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Saturday 15th August

Fort, a much drier day & a cool shamaal wind. HH & Shs M & A came in on their way to the
Agency. They didnt stay long and I stayed in the office as I was busy. A long talk with Hills about
stone tenders, put out a notice, stone is to be used on the tank work at Refinery. Saw various people.
In the afternoon I didnt go out but mowed the lawn & saw Haji then after early dinner to Awali only
to discover that there was no picture so returned home rather fed up.

Hot sticky weather.

Sunday 16th August

Early service, 16 people, really a good number for Manama. The padre stayed to breakfast. Have got
very bad prickly heat, worse than any time before. Office HH & Shs M & A came in to discuss what
is to be done with the wheat, he didnt leave till 11.15, he was apparently late when calling at the
Agency yesterday & upset the P.R, he he is vague about time. Dr D came in about some trouble in
the hospital she was in at Amritsar, she herself is very simple & obviously honest but it seemed that
they were very slack there over accounts.

Painted after lunch & then went to hospital for some dope for the prickly heat, the Indian doctor gave
me an excellent mixture. Church, Dodds & then to the TTs. Apart from soldiers only 5 people.

Monday 17th August

Fort.