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1935
Saturday [4th May]
Parade in the morning, two platoons of sailors. Harvey & Fisher & quite a lot of officers. We got on
quite well, went right through the programme three or four times. The Police were quite good, I took a
few photos of them as they marched past. Crowds of people came & looked on. The few de foi went off
well, it is quite effective. I have never seen it done before as during the war one didn't do this sort of
ceremonial drill. Took Fisher & Harvey to see the Budeya Garden which they liked very much, then to
the office. Went into the Court for a while. Had another parade at the Fort in the evening but only the
Police. The school band takes part & plays the Bahrain anthem during the few de foi, three times - only a
