Wednesday October 26th 1932

Reported at the Exchange and was given a vacancy card for Barratt, Market Street. Shop Porter, errands and window cleaning. Before going into the shop, I crossed the road and surveyed it. Seemed to be a women's dress shop. I then entered ‑ too late - another man had hurried in during those minutes and had got the job. A lesson for the future...

Hung about the Exchange all day, hopefully. Later, a clerk told me to come back in themorning, at 9 am.