Both these distinguished men will soon be with us and I shall hope to Ibe able to say something about both them in a future letter. It is becoming quite the fashion for busy men to dash out here, examine our problems, and dash" home—though that is not quite what either Sir Philip or "BP." are doing. Nowadays, though, with two air-mail ines operating between Europe and [Singapore it is comparatively easy {to fly out here (in about a week), transact your business, and be back in Europe again, all inside a month. It will be a good thing when it is possible for us to do the same up to, (China and Japan.
A very heavy programme has [been arranged for Sir Philip Sassoon, and the worst of it is that he will have little chance of seeing anything Jof the real Malaya during his visit which is mainly concerned with Hooking at naval defences and fying. And "BP." will be kept equally tousy, though his work will be of a more human kind, for boys and tls are surely more interesting in [Malaya than defence works?
Taichow has had the wettest aujtumm in years. The rain is evidently trying to make up for the dry summer. However, the last two or three days have been bright days.
said that the cotton and bean crops have been injured quite a bit by the rains.
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