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Sunday 21st July

First bad day of the summer, soaking damp & hot & Stuffy, a really
unpleasant day.

Rode in the afternoon, quite pleasant out in the country, stayed awhile
at the Gunns on the way back.

Monday 22nd July

A.M meeting at Baladya & before that Shs A & S & I had a long session
with HW re HH demand for 1/3 of the four , re money also HH
discussed the whole question of the proposition of oil money taken by
Ruler. Sh S looked very sulky but Sh A didnt show what he felt.

Had a dinner party - rather a tiresome one, Dr McD & sister, Metcalfe,
Deanes, Lynne & Furber - all people who I owed a party to. Four played
bridge rest sat & talked. Hot stuffy night.

Wednesday 24th July

Fort, hot sticky day. Had another go at firing on the range, didnt do so
well. It is really summer weather here now. Office, various people
came, Kennedy, Max & Steele. They are still having a lot of trouble
among the Englishmen at the camp who are fed up about not being allowed
to get away. Heard from Pack. Bathed & then dined with Thornburgs. Dr
McD & sister there which, I thought, rather spoilt the party, both talked
dully & unintelligently. Cinema, Raffles, a good picture, English & well
acted but modernised.