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Friday [8th February]

Got a message in the morning that the Amir of Muharraq had found two arak stills, he sent a launch to bring
me over so I took the opportunity of taking M & her mother as well as they wanted to go to the bazaar in
Muharraq. Rather a blowy day when we went across the launch bounced about quite a lot, but fine & sunny
& the sea looked very nice. Arrived at Muharraq & M & her mother went off with a couple of natives to
look after them. Found a big crowd of people round the police station. Got into a car and went off with the
Amir to the two houses which he had raided. One was on the shore behind the town close to the house of a
very notorious lady called "Bombaya" who had given us the information. In the house was the still and a lot
of arak which had just been distilled. Then we went to another house at the other end of the town & inside