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Sunday 27th June

Early service, Snow & Hazlitt stayed to breakfast. Five people only,
less than usual. Saw Maddams, then, later, Campbell about shipping
supplies & coal dump. Another bunch of pearls for W's boat, valued 2700,
he & Warner expected back but delayed. Drove over to Mhq in afternoon &
did a sketch of the two islands from the shore, not up to much. Saw
another aeroplane, smashed on the outside of the aerodrome, it is
incredible what a lot of accidents they have, I fancy partly because the
aerodrome is so large, fliers think it is unbounded.

Monday 28th June

Fort.

Busy morning. Court & then to the Customs for some time discussing new
roads, Smith's agreement & various things. Wakefield & Warner came
across after lunch, the latter to stay with me & we spent some time
looking at W's catch of pearls, the second trip, a nice bunch valued at
2700. Then W & I went out for a sail in the Police launch which now has
a sail, round the Islands off Hedd. It was very nice sailing. Had tea
when we got back and after dinner went to bathe at Senian. Got very late
as the tank was empty & sat talking till it filled. He is a pleasant
lad. He heard, on leaving Sharjah, from the RAF that a ship in Muscat
harbour has been sunk by a submarine, this morning, & before that two
more ships lost.