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1942

Gardened in afternoon, moving seedlings.

Shaikha Agesha came to see M in the evening to discuss organising the
Arab women to collect funds for spitfire aeroplane.

Did a sketch of a sunset over Muharraq, quite pleased with it.

Dinner Kennedys, no bridge, pleasant quiet party. Very stormy cloudy
weather & masses of lightening at night.

Sunday 24th November

Office. Rather a busy morning but got a good many papers dealt with.

Gardened. Rain in the evening. Drove to Idari, new trees doing well but
many of old ones shed leaves owing to rain.

DCs came in to play bridge.

Monday 25th November

Court. Dull cases, didnt last very long. Some rain out at Sakhrir & a
little last night in Manama.

Meeting re aeroplane fund in Budega garden, began at 1.15 & ended 3.15 so
had a late lunch. It was not a success, three hundred leading Arabs,
merchants & pearl workers, only contributed B10,000. Sh Sulman was very
slow & very stupid.

Dinner party - rather dull, Steeles, Snowes & Wilsons (E back from
India).