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After arrival in Scotland most entries refer to family visits and domestic events. Written by Addis and Mrs Addis.
JANUARY Receives a bonus and salary increase.
FEBRUARY 'It is an anxious time for Charlie just now. J.R.M. Smith keeps sending "urgent" telegrams for he is a nervous worrying little man.' 24.
MARCH Arrival of J.D. Smart, Addis's successor, 'He will have a trying time here', 11; Addis's speech on the introduction of the Bible into the Public School well received; family leaves Shanghai.
MAY Arrives London; sightseeing, family visits and to Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC). 'Everyone very busy over the new Japanese loan which was subscribed 30 times over', 11; leaves London for Edinburgh.
OCTOBER Son Tom starts school at Edinburgh Academy.
NOVEMBER Son George born, 22; Addis visits Hamburg and Berlin, during staff illness in Hamburg. 'It was interesting to meet many men whose names I had known for years but whose faces I had never seen.' 3.
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