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T uesda:J 8th januar:J I 895
In the morning at 9 H.H. paid a visit to Ms Justice John Jardine at the Byculla
Club and he kindly invited H.H. to go and see the High Court one day. We had a
drive in the evening to the Fort and on our way home took with us from Dawood
Bhai's the embroidered coat and trousers he had prepared.
[No entry between 8th and 14th January 1895]
Monda:J I +th januar:J I 895
In the evening at 9.30 there was a singing party to which a large
number of H.H's friends had [been] invited. The singing which was
Hindustani was excellent and continued till 4 in the morning. Everyone
enjoyed the entertainment heartily. Among those present were Messers
Govardhan Das Khatu, Jugmohan Das, Dharmsey and Narotam Morarji
and others.
T uesda:J J 5thjanuar:J 1895
Notwithstanding the previous day's vigil we went to the Tivoli Theatre8 to see
'The School for [sic] [of] Scandal' performed. The acting was splendid and called
for the loud applause from the audience. Sir Peter and Lady [+++] and Charles [+++]
were capital.
[No entry for 16th January 1895]
Thursda:J 17th januar:J J 895
Messers Dharmsey and Narotam Morarji invited us to his house the China Bay a
beautiful building to see a novel performance in which first an earthen pot was
transformed into a living human head which again turned into a glass fish pond and so
on. The illusion was startling.
F rida:J J 8th januar:J J 895
Left Bombay for the Charni Road station by the Mail at 9. Some four friends had
been at the station to see us off. Mr Jugmohan Das met us at .the Grant Road Station.
After midnight the cold was intense. Got up at 5 and made the necessary preparations
to alight at Baroda.
Saturda:J 19th januar:J J 895
We reached Baroda early in the morning at 6.30 and H.H was received by the
officers who represented the Durbar9 heartily and, escorted by five sowars drove to
[+++] our residence. In the afternoon we visited the Public Offices and the
Laxmi Vilas Palace where one can spend hours in admiring the architecture, paintings,
statues and furniture. After a drive through the Public Gardens returned home. Supper
being over we witnessed the nautch by the
)0 I\aja I\avi Varma: F ortrait at an Artist

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 T uesda:J 8th januar:J I 895
 In the morning at 9 H.H. paid a visit to Ms Justice John Jardine at the Byculla
 Club and he kindly invited H.H. to go and see the High Court one day. We had a
 drive in the evening to the Fort and on our way home took with us from Dawood
 Bhai's the embroidered coat and trousers he had prepared.
 [No entry between 8th and 14th January 1895]
 Monda:J I +th januar:J I 895
 In the evening at 9.30 there was a singing party to which a large
 number of H.H's friends had [been] invited. The singing which was
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 Govardhan Das Khatu, Jugmohan Das, Dharmsey and Narotam Morarji
 and others.
 T uesda:J J 5thjanuar:J 1895
 Notwithstanding the previous day's vigil we went to the Tivoli Theatre8 to see
 'The School for [sic] [of] Scandal' performed. The acting was splendid and called
 for the loud applause from the audience. Sir Peter and Lady [+++] and Charles [+++]
 were capital.
 [No entry for 16th January 1895]
 Thursda:J 17th januar:J J 895
 Messers Dharmsey and Narotam Morarji invited us to his house the China Bay a
 beautiful building to see a novel performance in which first an earthen pot was
 transformed into a living human head which again turned into a glass fish pond and so
 on. The illusion was startling.
 F rida:J J 8th januar:J J 895
 Left Bombay for the Charni Road station by the Mail at 9. Some four friends had
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 After midnight the cold was intense. Got up at 5 and made the necessary preparations
 to alight at Baroda.
 Saturda:J 19th januar:J J 895
 We reached Baroda early in the morning at 6.30 and H.H was received by the
 officers who represented the Durbar9 heartily and, escorted by five sowars drove to
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 being over we witnessed the nautch by the
 )0 I\aja I\avi Varma: F ortrait at an Artist