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well the food & drink good & plentiful, some of the people looked very
smart. The Gunns stayed on after the others, O'Hull made a short speech,
the bride looked nice but a very dull dark blue dress - it should have
been much lighter in colour.

Thursday 4th November

Fort

Office. More trouble brewing up among the Police, a lot of them want to
leave again.

Friday 5th November

At Jidda.
Tried catching fish with the spear I brought from Kashmir. I myself
didnt get any but the Policeman with me got three fine subatis & was very
excited about it.

Spent most of the morning going over jail etc & left about 5 taking tea
on the launch, drove back from Budega then to a cocktail party at
airways. A very tiresome party, I dont like cocktail parties. Met Col
Chedlaw Roberts, a queer fat man with odd way of speaking probably form
of stammering which produces a cough effect after every few words.

Sunday 7th November

G.P. came to dinner, arrived very cross owing to some muddle over his
transport, he always seems to get so difficult.