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refreshing. Saw Tunnicliffe. Gardened after lunch, some rain. Met Tunnicliffe & the Leslie Smiths on the
race course & they came back for dinner & Bridge - I played on rubber & then worked in the office. Mr BT
talks of leaving at the end of March an awful bore. He is a very common old man though knows interesting
people & has been everywhere. His views on the apalling economic state of England are very depressing,
from all accounts we are practically bankrupt. I can only hope he is a pessimist.
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Tuesday 18th March

HH out hunting but Sh A came in - discussed Sh Abdel Latif & his wish to let the mosque land for a garage,
an eyesore on the sea road & I want to stop it but its not easy. Saw various people & had BT & Mohd Saleh
in to discuss the water scheme together.

Club committee meeting about the swimming tank - the whole thing bores me. Tunnicliffe not there which
I
was awkward.

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Wednesday 19th March