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Sunday 8th November

Office. HH came in, rather late as he had been to see Sh Mohd b Isa whose old mother is ill. He
didnt stay very long & talked mostly about the war news, seemed very pleased and especially
interested in story of Senbial when captured dining with our C in C.

Rode with Gunn, he was late having gone to sleep. Sehlah to Hussain's garden. Rode Khalifahs's
mare as my own had bad eyes.

Monday 9th November

Fort. Rode the filly, she went very well. Court. Finished the sugar case by confiscating 50 bags &
fining Chirawi 2000/-. A good case.

Church committee meeting, took only an hour as Dadds had to go to another meeting later. Discussed
canteen. Dined with TTs & spent some time there. News still very good about American landings in
N Africa.

Tuesday 10th November

No Fort - change over. Spent some time at a Food Control meeting which went off better than I had
expected & some intelligent suggestions. DC inclined to shout & monopolise the discussion, saw
various people, Reynolds re Casoc house lease, Lockard, USA Naval overseer, brought two young
USA officers to call, nice looking lads. Hills about stone contracts & Steele both re conveying coolies
for defence work, then at 1.30 Wakefield till 2.15 when he found his watch stopped.