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Thursday 6th August

Office. Shaw came in for some time. Mrs Ashraf called, had quite an interesting talk about India,
Barada etc. Various people came to see me.

Went to Jidda in the afternoon by launch. After tea did a bit of coursing but caught no hares. They
are getting too clever & too fast. We chased two but both times it got away to the rocks.

Ashraf

Friday 7th August

At Jidda, spent most of the day writing letters & in the sea with one of the men who was catching fish.
Very pleasant & quite cool. Returned in the little sailing boat to Budega taking a very long time to get
there, the boat leaked & needed baling all the time. Enlarging the pier at Jidda.

Finished off a sketch done at Jaw.

Saturday 8th August

Fort. Saw several men who had applied for discharge & told them they would not be given it - they
looked very sulky at my decision. From enquiries I believe part of the trouble is because they dislike
Sh Kh who wont give them a hearing on all occasions. Mowed the lawn intending to go to the cinema
after early dinner but after a long talk with W, who returned from Oman, got too late to go out & so
went & bathed at Senian.