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annoyed by the letter, I had not spoken to him about it. Myself I really dont think there is much to complain of as even in the
Agency I dont hear the noise unless I stop and listen nor have I ever noticed any smell.

Friday 9th Jan 1931

Ayesha called in the morning, quite without warning, she often does this, I, not wanting to see her, went over to the Agency.
Prior talked about the electric business, he doesnt like the Power House and says it smells and makes a lot of noise, other
people dont notice it. Bridge at the Bank, Prior brought a plan of his proposed sea road, he is very keen on it and talks as if it
was a new idea. It was proposed and abandoned some years ago. Tennis and tea at Agency. James played with the two little
puppies in the afternoon, it is delightful to see him with them, he enjoys it more than any other amusement. Warmer day.

Saturday 10th [January]

Court. Mohamed bin Ali instead of Sulman. A lot of people came in and interrupted us among them Siadi, Ali bin Seggar and
Abdu Ali. I am very brusque when people come in during court and waste time. Motored and wrote letters after tea.

Sunday 11th [January]

Meeting of the Shia Wakf Committee and when I arrived there I found the School Committee also assembled and asking me to
see them, so I spent a long time with both and didnt get back till after half past one. Played golf with Prior in the afternoon, we
seem to be getting on a little, but slowly. P came back to tea. The de Greniers came to play Bridge after tea and we had the
two R.A.F. men to dinner, they and the D.Gs overlapped, they arrived before the D.Gs had gone. Revington is a tiresome little
man but the other fellow, Horniman, was rather a nice fellow. Played Bridge after dinner. They stayed very late. Mrs Holmes
came in in the morning. The R.A.F send down a lot of their flying boats now a days, there seems to be one every week. Some
of the Persian papers make a lot of fuss about it. There has been another burst of articles in the papers lately mostly saying
things about me, but they are quite untrue so rather amusing. One long article appeared about Colonel Biscoe, the Resident, in
which he was called Colonel Biscuit all the time. I hear that he was very annoyed by it, not by being called "Biscuit" but by
other remarks about him. The Persians still stick to it that Bahrain is part of Persia. Quite cold weather, we are having fires
still.

Monday [12 January]

Court, Mohamed bin Ali came instead of Sulman. M went over to Muharrak to call on Shaikh Abdulla's wife and called on the
wrong one by mistake, but they seemed very pleased about it and A was in the house so it was alright. It might have been
awkward if she had gone to one of the many ladies who are not wives but permanent friends. Went to the Biladya garden in
the afternoon and then for a drive. Dinner party at de Greniers, quite a big one and well done, a good dinner with champagne,
but its wasted on me as I dont like it and if I take any I get a headache. After dinner we played a race game which was a