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heaving with filthy dirty unpleasant looking Jews, horrid old women, with long red dyed hair, crowds of
unhealthy looking children, mostly with eye diseases, altogether a most unpleasant place. Motored after tea.

Friday 22nd [February]

Got up late as usual being Friday. Went to the Budeya Garden for some time & then took a drive along the
new road. Saw a lot of boys gambling and sent down some Police to catch them, which they did. We looked
on while half a dozen Policeman pursued the young men all over the place, eventually they got five. The
Shaikh gave a small lunch party - Loch, the PR, Dr Holmes & myself. A dull party - I went up early and
talked to the Shaikh about his mentioning the question of going to England. He decided not to do so but told
me to discuss it with the PR. I don't think he really knows his own mind about it, in some ways he likes the