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Didnt go to Fort. Went to meet Lord Knoylls & party who were passing through, also met by chance a new
young doctor. Perfect, coming to Bapco, friend of Ivy's who brought a letter from M. He seemed a pleasant
young man. GP, who left at 7.30. returned at 9.30 owing to engine trouble. Spent most of the morning in the
court trying sons of Hamood b Subah, a miserable quartette of sloppy looking youths. After lunch, Miss
Clapham, the Bishop's sister in law, came over from the Agency, plain, pleasant but rather dull, Red Cross
uniform, going from India to stay with the Stewarts, we talked of the Milner & Fitzgeralds. Took her for a
drive, to Awali, then tea here & she left by launch in a very rough sea for the steamer. At 11 went over to
Agency to see the Caroes who were here for a short time en route to India, he looked very ill, she was in
good form. Enjoyed seeing them again. Galloway very gauche. Stayed there till midnight.

Tuesday 19th February

Shaikhs came in, HH in a more amiable mood, talked mostly of local affairs & about sinking a well at Hedd,
he is very anxious to do this & I am much against it. Interviewed an Egyptian agriculturalist from the
mainland.

In the afternoon went to Mhq and looked over the boys school with Ahmed Omran, they seemed to be getting
on well, then to Hedd to see the wells.