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fellow. ABJ, discussed buying Ayesha's house, he suggested offering 36,000, today I think it would be cheap
at that.

Went to Gasari & had a look round & then bathed at Sanyan.

Wednesday 11th September

Rode up to the race course - rather a damp day, koos wind & sticky in the evening when there was no wind.
HH at Sezonah. Sh Mohd b Rashid, the old magistrate, came in to complain about his brother Rizh, who
drinks, then ABJ, then one Mansari, sacked from Bapco, came to complain that Bapco was preventing him
getting any jobs, Cochrane about hashish suspects, HH's brother in law complaining that Sh Abdulla Isa was
marrying one of his servants to his, Mohd b Khalid's illegitimate daughter, without his consent, actually as
is A's fashion, taking her himself. Altogether a full morning, also Grant about our investments. After tea
went to see the Mhq girls school & to Hedd where I met the acting municipal See & the headmaster, they
have added a room there & painted the walls After dinner bathed at Sanyan. Very sticky evening, no
breeze. Didnt go to Fort as no cases.