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1935
Wednesday [16th April]
On the range in the morning, very pleasant over there & lots of larks singing. Some quite good shots
among the new recruits, I thought of firing myself but decided not to as it was about 15 years since I did a
course of musketry & it would look bad if I missed everything. Busy day in the office, we have sent out
a subscription list for relations of the people who were killed. Lots of people subscribing. Started a letter
to the Agency about the navy & questions of drink, customs etc. Scrimshire came to see me about naval
banking arrangements, they seem tiresome over that as well as over other matters & he wants to get their
custom. Went to Agency after lunch to consult Cole about wiring Times, finally I wrote by air mail but
