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show was a great success. One side of the ground was shut in by a fence and in the centre a long enclosure
with a special carpeted enclosure for the Shaikh & the important guests. The band from the ship played in
the centre. The only fault was that we rather misjudged the time, slowing up on the programme earlier on
and then having to hurry later on. It lasted till sunset. I had arranged a sort of enclosure with the tea tent at
one end and hoped that people would move about & talk, but they did not, all sat in their places & tea was
brought around to them. Hurried back to change for a dinner party at the Palace, about 20 people. Dinner
was served on a low round table in the side room, this also is an innovation & more comfortable for most
people than eating while sitting on the ground. After dinner we went round to the Agency & then we & the
Creaghs drove around the bazaar in the car to see the illuminations which were really very good. A very
busy day but fortunately it all went off well. Mrs Rose is very pleasant & very bored at being at the Agency.
She comes over to us whenever she can escape. I have never seen so many amateur photographers, the
whole place seems to be bristling with cameras & people snapping, one from every direction. We had about
500 school boys in for the sports from all the different schools. The Marine Band played our new national