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present, very cold down by the sea. I left before they began pumping the oil &drove back very fast to
Manama, got to the Fort in half an hour, good going. As I reached the Fort I met cars leaving it & turned
back & followed them till they halted at the bridge beyond the gardens, there I picked up Mrs Schindler &
took her in my car. We followed the trail, white powder, and got in second. The trail was to Ali & over by
Lozi to the coast & back by Budeya. Then went to lunch at the Bank, a very good luncheon all very nicely
done. Tennis in the afternoon. My prize for the paper chase was a box of cigars - quite good ones.

Saturday [12th January]

Fort. No court but very busy morning in office. Lots of people came in to see me including the Baharna who
sent the petition to the Shaikh, listened to them for a long time, two of them became somewhat offensive.