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Abdul Kerim came round in the evening with a Lebanese magazine in which I was compared to the Nazi
chiefs who were tried at Nurenburg!! Probably put in by some local jailbird.

Monday 27th October

Cow calved last night, bull calf.

Rode on the race course, police doing ex orders, Oleandar behaved badly, always gets wild on race course.
Very damp morning. Saw Yusuf b Mahmood, gloomy about the diving, a very small catch & poor prices,
said most men lost money. Court, very few cases, a lady of town in possession of liquor, two narkudas
collided at sea and abused each other, chat about their female relations & came to court about it, also the
head of the Mhq freed slaves, a comic old black man. To the police station to see about moving an ancient
car parked on its uppers outside the door, all seemed surprised at my objecting, looked over Cable &
Wireless new building - a heavy ugly affair & in the flat very small & few windows so dark dismal rooms.
Then to the office & on to the P.W.W where I looked over some plans. Later Sh khalifah came in & we
discussed various matters, he told me a few home truths about a woman relation, widow of Mohd b Abdulla
- a pet of the Thornburgs, who is now nothing but a prostitute. After tea drove to Awali and called on the 2
matrons, Dr Perfect who was in the TT's & the Fifers, who were fortunately out. Saw HH's car returning
from paying a call on Hanna I suppose.