Returns to England on leave on Bibby line 'Gloucestershire'. Receives C.B. in Birthday Honours List. Unsuccessfully seeks business post for forthcoming retirement. Returns to Burma via Paris, Marseilles, and Colombo.
American tourists. Meets Brig. Gen. Mitchell (U.S.A.A.F.) Memorial plaque to Royal Scots unveiled. Description of elephants at work at Ahlone timber yards. Meets Lt. Doisy, French aviator forced to land on Rangoon racecourse during round the world flight.