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Hitler & Mussolini. Also told me that was always supposed to be
peevish a fact that I had never heard before. Took the dogs to Muharraq.
Grisewood came in for some time in the morning discussing labour
questions. Cool day and still very dusty, the sun hardly appeared.

Sunday 16th July

A large crowd of women came for jobs at Muharraq, sent over about 30 to
work there. KBAR Zaguni's wife came to complain about her sons, a nice
woman & intelligent, I felt sorry for her. Hutchings for some time about
electrical affairs. Grisewood came in about Persian labour.

Rode in the afternoon to the P Fort & bathed at Sengan on the way back.
Fresh dates in season & very nice too but weight making. Still very gray
& cool, slept inside.

Monday 17th July

Another gray day & almost a look of rain, quite cool. Fort. Set to in
the garden & reduced a lot of the creeper & rubbish by letting in the
women from the police lines who cut it all up & took it off for firewood.
Amusing watching them & all the small children, all enjoyed the game.
Court, not very many cases. Another theft case from Gray Mackenzie's
, incessant.

In afternoon saw Haj Ahmed, didnt go out, discussed garden plans.
Godfrey came in & then went out to dine with Stoker, taking Rogers. A
very acrimonious discussion about rise in labour pay in which Parker let
himself go. I quite agreed with him. Had some very good bridge,
altogether a pleasant evening & a change.

Tuesday 18th July