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Rather warm, Fort. The SNO called on HH at the Palace & HH returned the call at the Wildgoose - a stuffy
little ship, very full of equipment & queer things so that it was very difficult to move about her. HH said
more or less what a bore it all was & why was it necessary, he was shown the ship, not at all wanting to walk
about in heat & sun. Office, saw Sgt Smith , Ahmed Omran, late getting to lunch. Gardened, put in some
carrots. Drove to Muharraq, Smith & Bradley came in - at 6.30 & stayed till 8, White went to see Dick Snow
& dined with a Mespers man, bathed after dinner at Sanyan, almost chilly getting in the water

Sunday 6th October

A celebration at the hospital, so arranged for the merchant navy patients there, 9 of them, but only one turned
up however there were about half a dozen other people. At 9.30 went to the Mission Church lor the
christening of Narayan's small son, I & the Storms being godparents, & in the evening went to a service
taken by White at the Mission Church, afterwards he went on to Awali, but I did not. Three services a day
seemed sufficient.

Monday 7th October