Page 1062 - Belgrave Diaries(N)_Neat
P. 1062

1060





































                                                            1935


















               rather enjoyed it.  I think the navy were surprised at the smartness of the Police, especially arms drill.
               Abdulla bin Jabr came & looked on also a lot of other people from round about.  The Police had never
               done a few de foi on three cheers.  However they got on quite well at it.  Fisher & Rowell were there and
               a young sub called Price took command.  He did it quite well.  Went back to office & then with Sh
               Abdulla bin Hamed to call on the three Abdul Latifs at the house close by, by appointment.  We discussed
               with them the question of property of minors & orphans & also wakfs.  Young Abdulla was very good &
               spoke out straight saying what they ought to do.  He had been primed with facts etc & had got Koranic
               quotations at his finger tips from the old shaikh.  They seemed to wish to help, on the whole I think the
               meeting did good.  I rather like the old Hedd Kadi, quite a jovial old man.  The Muharraq one is exactly
               like the sheep in Alice in Wonderland and Abdul Latif bin Saad is quite crafty & leads the old ones by
               their noses.  In the afternoon I went up to the Fort, we had another practice with the Police and marked
               out the parade ground putting whitewash on all the positions which is not noticeable but makes it very
               much easier for the men when forming up & marching.  Then came back & changed & picked up the
   1057   1058   1059   1060   1061   1062   1063   1064   1065   1066   1067