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and had his hair cut here as the barber on his ship is no good. I don't much care for him, rather conceited.
LBL knows his father quite well, he lives near Brighton.

Monday [10th February]

Fort. Office. had DG round for some time discussing the question of the exemption of customs on petrol
imported for the I. Airways. They have never claimed it & now send in a claim for three years - all very slack
on their part. Went up to the rifle range in afternoon, the Police are having a competition for a prize given
by LBL. They are very keen on it, as it is an open competition a great many men go in for it. Bridge at the
Nixs. Heavy rain when we left there.

Tuesday 11/2/36

Got up early & went across to Muharraq by launch, a beautiful morning, the two islands looked very pretty
with the mists over them & the sun just coming up. Drove out to the aerodrome where I met the Shaikh
who had just arrived to meet a young man called Clifton with whose parents the Shaikh had stayed when he
visited England. They live at Kilmarnock Castle in the island I stay on in Scotland, very rich. The aeroplane
arrived just after I did. Clifton seemed a nice young man, very tall and about 20 25, he had been out to
India for a fortnight & was on his way home. The Shaikh had a tent put up and coffee & he sat with him for
about half an hour till they had refuelled and off again. Saw the aeroplane leave & then drove back to the
customs & had a talk with Sh Abdulla & back to breakfast. Went over to Agency for some time then saw

Steele. Drove in afternoon. M went to a golf club committee. Heavy rain at night.

Wednesday [12th February]

Rather a warm day, it is beginning to feel summery - worse luck. Fort. I have a tiresome Hindu prisoner
who won't eat anything. Joint Court, discussed the running of the Bn court. The Shaikh came in after court
& discussed his money affairs etc, said it would be a good plan if he made all his money over to me so that
he could tell his relations he had not got any! Took evidence in the Zellaq manslaughter case, an old man
had his arm broken & died from it, by a Persian to whom he owed Rs 1/- Tennis & Bridge, good tennis as

only men playing, three tables of Bridge. Rather warm day.