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style of cocktail party and really was very well done. All the new women were pretty awful & most of the
men too. Stayed till about 7.30 then motored home. Quite cold driving back at night.

Sunday 25th [November]

Had sort of manoeuvres with the Police. Took James out in the car when I went to look on. It was quitea
success & rather fun. We went to the Suk al Khamin mosque & climbed to the top of the minnaret. James
had a fine time. In the court all the morning. The Thompson boy came to lunch & tea, they all went to ...
Point & played on the shore & in the evening his parents called for him. I think the father is 1/2 or 1/4
Malay, the mother is English but very comon though a decent sort of woman. Mrs Holmes came to tea &