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Tuesday 4/6/35

Cole & Narayan went out to see the Shaikh on the subject of my leave etc, he of course agreed to
everything & was pleased to do so. I had a busy morning as usual. The case of Ali bin Hussein has come
up again as I referred the matter of his claims & accounts to the Meglis. They appointed a committee to
go into the matter and as some of his known enemies were on it it became a very acrimonious argument.
Went to Um al Hakim in the evening & had a bathe but only in the spring as the tide was out far. I am
somewhat put off bathing in the sea there as people (locals) say there are so many stinging rays there
which lie in the mud & if one steps on one they jab with their tail. I have never seen one there myself.
They are usually in mud not where there is sand. I put off my at home till Thursday as the Jebel are