DocRefNoCR4651/280
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TitleTwo letters to Mother [Mary Townsend], Elm Cottage, Church Walk, Rugby from Henry William Worth Townsend, H.M.S. Blenheim, Wei Hai Wei [Weihai], China
Date14 May-14 Jun 1903
DescriptionLetter of 14 May refers to passage from Kobe (via the straites of [?]); exhibition at Osaka, Kyoto; seeing the Emperor in a railway carriage at the station; the cherry blossom dance at the theatre; future movements; and bother with tenants. Letter of 14 Jun refers to Aunt Lizzie's operation; amount of big ships; cases of plague on the 'Ocean'; the weather; future movements; trouble with bugs at Long Lawford; book of Rugby views; playing lawn tennis; abundance of children; and sending the letter across Siberia. In same envelope, endorsed 'Henry'.
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