| Description | Letter to Marion Sambourne from her brother Edgar Herapath, describing visits to Thursday Island, Sourabya, gives his impressions of Batavia, there is a steamer to Hong Kong on 18 Feb which would suit them well, gives his opinions on the international situation, Home Rule and the proposed agricultural minimum wage, thinks the King will have to dissolve parliament, it is a real eye opener to see these different countries.
Written at the Hotel des Indes, Batavia, Java. |