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of the Mound before the Black Watch
statue. In the Lothian Road a bomb
entered the County Hotel & wrought some
havoc there. Above the Belford Bridge,
by the Water of Leith, 4 or 5 were let off,

[Margin] There was really
only 1 there. ---

Another at Roseburn, & , I think, one near
Coltbridge, several in open fields in that
neighbourhood, and altogether explosive
and incendiary in the Edinburgh area
about 38 in a space of 40 minutes, - a
fairly hot corner! And after it all how
much damage! I believe all they did could
be more than made good by the cost of
the trip over here! Our stone built houses
dont collapse under the explosions,
and practically all the destruction is that
of window glass. There seems
to have been much signalling by spies
by means of lamps. I am incredulous
of most of the spy stories, but men whose
judgement I can rely on saw flashing
going on.

[Margin] The "spies" were
probably people
picking their way
in the dark with
electric lamps ---

The on dit is that at least six
spies were captured. It is also said that
a map was found, dropped from one
of the raiders showing the position of
every building of importance in the town.

That they should have come & gone skaithless
makes us boil with wrath, but, if all I hear is
true, on their next visit they will meet with a
more suitable reception!

7 April 1916.
Yesterday I received the first semi-official in:
:timation that the Secretary for Scotland
intends to offer me the post of Director of
the Royal Scottish Museum, and I go to
London on Monday to see him & Sir John
Struthers about it.

13 April -
I journeyed to London on Monday and the
following day had a meeting with Sir John
Struthers at the Scottish Office, and when there
was taken to see the Secretary for Scotland who
asked me if I was agreeable to accept the new
post. To which question I replied in the affir:
:mative. There was much consideration of the
arrangement to be made in regard to the
Museum of Antiquities, as the Treasury are
firmly resolved that the post of director there
must not be filled up at present. It was
finally settled that I was to continue as
Director without Salary, being allowed by the
Scotch Education Department, (my new masters)
to give as much of my time as was necessary
to looking after it. My salary commences at
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