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Monday 20th November
Fort.
Court, spent a long morning there, first hearing cases & then seeing the new
arrangements made for dealing more promptly with cases. Had the case of the
prostitutes who were photographed naked with Americans, gave them two months RI each
- they made a terrific uproar expecting only a light fine, they were marched back to
the fort near their own neighbourhood & all the ladies of the town came out & jeered
them - a very funny affair.
Tuesday 21st November
HH came in in a very bad temper owing to a letter from Hick about Zubara.
Dined at the Agency,an Arab dinner for Ibn Saud's brother, HH, Sh M Kozaihi and the
Amir & his son. The Amir a dull little old man with nothing to say, the son, young,
good looking & pleasant. G.P.very glum, altogether a very dull affair & by going we
missed a show at Jufair.
Wednesday 22nd November
The Snows came to dinner, to avoid a dance given by some officers at a camp at Rafaa.
Thursday 23rd November
G.P. came over before dinner & stayed some time talking mostly about the church - I
am becoming tired of it. He said how hard it was for Hick having him there so long.
