Vol.08.p.072

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Thursday, December 17, 1914 (continued)

Sultan to replace the Khedive. He is Prince Hussein Kamel. This is a very wise move and will kill Turkish influence absolutely. The Khedive Abbas II disappears into private life in Stamboul.

Friday, December 18, 1914

Work on
(1) dump north of G 5411 - G 5412
(2) sloping passage G 5413 A (northwest of G 5412)
(3) work between G 5110 and G 5210
(4) interior of G 5220
(5) front of G 5220 and northwards
(6) between G 4930 and G 4920

(1) Dump north of G 5411 - G 5412
Under this old dump lies a dark gravelly deposit perhaps an ancient construction dump. Under dark gravel is rock with quarry face on east.

[ILLUSTRATION]

(2) G 5413
The passage G 5413 A was apparently unfinished. Opened in modern times, entrance filled with dirt, fragments of newspapers, lunch papers, etc.

[ILLUSTRATION]

(4) G 5220
Work on G 5220 B temporarily suspended owing to dangerous condition of south casing wall. The plunderers have undermined the wall.

[ILLUSTRATION]

In clearing the hole beside (north) of B we came on the end of a serdab. The stone roof slab on the west end was missing and interior was filled with limestone debris and sand [ILLUSTRATION]. At the east end a hole had been broken in the end wall.

The rest of the work showed no developments.

C.S. Fisher arrived from America.

Egypt was declared an [English] protectorate at

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