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complained about shopkeepers selling above the controlled prices but agreed that nobody will report them.
Saw Snow re his passages. M had her leg lanced & it seems successfully, she was quite bad last night. Went
to lunch with Shillington, Khalifah & Hussain Zatuse were there, Hussain talked much against the Russians
echoing, I think, his wife's uncle. Walked round the garden which is doing very well & then over the new
wireless place. Was dining with Hick but he put it off as his guests didnt come - Lord Harding & Sir _
Adams. Edward H to tea. Did some gardening. Cold day, unpleasant weather. Didnt go to a cocktail party
at Meikles. The garden needs rain badly.

James went to Suk al Araba in the morning & payed a call on HH at the Beladya.

Top of our sewer collapsed.

Gave Narayan an extra increment of 100/- pm.

Thursday 8th February

Fort. A very bad motor accident in the morning, 4 men killed & IP injured, two trucks collided at a narrow
point on the main road.

Went down to the hospital & to the Police station.