Written on HSBC Jesselton airmail letter
Dear Mum Dad and Alan,
Your successful Christmas sounded grand though with the inevitable rush, but by now things should have calmed down. Thank you for looking into the trouser position for me, I can see it would be a risk should the cloth not be pre shrunk, though, as it bears a top quality label I think it must be. However the Marks & Spencer's at 69/6 sound OK and shall be glad if you will send one pair, fawn, so that I can try them. Can you take the measurements from the fawn trousers, with you? If they take 8 weeks I shall have them in time to go with two reasonable pairs here. I have noted the £2 and now owe you 11/3d which covers Alans £1 < Bakers £2.8.9. This last still has not arrived and I have written to them. The Christmas rush really hit Borneo & the shipping companies are behind. Do you know both Margo & I forget the Bag? We shall buy it now though - guess we are getting a little feather brained! The "Turn a Time" is successful and we play it nightly. Caroline borrows my hankerchief to dust the records (though this is a little unnecessary as they are made of cardboard). It is something I saw in a catelogue too late to buy and it really is good. The photos on the new camera are excellant and will be sening copies soon to the whole family (7) addresses for me and expect the same for Margo.
I received my first ACORN today and like the look of Smith & Nephew as it almost looks as if a bonus issue is due. Alas still no funds - but hope to see Fraser & Neave at 1.80 as last marking was 1.78. I bought average 1.58. Not bad in just over one month. Should think Henrys Triplex would be good. His tips usually are, and there is a trend that way just now. Am almost hoping for a fall in prices so I can come in later on.
Cheerio for now and
Love Peter
Thursday, March 25, 2010
6th Jan 1960
Written on HSBC Jesselton airmail letter
Dear Dad,
Caroline's present has arrived and she has been making us imaginary meals for us to eat - she is very thrilled with it and many thanks.
The following tips have come through from HK dated 2/3 Jan for comparison of prices.
Reardon Smith
Court Line
Furness Worthy (?)
Bradford Dyers (twice tipped)
Kennings Ltd
I have no spare cash though might try for some Bradford Dyers. "Carreras" are again confirmed good to buy in small lots.
All the Best
Peter
Dear Dad,
Caroline's present has arrived and she has been making us imaginary meals for us to eat - she is very thrilled with it and many thanks.
The following tips have come through from HK dated 2/3 Jan for comparison of prices.
Reardon Smith
Court Line
Furness Worthy (?)
Bradford Dyers (twice tipped)
Kennings Ltd
I have no spare cash though might try for some Bradford Dyers. "Carreras" are again confirmed good to buy in small lots.
All the Best
Peter
January 2nd 59 (means 1960)
Written on HSBC Jesselton airmail letter
My dear Mum & Dad,
I have been intending to write to you ever since my birthday but have been just to lazy to put pen to paper. Peter always says 'I'll write' & I always think 'Next week' & of course that never comes. Your lovely surprise present arrived yesterday & was most welcome. I have recently been scouring Jesselton (unsuccessfully) for small snap fasteners for the childrens' clothes & the rubber pants were like gold-dust ariving! I cannont buy large sizes here & Adrienne still needs to wear them at night. Yesterday I was despairing as the last pair I had had split & then your parcel arrived with the Kintal ones which are ideal. Susan was also getting very low on rubber pants & the other pair are very smart. The girls had lovely Xmas presents & I am just finishing off the 'Thank-you letters'. Peter fortunately takes over his side of the family! - as fast as I think I am up-to-date with writing letters I recieve another batch. I write to five families in Ctta & they always seem to be writing to us. When I started writing this morning it was beautifully cool but the sun is now fully up & I can feel the heat rolling in. Susan has just gone for her nap & Adrienne is busy amusing herself with the baby walker. I have a great pile of sewing to do - I have the 'bug' so I'm stitching away as tho I'm on an assembly line! Everytime I make Caroline a dress she wants one for the doll as wll. Adrienne fortunately spends most of her time in a pair of shorts (thanks to Marks & Spencers!) & hasn't got round to thinking about dressing her dolls as well. Adrienne loves the sea so I go down to the beach with her as often as I can. All the girls are very brown & full of high spirits at the moment - Peter thinks they are secretly taking 'Pep' pills ..... Poor Susan has a black eye this morning & its completely closed & swollen. It doesn't seem to worry her but she had a nasty crack yesterday - falling out of the cot. I must have forgotten to put the cot side up so I'm now in the rest of the family's bad books - servants as well! I can never get much on these air-letters - one of these days I'll write a proper letter. I am enjoying the 'Homes & Gardens" & again many thanks for all the haberdashery.
Love from us all Margo.
My dear Mum & Dad,
I have been intending to write to you ever since my birthday but have been just to lazy to put pen to paper. Peter always says 'I'll write' & I always think 'Next week' & of course that never comes. Your lovely surprise present arrived yesterday & was most welcome. I have recently been scouring Jesselton (unsuccessfully) for small snap fasteners for the childrens' clothes & the rubber pants were like gold-dust ariving! I cannont buy large sizes here & Adrienne still needs to wear them at night. Yesterday I was despairing as the last pair I had had split & then your parcel arrived with the Kintal ones which are ideal. Susan was also getting very low on rubber pants & the other pair are very smart. The girls had lovely Xmas presents & I am just finishing off the 'Thank-you letters'. Peter fortunately takes over his side of the family! - as fast as I think I am up-to-date with writing letters I recieve another batch. I write to five families in Ctta & they always seem to be writing to us. When I started writing this morning it was beautifully cool but the sun is now fully up & I can feel the heat rolling in. Susan has just gone for her nap & Adrienne is busy amusing herself with the baby walker. I have a great pile of sewing to do - I have the 'bug' so I'm stitching away as tho I'm on an assembly line! Everytime I make Caroline a dress she wants one for the doll as wll. Adrienne fortunately spends most of her time in a pair of shorts (thanks to Marks & Spencers!) & hasn't got round to thinking about dressing her dolls as well. Adrienne loves the sea so I go down to the beach with her as often as I can. All the girls are very brown & full of high spirits at the moment - Peter thinks they are secretly taking 'Pep' pills ..... Poor Susan has a black eye this morning & its completely closed & swollen. It doesn't seem to worry her but she had a nasty crack yesterday - falling out of the cot. I must have forgotten to put the cot side up so I'm now in the rest of the family's bad books - servants as well! I can never get much on these air-letters - one of these days I'll write a proper letter. I am enjoying the 'Homes & Gardens" & again many thanks for all the haberdashery.
Love from us all Margo.
Monday, March 1, 2010
31 Dec 1959
Written on HSBC Jesselton airmail letter
Dear Mum Dad and Alan,
Many thanks for Susan's and Adrienne's present - the others must still be on route. They were delighted with them and the horse & cart was played with by me as much as Adrienne though now she has it firmly under her own control! On the Monday before Christmas the children went to the Sports Club where they met Father Christmas (the High Court Judge) appearing from the chimney. They eat a great deal especially A. who is a terror at parties and thinks nothing of taking a toy away from a child twice her age. On Tuesday we had a dinner for eight and all our decorations were up with a grand Christmas tree which we obtained from the Golf Course and lights etc. During the evening we were visited by Christmas carollers amongst whom were the manager and his wife so it was very festive. I took Margo out for lunch on the following day for Chinese food - thought a rest from the house would be good. We had two large boxes of chocs 1 1/2 & 1 3/4 lbs from our stores plus a bottle of brandy so did very well. On Christmas day we started opening presents before seven. Those from Henry Donald Ian Mc were specially good. Henry's "Turn a Tune" being most popular. At 7.30 am we had our best present when the phone rang to say the servants were back! I was two hours clearing them from the ship but it was well worth it. At 11 we visited John Stewart in hospital - he is nearly better and goes on leave soon. At 1 we went to Mary Curren's for lunch and hot home at 10.10pm. It was a very good Christmas indeed. Boxing Day we went to a wedding dinner - Chinese and though no ill results came of it I eat an awful lot 6.30 to 11.30 pm course after course and non stop liquid refreshment. There were 250 guests and two floors of an hotel were taken for it. We had lunch out with friends on the Sunday but we were a little tired at this stage. The Golf Club fancy dress for the children was great fun. Margo had made a very attractive dress for C as Bo Peep and for A as a "sheepy". My camera has arrived and will take photos in due course. C looked grand but A is a monkey and not a sheep so she undressed herself at the beginning. They both like parties and A refused to leave the table long after the others had left as she was determined to finish her tea. The tables were being cleared around her and it was very funny to see her podgy stern little face munching steadily on. Am now balancing and have spent the lunch hour working out Exchange Profits. Things are going well and hope to give myself a holiday tomorrow.
All our love and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year.
Peter
Dear Mum Dad and Alan,
Many thanks for Susan's and Adrienne's present - the others must still be on route. They were delighted with them and the horse & cart was played with by me as much as Adrienne though now she has it firmly under her own control! On the Monday before Christmas the children went to the Sports Club where they met Father Christmas (the High Court Judge) appearing from the chimney. They eat a great deal especially A. who is a terror at parties and thinks nothing of taking a toy away from a child twice her age. On Tuesday we had a dinner for eight and all our decorations were up with a grand Christmas tree which we obtained from the Golf Course and lights etc. During the evening we were visited by Christmas carollers amongst whom were the manager and his wife so it was very festive. I took Margo out for lunch on the following day for Chinese food - thought a rest from the house would be good. We had two large boxes of chocs 1 1/2 & 1 3/4 lbs from our stores plus a bottle of brandy so did very well. On Christmas day we started opening presents before seven. Those from Henry Donald Ian Mc were specially good. Henry's "Turn a Tune" being most popular. At 7.30 am we had our best present when the phone rang to say the servants were back! I was two hours clearing them from the ship but it was well worth it. At 11 we visited John Stewart in hospital - he is nearly better and goes on leave soon. At 1 we went to Mary Curren's for lunch and hot home at 10.10pm. It was a very good Christmas indeed. Boxing Day we went to a wedding dinner - Chinese and though no ill results came of it I eat an awful lot 6.30 to 11.30 pm course after course and non stop liquid refreshment. There were 250 guests and two floors of an hotel were taken for it. We had lunch out with friends on the Sunday but we were a little tired at this stage. The Golf Club fancy dress for the children was great fun. Margo had made a very attractive dress for C as Bo Peep and for A as a "sheepy". My camera has arrived and will take photos in due course. C looked grand but A is a monkey and not a sheep so she undressed herself at the beginning. They both like parties and A refused to leave the table long after the others had left as she was determined to finish her tea. The tables were being cleared around her and it was very funny to see her podgy stern little face munching steadily on. Am now balancing and have spent the lunch hour working out Exchange Profits. Things are going well and hope to give myself a holiday tomorrow.
All our love and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year.
Peter
21 Dec 1959
Written on HSBC Jesselton airmail
Dear Mum Dad and Alan,
Many thanks for your letter - we have been receiving parcels this week and cards. I think the Post Office is still sorting a lot. We have received you Calendar and the parcel for Susan and Adrienne. Parcels from Margaret & Ian - Henry & Hilda have also arrived. The Baby Walker has not come yet but I have the bill £2.8.9; a large amount for postage. I still owe you £1 for Alan and also for the children's presents so please let me know the total to come to you and I shall settle up. So please let me know the total to come to you and I shall settle up. Glad that your Acorn has arrived mine hasn't. Expect the delay is due to the Christmas rush. However, I have bought another 500 carreras at 4/11 and my overdraft is up to its limit so perforce shall be holding off. My Fraser & Neave have not done anything yet and things are alack with a dip in the rubber market. Do not expect to see any great rise till March - Nov next year when 1960 results will be apparent and it will then be seen whether a shortage of rubber at that time will force the contracts for 1961 upwards. It is a while to wait yet and many factors are variable. Singapore is an active market as they deal in £ -A£ -HK$ & M$ stock daily. We certainly realized the worth of Hilda's present - in fact they are embarrassing in their generosity. There is a parcel for each of us this year again, which we have not yet opened. I would much prefer to have them send the children's only as we feel mean not to return the compliment. I am getting a new camera soon as I have sold the old one - now very scratchy - and shall send them a batch of photos in the new year. Was amused at you ? that Elaine is argumentative at four. You should hear Caroline at three "I want the blue dress not the red" "It is efalant!" "I'll have pudding first" "No I dont want to go to bed I want to play with you" and Adrienne speaks parrotwise and is far in advance of Caroline at similar age. The house will be bedlam when the other one starts. I remember deciding that I'd beat the moths on those suits and can imagine the smell a bit. If a really lightweight Terrilyne trouser is available at about £2 then I would be wise to follow your suggestion. I dont know about current prices. They must be 55% or more Terrilyne or they wont work very well here.
Give our Best Wishes to Henry & Hilda and the Boys and we will be thinking of you all at Christmas time. Happy Christmas from Margo x Peter x Caroline x Adrienne x and Susan x
PS our servants return next week.
Dear Mum Dad and Alan,
Many thanks for your letter - we have been receiving parcels this week and cards. I think the Post Office is still sorting a lot. We have received you Calendar and the parcel for Susan and Adrienne. Parcels from Margaret & Ian - Henry & Hilda have also arrived. The Baby Walker has not come yet but I have the bill £2.8.9; a large amount for postage. I still owe you £1 for Alan and also for the children's presents so please let me know the total to come to you and I shall settle up. So please let me know the total to come to you and I shall settle up. Glad that your Acorn has arrived mine hasn't. Expect the delay is due to the Christmas rush. However, I have bought another 500 carreras at 4/11 and my overdraft is up to its limit so perforce shall be holding off. My Fraser & Neave have not done anything yet and things are alack with a dip in the rubber market. Do not expect to see any great rise till March - Nov next year when 1960 results will be apparent and it will then be seen whether a shortage of rubber at that time will force the contracts for 1961 upwards. It is a while to wait yet and many factors are variable. Singapore is an active market as they deal in £ -A£ -HK$ & M$ stock daily. We certainly realized the worth of Hilda's present - in fact they are embarrassing in their generosity. There is a parcel for each of us this year again, which we have not yet opened. I would much prefer to have them send the children's only as we feel mean not to return the compliment. I am getting a new camera soon as I have sold the old one - now very scratchy - and shall send them a batch of photos in the new year. Was amused at you ? that Elaine is argumentative at four. You should hear Caroline at three "I want the blue dress not the red" "It is efalant!" "I'll have pudding first" "No I dont want to go to bed I want to play with you" and Adrienne speaks parrotwise and is far in advance of Caroline at similar age. The house will be bedlam when the other one starts. I remember deciding that I'd beat the moths on those suits and can imagine the smell a bit. If a really lightweight Terrilyne trouser is available at about £2 then I would be wise to follow your suggestion. I dont know about current prices. They must be 55% or more Terrilyne or they wont work very well here.
Give our Best Wishes to Henry & Hilda and the Boys and we will be thinking of you all at Christmas time. Happy Christmas from Margo x Peter x Caroline x Adrienne x and Susan x
PS our servants return next week.
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