—it is merely a railway yard where cargoes are received for transport further north to places such as Teheran or the oil-fields. A few mud huts Where the coolies live and one or two store buildings are all there is to be seen, the rest being flat, waste land. The rate of cargo discharge is slow. "We spent 17 days in this port and found conditions very trying. The heat was intense, with maximum daily shade temperatures usually about 115° F. At night time the atmosphere never really cooled down; the mosquitoes were numerous and of a particularly large and vicious species. The hot, dry, N.W. wind that blew during the day made the heat worse, like a blast from a furnace, bringing with it sand that dried up one's throat. This wind is known as a `Shamal', and blows daily during most of the summer months over the Persian Gulf, its most steady period being from the middle of June to the middle of July, during which time it becomes quite strong. We discharged cargo here for Bandar Mashur, Ahwaz and Khorramshahr, as well as for Bandar Shapur itself, and we left on 5th June for Basra." From Fremantle the "Mountpark" took wheat to Madras and Calcutta, and, as we start the Winter Term, is returning to Fremantle. We are hoping for a further interesting account of this trip when the next ship's mail arrives.
THE MUSICAL SOCIETY Chairman : F. Waine, Esq., M.A., B.Mus., F.R.C.O., A.R.C.M. Hon. Sec. : R. M. Booth.
The Society has been active throughout the term in spite of the outdoor attractions of the summer. The weekly lunch hour gramophone recitals have continued successfully throughout the term. They have been arranged by :D. A. White and M. I. H. Unwin. R. F. Wyman and P. T. Littlewood. R. M. Booth and E. G. Thompson. M. W. Sanderson and M. C. M. Lochore. J. N. T. Howat and S. C. Daneff.
On Sunday, 19th June, after supper, Mr. Noel B. Kay presented a programme of gramophone records entitled "Signal Successes", being records he had found popular during the war when he was in the Royal Corps of Signals. It was greatly enjoyed by the rather small number of boys who attended. The House Music Competition and the July Music Festival were part of the Society's activities noticed below. On the last four Sundays of term, Mr. Waine gave a series of most interesting lecture recitals on some representative modern composers, choosing Richard Strauss, Rachmaninov, William Walton and Delius. He illustrated his remarks by selections from their works played by himself and Mr. Stevens and on gramophone records. 41
