10th November 1969

Airmail letter
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Johore Bahru
West Malaysia

Dear Mum and Dad,

Many thanks for your letter.  Your holiday sounded most enjoyable and such unusual weather.  What a summer it has been in England this year.  I do wonder what my roses have done and whether the grass is too dry.  Margo will arrive on 15th December but we have not got the flight details yet and will let you know.  Have sold Waterval; if they meet my limit tomorrow.  They may go up more but with markets uncertain I cannot resist taking a profit when there is one.  We have a long weekend and as we are in the rainy season it is very sticky.  Golf this afternoon is going to be muddy.  Pen has run out on me and the new one is not flowing probably because of the weather.  The girls seem ok although Adrienne is going through a bad spot.  Rather like Caroline used to and imagines she is unloved.  Also wants to give up music but guess Margo will sort this out next month.  As far as we know their school work si up to standard.  There are a lot of interesting changes going on in the bank just now as 1970-71 will see a number of the war time people leaving.  Those taking their places will be in control for almost as long as I am in the bank as in number of years they are not much more senior.  Curious to know who will get what jobs and it is of course always on the cards we will be moved in the shuffle but there has not been any hint of this.

Cheerio for now and all the best

Love Peter & Margo