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Monday 19 April 1915
Colonel away all day, acting for him. Not Satisfactory but I try hard to make the show go along straight lines.
Writing & reading most of the day.
A 5-30p.m. paid a visit to Shei[kh] Gabri at Mena Village. A rich trader. I suppose that he took me down with some beads & carnelions
Tuesday 20 April 1915
Colonel Martin away most of the day today acting for him.
Wrote to R. D. Meagher, Hon Hy. Willis, Surgeon General Ford, Ramsay-Smith and [blank]
M. Venizelos, Ex. Greek Premiere, visited Cairo to-day, he & the King differed over the war, he resigned, hinc illae lachyra [lachryma?]
Ride towards Sackkara between 5 & 6-30 p.m., visited two pyramids
Wednesday 21 April 1915
Letter to the Sultan and to Lady McMahon.
At the Medical school in Cairo during the morning with Dr Keating, & his staff of teachers
At the Citadel during the afternoon, visited the Mosque,
At Heliopolis Palace Hospital & dined with Col. Ramsay Smith & Major Barrett Home at 10 p.m.