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Still a very strong shamaal & quite cold. Many of the flowers in the garden dashed down by the wind. Didnt
go to the Fort, a very busy morning, Shs came, Sh A looked ill, they much interested because prayers ordered
on Thursday in Saudi Arabia for no known reason, they think the King must be ill. Schooling came to call on
HH, he is dull. Had another meeting of the merchants about forming a landing coy, they seem to have it all
fixed up. It lasted a long time, for the rest of the morning, till 2.25 had Maddams & Bell, the auditors, most
of the time talking business but later not business. Went to Muharraq after tea, looked at the flats above the
Biladya shops - a very poor building & scrappy work, then went over the PWW office building on the
causeway. A fire in one of the villages & the Ploce report many houses entirely demolished. Talked to HH
about Shaikh Ayesha going to Syria, she wants to go a party of 14, far too many even though some are
children.

Star "Thruhair"brings the storm

Sunday 20th April

Club committee meeting but only four turned up. Tunnicliffe had a sort of fit & taken to hospital, she came
round in a great fuss. Rather a relief to have him out of the office & not in daily at the end of the morning.