Page 1813 - Belgrave Diaries(N)_Neat

1810

1944

weather. Busy morning, didnt have lunch till 2pm. Hick said to have
left - a relief. I find it a bore being rung up so much. Spent some
time at Electric office with Hutchins. I fancy there is rather a muddle
there, one of the flour mills not working. Hh discussed YK's claim.

Went a drive after tea & started a sketch at Zinj, then to Idari & to
Sanyan for a bathe.

An Indian drowned in Idari yesterday. On Thurs Police had a look round
brothel area for liquor but found none. They met one lot of BMP, but
they ran away on seeing them.

Mrs agreed to come back and left by steamer in afternoon.

Sunday 9th July

Very lovely sunsets just now, partly due to dusty sky, this evening &
last night a quite marvelous glow so that the desert out near Aali was a
rich rose colour, have never seen such a strongly coloured reflection of
the sky except on water, above the pink mist of clouds a pale azure sky.
Office, not much doing,, Had Sh I b for some time & Sh Rashid, the old
man, quite blind but looking well, Mohds 3 sons from Syria came to call.

Went down to the hospital & had a walk through - all beds seemed full
except in the services wards where there were empty beds. Meeting of the
War Charities Committee at Awali, from 6-8, quita a good meeting.
Shillington asked one to dine but couldnt make it.

Monday 10th July

Didnt go to the Fort, Rogers, acting PA called on HH & HH as usual
returned the call. Rogers, in a thick black morning coat looked very
like an undertaker. Hadow was not so funereal as he had a gray
waistcoat. Stayed for some time at the Agency talking about various
matters - date supplies, the Police, etc etc. Bill Steele came in he is
getting very sick of waiting for a passage - & no wonder. The Agency
have held it up because they dont think its safe to let him go.