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Fort - Court. Davies came in to see me. Hamood & Hamildar Mahmood went out to investigate the treasure
trove at Shakhoura & returned with 14 coins, gold, from the ones which were found there, they were dated
1107 Arabi time & name of Sultan Abdul Hamid bin Ahmed, made in Cairo & styled Sultan of the 2 Seas & 2
Shores - interesting but not very old. Showed them to Davies. In afternoon went up to the golf course
where Manama was playing Muharraq & then to a big tea party at the Skinners. The Coles arrived to stay
with us till the down boat, the child & nurse went to the Agency. Met new American woman, Mrs
Peppercorn, a large showy female who knows all about golf. I rather liked her. A good party at the Skinners.

Sunday 5th April

Court most of the morning. Bridge at the Nixs, they are going quite soon which is a pity, we shall miss
them. The Coles dined at the Agency. Harvey, of the Deptford, came to lunch - a pleasant party, he is going
back to the Red Sea, I am sorry, all the nicest navy seem to go away.

Monday 6th April

Fort. The Police are going for route march this week. Sh Abdulla came to see me at the fort about his row
with the man who is working his agricultural experiment with him. Office & Court. Drove out to Shakhoura
in afternoon & met the camel section there busily digging on the site of the treasure trove, they were very

surprised to see me there. Bridge at the Skinners, Cole came too, got back reasonably early. Hickinbottom,
the new assistant PA came in after dinner to see the Coles also Skrimshire after Bridge. I quite like the
Coles, he is quite pleasant, though very silly, & she is decidedly nice. I wish now that we had seen more of
them but it was they who were loath to go about. Heard a great deal of the disagreement between them &
the Lochs - the Lochs seem to have been unreasonable in many ways, but I expect Cole can be tiresome.
Still very nice weather but we have not begun to use the veranda much.

Tuesday 7th April