| Disgrifiad | Good wishes for Christmas; wishes her to proportion out the cash his agents will send her for Christmas gifts; is unsure of his own festivities due to the disturbed state of the country - "We are here, in the highly amusing [?] position of not knowing exactly whether we shall have to cut and run, or stay on peacefully doing our usual routine daily duties"; trade is upset due to the troubles; hopes of a settlement; refers to Bill's having become "a benedict at last", but claims he is not going to do likewise; is expecting "the great man Wong and Magistrate and expectant Taotai Han" to a business conference; he has insisted they come to see him, rather than go to Wong's house himself, because he (i.e. J P K) is the "biggest bug"! |