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1935

Sunday [24th March]

Court. The Lupen arrived in the morning. She is commanded by Back who is a friend of General
Friend's, we met him in Baghdad. Court in morning. A row among the servants as one of them, my boy,
accused the others of stealing whiskey, such a nuisance when they squabble, as they often do. Court.
Shaikh Mohammed came in. I had to goto Sitrah before breakfast as there had been a murder, two men
quarrelled about a woman - and such a woman! - and one of them shot the other through the head with a
rifle - a nasty mess, especially before breakfast. Got back rather late & then went into the court. Drove in
afternoon & then played Bridge at the Hams. Yusuf Kanoo came to see me & was rather tiresome. I had
asked him to be on the committee to go into the question of a law code and he refused as he said the Govt
had been severe on him in some matters. He is a conceited old man - like all Arabs.