Item 02: Frank Valentine Weir letter diary, 2 January-31 December 1916 - Page 78

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[Page 78]

[Friday 17 March 1916]

Went to Dinner again at another Pashas, & found the same round table had been carted per pack Donk from our recent Host. Evidently only the only one Table in District- Bedouins feed on the floor- & tear the food with hands
At one village Collected a 16 bore Shot gun & 20 Cartridges, the latter we were informed were to shoot quail etc: but on opening found they were loaded with Siran drop, the very largest shot made.
Cartridges were filled for man hunting I think.
A bag of newspapers were lost in one of the Canals, Donk fell in- rotten luck, a man has a lot of luck to get his mail at this game & when it does arrive he appreciates it.

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