CO129-348 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [7-10] — Page 157

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My dear May,

heard of him.

Prince's Buildings,

July 9th., 1908..

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Newman I know nothing about and have never

Langton Wilkinson I have travelled twice

with on the German Mail going home and coming out again the

same year 1901 I think.

He was then in a business in Kobe - I

imagined with the Kobe Wilkinson who, I thought, was his father

or uncle, but on this point I now fancy I was mistaken.

I think he was really with the German Bank.

He left the Bank some years ago and joined a firm, English,

connected with engineering

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the name I forget, but should know,

if I heard it. This firm he told me he left - why he did not

explain and was on his way home when he heard of a chance to

make a good thing as he thought out of shell to be obtained on

an Island somewhere in this neighbourhood. The name I forget,

it might be Pratas.

He has no money he borrowed the amount of

his hotel bill from me and I have not seen him since and dont

expect to.

He drinks much more than is good for him

and I guess that is the reason he is out of a job, for he does

not lack ability.

I make him a thoroughly unsatisfactory

individual to have anything to do with I dont trust him a

bit.

He was educated in Germany I believe and

certainly speaks and writes German as well as he does English.

This is all I can think of about him.

If there is any specific question you want

to

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