(Untitled), 19 Dec 1902

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/27/8-9

Scope and Contents

Letter from WSC (Savoy Hotel, Cairo [Egypt] on the notepaper of 105 Mount Street) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] thanking her for opening a bazaar on his behalf. He describes his visit, commenting on the hospitality of [Sir Ernest] Cassel and his plans for a 70 mile camel ride. He reports that he is getting on well with [Sir Michael Hicks] Beach [later Lord St Alwyn]; comments on the help provided by "Gorst pere" [John Gorst]; [Sir John] Brodrick's proposals and the opposition of "our little band" ["The Hughligans"]; and comments on the prosperity of Egypt compared with England.

Dates

Creation: 19 Dec 1902

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