Diary, 1908 - London, Essex, France and Scotland

Work, especially loan business, family, riding, golf, reading and, occasionally, current affairs. Mrs Addis stresses her husband's hard work and refers mainly to her family and visitors. Some entries by Addis are in French FEBRUARY Visits the Foreign Office and Paris to discuss Chinese railway agree...

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Archive & Special Collections PP MS 14/001/026 Open

Order number: PP MS 14, Box 3
Date(s) of creation: 1908
Level: File
Format: Archive           

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title Diary, 1908 - London, Essex, France and Scotland
scb_date_creation 1908
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description Work, especially loan business, family, riding, golf, reading and, occasionally, current affairs. Mrs Addis stresses her husband's hard work and refers mainly to her family and visitors. Some entries by Addis are in French FEBRUARY Visits the Foreign Office and Paris to discuss Chinese railway agreements, meets Japanese Ambassador to discuss Japanese action in Manchuria. MARCH Tientsin-Pukow railway loan oversubscribed; Addis ill with influenza, Mrs Addis with threatened miscarriage.APRIL Family visit to Scotland, much golf and cycling. JUNE Further visit to Scotland, much golf and family meetings. JULY Much anxiety over Peking-Hankow loan, 'the Syndicate declining participation in new loan. This is just what we wanted ...' 17; much work in defining Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) position with regard to Chinese railways; and in attending difficult meetings of the British and Chinese Corporation (B&C Corp.). and Chinese Central Railways; family holiday at Slough House, Woodham Ferrers, Essex. SEPTEMBER 'This Peking-Hankow Redemption loan, complicated as it is by our alliance with the French is giving endless trouble,' 17; brother William preaching in St. Margaret's, Westminster; Addis consults doctor about insomnia. OCTOBER Very hot; daughter Margaret born, 2; successful Chinese loan launched, Addis much praised. NOVEMBER Death of Chinese Emperor and Empress Dowager. DECEMBER Death of Cameron of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC); Addis accepts post of British Censor, State Bank of Morocco, having been nominated by the Bank of England.
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language English
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