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Spent the day at Jidda, went in the morning & returned after tea, very little wind going & both vvind & tide
against us sailing back. Hot day, got very brown. The work is nearly done bar the roof & the tw0 archways
look very nice. Wrote a few letters. Went to cocktail party at Jufair, arriving very late, a lot of people. The
SNO surrounded by Mesdames Leigh & Goldsworthy, he seemed to like their company, Mrs Q looks like
a
young woman in a sweet shop on a pier. TTs & Ham sailing next Friday & to lunch at Jidda.

Saturday 12th May

Office open, busy day. Shaikhs came in, HH talked of Zubara for awhile. Sh of Qatar has sent him a 2
r some time,
camels & horses - very awkward, he eventually decided to accept them. At the customs fd
ables. He m
*y. I Khuduri with - as usual, a bundle of telegrams, he said he spends 1000/- a month in c
^ed doing a lot of trading & all from U.K.
;r on the la\>
Drove to Mhq, had a dinner party, Leighs, TTs Mrs Wrothall & Harrison. Had dinned all the tin-
than Mrs Har
illumination. All seemed to like it & a good dinner. They got on quite well & talkeae-
f she knew tl
rather dreading the party. A breeze in the evening but not enough to upset dinner outsi
it old fashior
on a very smart plain white dress. Mrs Leigh too quite a pretty flowered silk. Asked i
I thought Mrs Fanshawe was her greatest friend!! Birds of a feather. She looked a b
asked about them.