England,
4 Oct 42

Dear Peter:

Thanks for your very welcome letter. We also received the parcels of magazines, and while very enjoyable, it is not hard to realize that shipping space can be put to more valuable use. Also many thanks for returning the cheque.

I was, of course, most interested in your account of the changes at home, but I am afraid they are only the fore runners of more drastic ones. Concerning the business, as I said before, you have my permission to sell my share, you will know a reasonable price. This seems to me the wise thing to do, as God knows how long I will remain in the Army. So whenever you wish to do so, go ahead with the arrangements as you see fit. As for myself, I have no complaints, and could not have been more fairly treated than by the Company and yourself, but I do feel extremely sorry that the situation is such that you must contemplate leaving, as after all, you deserve the credit for building up the medical service in Flin Flon, and I know your heart has sincerely been in both the place and the work. It will undoubtedly cause a hardship if an excess profit tax is clapped on, because, as you well know, there must be a good margin to look after the uncertainties of any contract business. I definitely agree with your ideas about Vancouver, and believe me, I would be pleased to be associated with you there. I would be glad to sell to Percy, and there can be no doubt that he will be acceptable to the Company, because he is a damned good man. I regret that I have never mentioned having the shares of Henning Maloney, part of which are Percy’s. They were in some of my junk, and happened to come to light the other day. Tell Percy that if they become of any value above that of salvage paper, I will be glad to mail them to him.

Colonel Mackenzie wrote to me from Canada, and said that he was so busy during his short sojourn in Winnipeg, that an opportunity to phone you did not present itself.

The beautiful block of air stamps on your letter was a nice addition, and the first new air-stamp I had seen. I have seen all the others except the Special Delivery and air express. We cannot buy the mint stamps here, as import regulations prevent the dealers from obtaining them. You will probably be surprised to know that I cannot even buy a good stamp hinge. I still pick up some good stamps in London, and fortunately have enough albums to last me, I hope, for the duration. Thanks for saving the first day covers for me.

Tomorrow, I am going to London for another week’s course at the British Post-graduate School of Medicine. The course of lectures appears to be a good one.

I can see no harm in telling you that I was somewhere in Southern England after the Dieppe raid, and did a solid 10 hours operating one night. You will understand that no details can be given.

Kay is well, and is still doing Red Cross work at the hospital. Our little cycling tours are now curtailed by the black-out closing in. There is no pleasure in being out after dark.

So please let me know when there is anything you wish me to do when disposing of my share. My account here is with the Canadian Bank of Commerce, 2 London St, London, and I should think that any necessary legal work could be done fairly easily and rapidly through the Bank. By the way, your air mail letter took 13 days in transit.

I will cable tomorrow from London that your letter was received and this one written.

It will make me feel rather mature to see the boys grown up, they were just kids when I left.

Kay and I send our best regards to Salin, Miss Peterson, the family, and the staff, and last but not least to your honourable self.

Sincerely,
Carl.

P.S. Kay and I are having dinner this evening with Mr Hall-Caine M.P., son of the famous writer, Sir Hall-Caine. He is a very interesting old chap, went out to the lumber camps in Canada 45 years ago. He has done pretty well by himself, I would like to own just one of his numerous enterprises.
Carl