many trees in it for me. The mail came in. No news to
write about.

Sunday 17th [August]

At the customs most of the morning. There is a rice boat in the harbour, a direct boat from Calcutta which
will bring us in about forty thousand rupees. Parke came in and told me about his doings with the two
Germans who were on the boat. They had told people on board that they had already been to Bahrain, but I
dont think they had. He watched them all the time and managed to intercept some letters that they were
sending ashore, to the Kozaibis. I think myself they are not just journalists but probably Bolshie agents as the
Resident has been so very excited about them and wired several times during the last few days to ask about
them. At all events they didnt get ashore here. I suppose this is the only country in the world where
Germans are not allowed to land, if this got about I think there would be a great fuss, but the Shaikh is
supposed not to like them and so they are just kept out. Motored out to one of the Shaikh's gardens and on
the way back we called at the Jordans. Mrs J is much better but looks very seedy, she had had a relapse and
was not so well, enteric is no joke as I know myself. Am reading Jane Austen again and very much liking it, I
find several novels I had not read before.

Monday 18th [August]

Court. Took the Siadi case, every day a new point comes up, one of the parties has now started objecting to
the other's wakil on the ground that he is personally interested in the case, this is not allowed by Shera law. I
got a long anonymous letter by the last mail all about the morals of the Shaikhs. I get them almost every
mail. I showed them to Sulman as I wanted his advice as to how to catch the writer, he read them with great
interest and seemed to be very amused at all the very improper remarks about his own father and relations,
a queer attitude to take up. Had people to tennis in the afternoon, some of the mission and Parke and
Barden the court is very soft. The mud court is not altogether a success. My machine is still very greasy as it
was over oiled lately. Bin Hindi called in the afternoon but I refused to see him, some of these people think I
can appear and deal with them at any time of day or night. Slightly cooler day.

Tuesday [19 August]

Meeting of the Muharrak Biladya. Very hot day and very hot going over there in a launch. The down mail
came in so I had to wait a long time before getting a boat. Discussed the question of boat owners who come
in with sick men from the pearl banks and deposit them on the shore and then go off, leaving the men to die