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of the tribe. The whole day was spent by me shopping, at five P.M. we had our usual downpour of rain.

[[circled]]27[[/circled]] The municap Market on the Strand I visited today but it was a poor fruit market 
I saw only one basket of durians & these gave out no offensive odor. An European tailor is making an evening suit for me of black broadcloth for 90 Rup. & a cotton buff suit for 30 Rup. which are prices quite as low as native tailors. Garry or cabfares are  very low here, a ride of 1/4 hour is 6 annas and an hour 1 Rupee. The hotel charges are only 9 Rupees a day including meals 
Servants are cheap & numerous