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1935

Fort. Shaikh Abdulla met me as I was going to the Palace where Harvey of the Fowey was to call on the Shaikh, but
there had been a mix up, & the call was on Saturday. A shamaal blowing, possibly the beginning of the bara. Office.
Went along to the customs for about an hour. Played golf but very badly as I took all the wrong clubs, then went to see
how they were getting on at Jufair. Cole sentenced the three Hasawes in the Zing case to death, but I very much doubt
whether the sentence will be upheld by the Viceroy to whom it goes for confirmation. Coates came in to dinner &
afterwards we went to the play at the school, it was very good only too long - from nine till midnight - the plot was
quite good & a great deal in it including a trial scene, a murder, robbers holding up a car, and a respectable female
spurning the advances of the villain. There were lots of English & Americans in the audience & it was much
applauded. The boys acted awfully well and were absolutely up in their parts, not one of them needed prompting, there
was a very big cast & one really amusing scene with a lot of "peasants" who really imitated the Baharna. The acting at
the school gets better & better every year. There was a huge mob outside trying to get in but only people with cards
were admitted though I hear some people threw their cards out into the road & they were grabbed by people who then
got inside though they should not have been there.