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Tuesday 5th [December]

Manama Biladga meeting. Went to Police Station afterwards & then worked in office. Holmes brought
Dame in to see James but he couldn't make much of it. James still has a lot of fever both day & night. Drove
up the Rafaa hill & then played Bridge at the Russells.

Wednesday 6th [December]

Fort. Am making a new arrangement about clothing for by which men have to pay for what they get new.
Van Peussem came in to talk about burying one of their orphans in the Christian cemetry. I had no objection.
The child was picked up in the road & has been looked after by the Mission ever since. DG came to see me
about some customs business. Agency, discussed oil, wireless etc. Lock rather fussed at the prospect of an
English woman coming her to stay with Yusuf Kanoo to write a life story of Mohammed Yatim. YK met her
when she came ashore once & in the normal way said his house was hers & she took him at his word & said
she will come. Went around to the Joint Court, the Shaikh discussed his visit to Kuwait. He wants to take all
the leading merchants & troops of followers but the SNO says he cannot carry more than 20. James still ill.
Am making some new beds in the north part of the garden. People to tea & tennis as usual, a lot of people.
Got a double mail, two weeks newspapers together.

Thursday 7th December

Worked in office. Motored. Dined.

Friday 8th [December]

Went to Idari & took a lot of photos of a diver. If they are any good I hope to use them for picture postcards.
Lovely day, quite hot but much too warm for the time of year. Agency in afternoon, had a very good set of
tennis.

Saturday 9th [December]

The Shoreham arrived and the Shaikh went off. I went out with him to see him depart. He had far too many
people with him. Loch went out too, he seemed very pleased at the prospect of the visit. We had a court