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Wednesday 3rd May

Rode in the morning. Office

Went up to the Fort to get some oleandar. Lots of it in flower.

The Hadows & Smith to dinner & bridge. Had quite good bridge.

Thursday 4th May

Fort.

Office. Sh Ali b Ahmed came in about leave & Khalifah back from Cairo,
looking very well. He brought some bees with him. Abdulla Jahr came in,
back from Karachi with news of M. He seemed very bright. Saw various
people.

Went to Jidda after lunch, a bit choppy, took the cook & his family who
didnt enjoy the voyage. Very pleasant once there, all seemed well.

Friday 5th May

Very still morning & hot, spent a long time in the sea, later a strong
shamaal blew up and it was unpleasant all day & quite rough going over to
Budega from where we drove home. Hick rang up to say that various vips
has descended on him, the C in C, some generals & our minister in Jedda.
They were trying to get to Saud's camp but forced to come back here owing
to nil visibility.

One of the goats kidded five days ago & produced two, dead, female kids.
Very disappointing.