مجموعة ٩/٣٠(٢) "تقارير إدارية عن الخليج الفارسي - ١٩٤٥ -" [و‎‎١‎٠‎٢] (١١٤٨/٢٠٣)

The Canteen supplies Milk, Tea, Sugar, Soap, Cloth,
Cigarettes, Matches, Vesta, Pants. Towels &c. at considerably
lower prices than those current in the? basaar.
Canteen in which the men can obtain Tea, Coffee and Biscuits.
A number of games have been purchased for use in this Canteen
and it is hoped that it will be well patronised and keep men
away from the basaar This is more than likely as they will
be allowed monthly credit which is not available to them in the
basaar.
Ball are played regularly. The Hockey team has now won the
Consulate Club Cup three times running.
A seven a side Hockey Tournament has been organised
by the Maqbul Club but owing to the w professional ism” being
shown by other teams in the wetter of holding up rames in order
to see how many points are required before two teams of another
Club can make certain of winning the cup it can hardly be called
an unqualified success.
The Annual Sports Meeting has had to be postponed
until the 9th January. 1946,
12. Buildings
alterations are proposed in the coming year. We unfortunately
suffer from a lack of masons and the cost of employing outside
labour is prohibitive.
will be more easily available, particularly cement and copper
gauze wire netting. It is proposed to carry out extensive
alterations to the existing kitchens. Oil cookers have been
ordered from Ordnance.
for the use of officers, where they can take two or tliree days
leave for shooting and bathing. A few days away from Eait-al-
Falaij apj'ears to be good for them both physically and mentally.
as it is making at present, it is prpposed to build another
It is proposed in the coming year to build a new
H. Sports
P.T. is now carried out daily. Hockey and Basket
No major repairs have been necessary, but a number of
With the end of the war it is hoped that materials
A small. hou?;e has been built on the beach at lataiyah
Should the Canteen continue to make as much profl
small hut somewhere on the beach, where men ordered sick leav
by the M.O. can be sent in small parties for a week or so.
present when men are ordered sick leave they hu ve to go to
f4uscat or Matrah where they spend their time in Coffee shops
and do not benefit at all, in addition to which they, in all
probability, contract a fresh disease.