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Thursday 7th December

Fort. Drove up as roads still muddy. Office. Saw various people, Sultan, work
clerk, who was drawing 100/- & now got job on mainland worth, so he said, 275/- so
told him he better take it, he seemed to expect me to raise his pay to that amount.
Spent hours seeing RAF adjutant, a APM from Iraq & Hick about a case in which it
seems the RAF have lost 30,000 rounds of 303 ammunition, the levies are very slack &
untrustworthy & they themselves stole it, a bad show. Some rain & very cold. Too
stormy to go to Jidda. M having bad sciatica in her leg.

Friday 8th December

Painted scenery in morning, finished on set & began on the second.

Dined with TT.s & got some more of the words of the play.
Very hot & stuffy in their house.

Saturday 9th December

My birthday 50 - I dont feel 50.
Very cold morning but warmer later on. The filly very frisky, always on Saturday.
Getting up at 6.30, pitch dark & cold. Fort. Chose 5 men to go to Karachi to learn
traffic work. HH from 9,30-12,15. Sh M came, talked hawks for a long time, some had
come from Persia & Sh M took the 32 best, HH rather sour about this, Sh M offering to
let HH have them, brought into the office & made messes all over. Told HH about
ammunition case - he looked startled at Sh A having bought 2 & said he never had done
so but he knew it was being sold. Went to Agency & told H about the case. Talked of
Qattar HH also did. Cross, the nice RAF Chaplain, called & arranged to have service
on Sunday. Took notes telling people about service after tea. Turned out cupboard
on side veranda. M's leg still very painful. No developments about case.