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Wednesday 22nd October
Rode up towards the Race Course, looked at the gardens near the Palace, as usual asking for manure then
went over the PCL house, in course of building, it is badly planned, dark & ugly. Hugh Weightman arrived
from S Arabia after breakfast, looked very well & was very interesting about affairs over there, muddle &
bad management on all sides. To the Fort but didnt stay long as Sh Kh was not there, having a cold, then
back to the office & then to see Dr Doeg, we discussed quarantine affairs & ordered a fairly big supply of
vaccine in case of cholera, deaths are over 500 a day in Egypt, discussed staff & various other matters, she,
like others, is full of complaints about Leigh & his bills. Gardened after lunch, planted some more flower
seeds. Drove to Muharraq & Arad. The I.P Bank man called, I quite liked him, also a young man from Gray
Mack.
Thursday 23rd October
Busy day in the office.
