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the kitchen boy, put up an excellent meal. They all seemed to enjoy the
outing. We returned by launch all the way dropping them at Budega.
Moved into the new jail. Tried to get a sheep from Budaga but couldnt,
the Police very worried about if no sacrifice on the new building.
The jail looks extremely fine & really like a jail. NCO Saad in charge.

Saturday 9th October

Didnt go to Fort, drafted Ahlri re date prices & then Hick & the Shaikhs
exchanged official calls. HH rather non committal. D j came in early
having come back from Egypt, looking very well. Sh Mohd also returned in
good form. Spent a long time at Agency discussing the imminent visit, en
route, of both Viceroys. All very secret. In afternoon M went to War
Charities meeting, I gardened had hair cut & washed the white dog. Cool
day. Had a dinner party, Gunns, Phillips, Smith & Uncle Bert, all in
very good form, the last is departing shortly. We all weighed & most
people were upset at their weight, Marcus Gunn a stone more than me & we
used to be the same.

Monday 11th October

Fort. Court all the morning. Dealt with a case of servants at Jufair
and capture of sugar at Muharraq, gave stiff sentences in each case.
Petty thieving at Jufair had become rampant.

Drove in afternoon.
Smith came to dinner & we went to cinema, a long gloomy but rather good
play, & then to the TTs. On return I found some men with information re
Zoorani the lorry contractor saying he had stolen a lot of cement from
the navy. Sent Police to see his garage.

Tuesday 12th October