Letters to Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott from various family members, September 1913 - September 1930 - Part 11

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megazines with te account- of the opening & your new parliement- at-Canberra o the thike of Yonks visit. I can magine you would have quite-abusy time then. Evidently they have returned with the friendliest- feeling for all the kindness + hospitality Shown them. Our royal family are quite a decent lot of people - nothing snobbish or silly about any of them & their writs abroad seems to have abuays done good & brought about letter understanding. His country cant have a better commercial traneller than the prince of Walkes who resembles his grandfather King Edward. he are all interested to hear of Volel-your little givl wanting to come to England. N. will be splanded, as we should love to make her personal aquaintance. From her photo. the seems adear bright-lassel & you must feel very knowd of her & also your boy Jan who is oo successful in carrying off prines at So man
you may depend the shall make any of your friends most-heartily welcome + Minnie + Rellie bs. Do not however expect- ever to receive him as a fatise consin in low. for already I have settled down into-comfortable midde age with carpet- slppers & clothed in flannel & a shawl which will centainly no. attract- this gay young man in scuerch. amife. I am enclosing a photograph of Mother t hixthday. Don't you think taken on her agt The, like good mine improses mith With love to you all your affectionate consin Issie.
it is v good. What I had before I got from the Civil service Coop & tons in Lardon, wt make a fratur of Empin produce. Mrss. Thanas ssais letter to Mr Patercan wt you sent me seems to prove that dust dow is not cold over the counter, sut perrhaps the difficulties of the Flair inde an hein overcomes and the may have a surplus. I thought the letter very intrusting - our does not giverally get any msight into how things worke, and is prover to maguir that steamers comer and go te clockwon and fiightage is always avcilare where wanted I am plad you dowe my atten tiar to the perforated O.S on the stanps. I always keep them all canfully- Alicia Carber & I have a joint stamp Collection. She keeps the sook & I send her all the stani from tiir to tiur. She has just hew to walers to see the Exlepse, pt they had no luck there. Snuly CROSS-PARK, MORETONHAMPSTEAD, DEVON. in July 6 1927 Dear Cousiis Harold Smuch enjoyed ye letter of May 24t. Many thanks for it and the intrrsting papers abut ther Yorks visit. I appreciate ye letter all the more that I know, you have such a may life. I am Vglad that the hoyaltirs made such a good impession and am sum they must have wr drlighted with the splended welcour thre had evengwhen I always think, judging by the portny of herr, the little Duchess Cooks partic ularly attractive - She has such an gentle and unaffcted expission I have heard peopr say that the Dube is not v. popular at hone; but propably he suffers rather in
campanian with the P. of Wales, who is so very geneal & affatle Mr Duber is said to ne very she and not a rady speaker. I thought the picture of them and their infaul in one of the papers you sents quite the jst I had seen. The saukme functiars must have wew specially intrusting, particu early the Kevirw which must have new a grand and very seautiful sight. I am vglad you had rain, and hope them has mew pliity since- We had a drought here, for sour weeks, and an now having mow rain than we want. The hay crop here will be v. poor I fear - It aght to b cut by now, or v soon, and the wind & rain are laying it radly. I releeve other parts of the country had morn it wet while we hn duid up, so prrhaps thes average crop may not be so had personally the only crop that cuffored much in my fasken was the straw. morrs, wt should have ner splendis I couldn & have wateind them if I had wanted to heaver our waters supply was co scacty - not the foult of the neservour sut the pressect after agitating for many years we have now icceeded ih inducing the Parish Council to give us a separate pipe pare the Reservour so that wt shalb not now defind on whether the town has a larper numbr of visitors or is wasning its clothes, or using mon waters for any ason. Our water ceepply tho pltitiful since a day or two ago has now a strong flavour, of ercosote or some such anticeptic, wth I hope will soon desappear many thanks for the enclosure ay the flour. Oadly sungle Nurse told me just lately that our graen who is keen an npen products, say that he is now getting Hustralian flour; and peop are so pleased with it that he is now laying in turce the quantity he had at first. Nun has men betting comr did
Carterr, and sueally to the Slagd Edwardses - Fwhakly I shall not be at have again till September It is very tinsoner that all my relatuves sitth in places that dont agrer with me, put so it is, and I shall return houe much lmps than where I set out! Nurse has erew a cause of anxerty to me letely -Hr man has meone weak please and afterr herr exertions in spriak she suffired so much from wwelled legs &, goet that wt the called gout that fueally I sent for the doctor much to hir indegnation - He said that rest was what the required, so she went away for her holiday she is much vetterr put I har will never cany out the DtS Icommend atiaws; never to hurn, or excete hirself, of do too much in the gardrn, &c. I don't know what I shaild do without Nuws if she had to rten I am so glad the children an down so will at their books. Maths: must in a difficult subject to track, I think. when I was at school we had soe splended Professors but I nally dont think Iever learnt anything from our instrictors in matterniatics - The cleirnr of the two hadnt the rincotest idea hab to explain things to slow. -wittend persons like myilt- I hear from Patty Wherworth occasionally She still seems very much in lae with Cepries, and them is no talk of their coming houer yet. What she seems to like best w riding abut in the morn tains - they have two nice pouers accustaned to clubing, & descending head formost. She has also taken to gardening - the earth has to n brought them, as it is nothing nut roch, but she ceems to grow plenty of things, veg. stekes as well as flavers I was verydad to hear that your mother is keeping will - The mst ae wonderful what did you think of our Gov. turning out the Mussian deilifation I think nost caur people heared a sigh of relief, but soner paprs (uch ding the Spectator talk what seems to me a ot of mehesh abuet its not
3 Edwards wrnt to yousben to stay with oner of Patty & old schoolfilly and I have not CROSS-PARK, MORETONHAMPSTEAD, yet heard of she sawe. DEVON. the Astronheer Royal and his party were v. lucby. Thery writ to a place called Gyderswick and the cloids cleand away for about qmemutes did they had a splended view of the total eclipe- I am plad I drclined to go to Walero, ar I had a conviction that it would n wit. I got up abnit 4.15 and wrnt up the hill erticied this hoise with two of my neeghbouss - The sun cauee out for a minute or two, just mfore the eclepse mean and there retend mbend a cloud for the rist of the day; and I wriet back to nd-We didn't ngnt going as it was a particularly pretty mevening and one gets a very extensive virt of the moor & hills & valleys wouled from I am hoping to the hilltop start next marday on a roued vsits. first to benn, who has a hoe at Campney now; there to oicia
Carterr, and fuially to the Slagd Edwardses- Propakly I shall not be at have again till september It is very tinsoner that all my rlaturs sittle in places that don agaie with he put so it is, and I shall return hour much lmps than when I set out! Nurse has erew a cause of anxerty to me letely -Her man has meane weak gleasre and afterr herr exertions in spriak she suffired so much from wwelled legs &, gout that wth the called got that fually I sent for the doctor much to hor indignation . He said that rest was what the required, so she went away for her holiday she is much betterr but I fear will never cany out the 8th5 rcommend atiows; never to hurn, or excete hinself of do too much in the gardrn, &c I don't know what I shaild do without Nusse if she had to nten I am so glad the children are doing so well at their books. Maths: must in a difficult subject to track, I think where I was at school we had soe splended Professors but I nally don think Iever learnt anything from our instrictors in matteniatics - The cleienr of the two hadnt ther rincotise idea hav to explain things to slow. -witted persons like myelf- I hear from Patty Whetworth occasionaly She still seens very much in las wit Cypries, and them is no talk of their coming hour yet. What the seems to libe best is riding abut in the mory tains - they have two nice pouirs accustaned to cluking, & descending hrad formost. She has also taken to gardening - the earth has to n brought them, as it is nothing nut rock, but she ceems to grow plenty of things, veg. stekes as well as flavers I was veuydad to hear that your mother is keeping will - The must ae wonderful what did you think of our Gov turning out the Russian diligation I think nost saue people heaved a sigh of relief, But soner paprs (icl ding the Spectator talk what seems to me a ot of nekkish abuut its not
being expederet. Are the Bolchruicts making any way in Australia? they seem to be active in most parts of the world. Mr A.T. Cook, the Laboir deader who was chiefly n sponsibler for keeping the Coal Stube going last year, caur to Moretar last Sunday & spoter in the Sqak while neot peoper wire in church. Thear that he was wonderfully mils & said nothing very provoatios, and the montnans rather liked him I hope you yourself and all your faming are keeping well. y affec couren Marthet. 208L1003
H 810 Fne Jaw. 23th 2 800.3 Dear Cousins Harold I was v. glad to get letter - many thanks for ye good wishes and the paccipplt one Caubira, wt intrrested me vmuch- It must have trmend oisly difficult to choar asit and I am glad, that the place chosen is so satisfacting in most ways . No dount the train counes tions will be improved as the new city's popuration mcmas the presentation of the Speaker chair must have men most intrresting - I think I saw a picture of it in the tuurs I couldn quite understand
why urkan properrty is only to be leasehold. I hope yr mist ments in land them will turn out profitable - they certainly shoud M; after all, agy years derre is a fairly con time now d days when waything chauges so quickly and v. few peope stay long in our place I suppose it &o rather necessary to cantrol people's taste in witle I wish they would do so in rufhe the whole country, is being by with hidens evections. It was a pity that Caukwas could not have new built before the war caur on and swilled the cost of everything. Ir have new intr. isted in hading about New Dilbe and the opining of the Parliament Buildings then - It must t a wonderful place and quite suted to the joreors East

Magazines with the account- of the opening of

your new Parliament- at - Canberra & the 

Duke of York's visit. I can imagine you would 

have quite - a busy time then. Evidently they

have returned with the friendliest- feelings

for all the kindness & hospitality shown

them. Our royal family are quite a decent

lot of people - nothing snobbish or silly about

any of them & their visits abroad seems to 

have always done good & brought about 

better understanding. This country cant have 

a better commercial traveller  then the Prince of Wales

who resembles his grandfather King Edward.

We are all interested to hear of Violet- your 

little girl wanting to come to England. It

will be splendid, as we should love to make 

her personal acquaintance. From her photo she 

seems a dear bright lassie & you must feel

very proud of her & also your boy Ian who 

is so successful in carrying off off so many prizes at 

 

you may depend on shall make any of your 

friends most- heartily welcome & Minnie & 

Nellie too. Do not, however, expect [[?]] to 

receive him as a future cousin in law for 

already I have settled down into comfortable

middle age with carpet slippers & clothed in 

flannel & a shawl which will certainly not

attract this gay young man in search of 

a wife.

I am enclosing a photograph of Mother

taken on her her 77 birthday. Don't you think 

she , like good wine improves with age

With love to you all.

Your affectionate cousin 

Jessie.

 

it is v.good . What I had before I 

got from the Civil Service Coop: stores

in London,  wh makes a feature
of Empire produce. Messrs. Thanes
& Sons' letter to Mr. Paterson wh you
sent me seems to prove that
Austn. flour is not sold over the 
counter, but perhaps the difficulties
of the Flour Trade are being overcome
and the xxxx millers may have a
surplus- I thought the letter very
interesting - one does not generally
get any insight into how things
work, and is prone to imagine that
steamers come and go like clockwork
and freightage is always available
when wanted.
I am glad you drew my attention
to the perforated "O.S" on the
stamps. I always keep them all
carefully - Alicia Carter & I have
a joint stamp collection. She keeps
the book & I send her all the stamps ^ I got

from time to time. She has jsut
been to Wales to see the Eclipse,
but they had no luck there. Emily 

 

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