Letters from Maurice to Adeline Hankey and "Boodle" [?Robin Hankey] from Singapore and at sea, 1906-09-13 - 1906-10-25

File

Reference Code: GBR/0014/AHKY 1/1/6

Scope and Contents

Subjects covered include: "Boodle's" development; descriptions of visit to Singapore and meeting with the Governor, Sir John Anderson, and of Ceylon [later Sri Lanka], Aden [South Yemen, later part of Yemen] and the Suez Canal ; observations on the cost of colonial defence and the devastating effects of a typhoon on Hong Kong; climate; health problems; and the ship HMS Terrible.

Dates

Creation: 1906-09-13 - 1906-10-25

Conditions Governing Access

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The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.

One item within the collection (AHKY 3/1/6) is currently closed for conservation reasons.