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Conservative Club,
St. James Street,
S.W.
9th November, 1916.
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Dear Sir,
My letter of the 6th im tant conveying to you
the contents of a communication received from the Hongkong
War Charities Committee made it clear that the delay which
has occurred in carrying out the main condition of their
promise of support has not led to its withdrawal, but
only to a further offer of the choice of an alternative
proposal, from which the parent institution would
probably derive greater financial benefit than could be
looked for under the Eaton Square Extension scheme.
That being understood, I have now to say that
while thus agreeing in the meantime to stand by the terms
of the original arzangement, the Hongkong Wat Charities
Committee, having evidently grown doubtful of the
existence of any such pressing need for an Extension of the
Hospital as would justify heavy capital outlay, and being
The Hon. Seoretary,
Royal Flying Corps Hospital,
37, Bryanston Square, LONDON.
seemingly