Vol.14.p.054a

Display page dates: 12/08/1925; 12/09/1925

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Tuesday, December 8, 1925 (continued) [repeated, similar entry to page 53]

About 5 p.m. I received the following wireless from the Floyd Triestino S.S. Pilsma then on her way from Suez to Aden and India, dated 8/12/25 10 a.m.
"Sorry, imperative continue journey India. Unexpected. Please grant six weeks leave unsalaried, wire Aden"
Unsigned but of course from Greenlees. I learn from Wheeler that Greenlees went to meet a party of Theosophists going to India and had intended to accompany them on the steamer from Port Said to Suez.
The expedition is working and every day of his absence will involve us in increasing difficulties of registration.

Wednesday, December 9, 1925
Nineteenth day of work.

Very cold day. Noon temperature (shade) 18 degrees centigrade.

Workmen:
Quftis: 102

Work on:
(1) G 6020 western side
(2) G 6021
(3) G 6022
(4) G 6023
(5) G 6024 and G 6025
(6) G 6032
(7) cemetery G 7000 SW (southwest)

Cars emptied:
Line I to 8:00 am: 28, 8:30 - noon: 65, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm: 62
total: 155
Line II to 8:00 am: 24, 8:30 - noon: 58, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm: 65
total: 147
grand total: 302
about three-fourths of gang (seventy-five men) on these lines [400]. The drop in number of cars is undoubtedly due to cold weather and west wind.

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