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Monday 22 March 1915Wrote Commenced letters to Girls & Mollie.
Wrote to Dr Dunlop, Educational adviser, to the Egyptian Government re visiting schools.
Riding between 7 & 8 a.m.
Riding between 5 & 6-20 p.m. Went along the Cairo road.
Writing to Girls & reading after dinner.
Tuesday 23 March 1915
Ride across dessert between 7 & 8 a.m.
Reading & working till 1p.m.
Two papers Table Talk & Sydney Mail War No XXIX from Mrs M. M. Knowles of Melbourne.
Riding during afternoon 5 p.m to 6-10 pm.
Wednesday 24 March 1915
Went Cairo by No 15 Ambulance waggon at 10 a.m. Called Ministry for Education. Spoke with Dr Dunlop (Educational advisor) & Mr Daniels (an inspector) chatted with them for half an hour. The former a Scotchman from Glasgow, Acute & Knowledgeable.
Went to a primary school under aegis of latter. Examined the classes of each year, four years in the course. Teaching in Arabic. Maps in Arabic ( British genius) Nile from origin to mouth. Mentioned to them Livingstone, Burton, Speeke, Baker, Stanley, Eunis Pash[a] & their travels
Luncheon at Sheppehards Continental with Mrs Stokes. Went to Christian brothers school at Koronfish off the Mouski (Principal Native Street in Cairo) St Josephs. Band played &c. To call again.
Sheppheards to dinner. Home 11 pm.