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102/ [[left margin in red]] Trist [[/left margin in red]] which he had told me at his office. - All this I described in cablegram and a [[red underline]] long letter sent to George. [[/red underline]] His only assistant is a young man, Wilson, who is diligent and makes a good impression. - Returned by bus. Beautiful weather [[strikethrough]] an [[/strikethrough]] Papers announce continuous [[red underline]] upward prices for American stocks [[/red underline]] Whether this is due to depreciation of the Dollar by [[red underline]] inflation since Roosevelt [[/red underline]] signed the bill which brings us out of the [[red underline]] Gold standard [[/red underline]] or whether it is due to speculation on account of better business conditions in the U.S is hard to tell Stock market now went up several days except yesterday when there was a drop. Most securities are selling now again at the same price as they were before the large drop last year. [[left margin in red]] Moods [[/left margin in red]] Went to see a Cinema picture but the subject was so revoltingly cruel and impossible that I left the place. It was an American film. When [[strikethrough]] th [[/strikethrough]] will they cease picking out most lurid and low subjects of murders [[strikethrough]] undergro [[/strikethrough]] criminals [[strikethrough]] ch [[/strikethrough]] underworld, depravities etc when there are so many better subjects? [[underline]] June 5. [[/underline]] Continued warm pleasant weather, but everybody and the press think it is terrible to have nice [[red underline]] weather [[/red underline]] between [[red underline]] 76-84°F [[/red underline]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 103 and a dry atmosphere! Many cases reported of people collapsing by the heat etc. Took train to [[red underline]] Beaconsfield [[/red underline]] for luncheon at [[red underline]] Potters house. [[/red underline]] Neat comfortable cottage with about an acre around it, clean, simple and pleasant makes an excellent impression. Trains were crowded with excursionists for the Witsuntide Holiday. [[left margin in red]] Hindoos [[/left margin in red]] Noticed [[strikethrough]] some [[/strikethrough]] quite a number of [[red underline]] Hindus of high caste [[/red underline]] travelling with their [[red underline]] white draped women. [[/red underline]] Some of the latter wore a high caste [[red underline]] redspot [[/red underline]] on their forehead, others had a white piece of linen; stopped around their legs which were bare to the knees. [[underline]] June 6 [[/underline]] To office then to [[red underline]] Perkins [[/red underline]] to talk over [[red underline]] business matters [[/red underline]] and subject of tomorrows annual meeting. [[red underline]] Perkins [[/red underline]] took me to luncheon to the [[red underline]] Union Club [[/red underline]] Temperature today [[red underline]] 84°F; [[/red underline]] yesterday it was [[red underline]] 86-87°, [[/red underline]] Reported to be the [[red underline]] highest [[/red underline]] since many years and the [[red underline]] hottest Witsuntide [[/red underline]] since a century! - Yet it felt very [[red underline]] comfortable and I wore a flannel [[/red underline]] undershirt! - Which shows it is all a question of habit and clothes! English wear very heavy clothes etc. [[underline]] June 7 [[/underline]] Arrived [[red underline]] meeting of Bakelite [[/red underline]] Ltd at 2:30 P.M. This morning had a long [[red underline]] talk with Potter [[/red underline]] on the subject of [[red underline]] procedure of British and American patents [[/red underline]] which have to be filed in each others countries. The text of Rossi memorandum to this effect [[red underline]] meets [[/red underline]] [[left margin]] [[red underline]] Potter complains of belated information on any new technical developments in U.S [[/red underline]] puts them sometimes in unpleasant situation with their customers etc [[/left margin]]
Transcription Notes:
The correct spelling is "Whitsuntide" but he uses "Witsuntide" throughout
