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returned to the ship as it looked very stormy, Bliss called on Cole & Price came in for a drink. Thunder
& lightening, a little rain at night & wireless impossible till now, 10 pm, as its crackled so.
Wednesday 24th April 1935
Fort in morning. Finished the musketry, the recruits did quite well on the range, a good average but no
individual sensationally good, however, I suppose a good average is better than one or two good shots &
the rest poor. Exchange of talks between the Shaikh and Fisher on the Bideford. The Shaikh got the
times muddled and went off without me, when I got to the RAF pier his launch was at the ship, so I went
back to the palace and watched the dancing for some time & took a few photographs. Then he returned
and Fisher arrived with Cole. They didn't stay long, the Shaikh was very preoccupied about the horses! I
