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Tuesday 8th April

Fort

Meeting at Budeya of leading merchants presided over by HH, Sh A, Smith & self present, to discuss the
question of the landing coy. All produced justified complaints about the log & seemed to think they could
run a show on their own. A lot of very strong speaking about mespers. Went to see Pelly, discussed Cable &
Wireless monopoly, town planning, & the meeting. Then saw Seyd Said & Mahrea, the former complaining
about his neighbour having dances & music for a wedding - because he had a row with him. A. Kerim, Sh
Khalifah, Ahmed Omran. Hot day, temp over 30, mowed the lawn in the afternoon then to the Palace where
M spent the afternoon dealing with the show of girls school work, then to race course for a committee
meeting which as usual maundered on without getting much done, then had an early dinner to the cinema to
see Rake's Progress, which was very good. Went to the TTs afterwards for awhile. M very busy over her
show which is earlier than usual as she is going so soon.

Wednesday 9th April

Rode.