27.12.66

The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank
Kowloon

Dear Mum Dad and Alan,

Thank you for your letter and for all the presents.  I like my ties, they are very usefull and always look good.  Margo was very pleased with her slip.  The long holiday over Christmas has been most enjoyable.  The weather has turned cold and seasonable and Christmas lunch with the children and friends was good fun.  They all had masses of presents which appear to have justified the days of anticipation.  They caught up with their sleep last night and slept in late this morning.

I note Alan is travelling now.  Does he expect to do a lot of this now?  Have they sold any machines in the east yet?

I have found a packet of photos which I should have sent to you and will post them off.  I bought Margo a Kodak which is easy to operate and perhaps we will have some more available soon.

The fancy dress party was good fun, so many different get ups and a very large crowd.  Went out to  Potts house yesterday, he is a share broker and an old time resident here.  In fact we have been meeting a number of people with long connections with HongKong and China and they are of great interest with their tales of pre war days and events since then.

Families have since intermarried and the other night someone was telling me of some of the connections which I had not guessed at, although I knew the people concerned individually.

This is one of the advantages of living over here in Kowloon - there is a much beeter contact with the people outside the bank.

Elisabeth has had another leg manipulation and plaster fitted for a few weeks.  It does not seem to bother her and she has been as lively as ever.  Her school report was encouraging and her reading is advancing without any worries now.

Cheerio for now and love from us all

Peter

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