27th Feb 1967

HSBC
Kowloon
27th Feb 1967

Dear Mum, Dad and Alan,

Thank you for your letter - it has just missed mine again so will catch up.  Not to worry about the family as Margo is sure they will fit in for the month until three go to school.  The plan at present is:-

13th Aug  Arrive London - Hotel

14th Aug  School shopping  You visit hotel for early dinner.  Collect Adrienne if she can stay with you for a week or so.

15th Aug  Susan to Aunt Grace.  Margo C & E to Dover.

18th Aug  Take delivery of car.

and after that it will be easy to arrange.

Margo is bound to find a house by the time I come home so all will be well.

We will look after Susan and Elisabeth's birthday - many thanks.

My first day back today and a bit of a scramble.

It isn't possible to decide if the clothes you suggest are suitable so best leave it for now.  Elisabeth is an odd shape just now being quite tubby and of course there is a lot available her.

Susan has just about recovered from chicken-po and is as bright as ever.

Caroline came 5th in a group of 34 (from all the schools) same age and same poem & gets her certificate.  Top marks were 86 and she got 81.  Most of the other children had entered each year and knew what is was all about, so she was very pleased.  The same day at school Caroline had 24/24 correct fraction sums - she brought the paper home and they were not easy ones.  Her figures are very neat and would put many of my staff to shame.

Not to be outdone, Adrienne had 6 stars for two day's work.

It is very gratifying to have children who do well in spite of their disrupted schooling although this may have helped them in the long run by making them adaptable.  Long may it continue.

Cheerio for now and all our love

Peter