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1944

Sunday 29th October

Red cow served by red bull

Office.

Saw various people, Campbell came in about the lost rifle & Sh Khalifah re police
affairs. A shamaal & somewhat cooler but still exceedingly damp. At the Agency for
some time discussing Police guards with Shillinton who as usual was very wordy. In
the afternoon went out to near Suk al Khamis & galloped the horses, my mare, Wadham,
went lame, her old splint, a great nuisance and very disappointing, two other ponies
also a bit lame. M retired to bed before dinner with a temperature. The Snow family
arrived from India, went to see Smith in morning & looked at new Food & staff
offices.

Monday 30th October

Fort. Quite a good parade, did platoon drill, Court, spent most of the morning over
the case, a land dispute going back ten years which should have been settled ages
ago. A few criminal cases but none of interest. M took a day in bed, in afternoon I
went over to see the race course, wotk getting on well.
Have not been to cinema for ages, a very poor lot of films lately & nobody from here
seems to go.

Tuesday 31st October

Fort. Lovely weather. HH & Sh A came in but there was no business only gossip, talk
about the big sums made by Dubai shaikhs & merchants. from setting their quotas also
about the Residency Agent Abdel Mizzah who has made to HH. HH discussed
Hick & GP not much to their credit, he really dislikes them both. GP was supposed to
be arriving but did not turn up. M not well, in bed late but got up afterwards.
Didnt go out in afternoon, a dinner party of rather a dull type, Meikles Godfreys,
Mathews, Miss Ellson & Campbell. A bit heavy, after dinner sat & talked but so many
merely sat. Hick came over after tea. M returned after dinner having fever.