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Correspondence for the period September 1922 to October 1925.

The letters dated 1925 are mainly letters of congratulation on Clementi being offered the post of Governor of Hong Kong (some are addressed to Clementi's private secretary, E.R. Sudbury).

Includes letters from:
  1. Acheson, Andrew Basil (acknowledging receipt of Clementi's letter to Sir James Masterton-Smith, a draft of which is attached), 1924
  2. Alexander, Mabel Eleanor, 1925
  3. Anthonis, Vincent Henry Ludovici, two letters, 1925
  4. Ardron, George Henry, three letters, 1923, 1925
  5. Armitage, Francis Paul, 1923
  6. Arunachalam, Ponnambalam, 1923
  7. Aspinall, Sir Algernon Edward, 1922
  8. Auld, James Paton, 1922
  9. Baden-Powell, 1st Baron (Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell) (inviting Clementi to become Patron and Chief Scout for Hong Kong, with a copy of Clementi's letter of acceptance), 1925
  10. Balasingham, K., 1925
  11. Bartlett, Frank, 1925
  12. Batterbee, Sir Harry Fagg, 1925
  13. Bayley, Sydney Howard, two letters, 1923, 1925
  14. Beckmeyer, Bede, 1925
  15. Bell, Sir Hesketh, 1923
  16. Bell, John, 1925
  17. Berkeley, Sir Maurice Julian, 1922
  18. Bertram, Sir Anton, 1925
  19. Biden, A. Gerald, two letters, 1922, 1925
  20. Bird, H.W., 1925
  21. Blake, Lady Edith Bernal, two letters, 1923
  22. Boyle, David, 1923
  23. Branch, Sir Charles Ernest St John, 1925
  24. Bridger, J.F.E., 1925
  25. Brooke, Bertram Willes Dayrell, two letters (including a telegram), 1925
  26. Bullock, Edward, 1923
  27. Buck, Edward Clarke, with enclosure (photograph of his house in Port of Spain, Trinidad), 1925
  28. Canagaratnam, Arumugam, 1925
  29. Carpenter-Garnier, Mark Rodolph, 1925
  30. Carr, R.H., three letters, with enclosures (newspaper cutting from The Daily Argosy about Mr. Strickland's ideas for 'Hinterland Development', 17 Jan 1923; booklet about the opening of the Demerara Bauxite Company's Mackenzie Hospital, 23 May 1925), 1922-1923, 1925
  31. Carrington, [Joseph Nathaniel?], two letters, 1922, 1925
  32. Cary-Elwes, Cuthbert, 1925
  33. Chancellor, Sir John Robert, 1925
  34. Clifford, Sir Hugh, two letters, 1924, 1925
  35. Clive, Horace D. (on behalf of Erlangers, introducing Alexandre Imbert), 1924
  36. Colledge, Herbert B. (on behalf of the Salvation Army of Ceylon), 1925
  37. Collet, Sir Wilfred, 1925
  38. Conyers, James Hill, two letters, 1922, 1925
  39. Cookson, Christopher, 1925
  40. Dowbiggin, Sir Herbert Layard, nine letters (including two Christmas cards), 1923-1925
  41. Dupuy, Frank (note written on a calling card), 1925
  42. Dyson, [Edward Trevor] (postcard showing a photograph of 'the glorious downs by Ootacamund', India), 1924
  43. Egerton, Sir Walter, two letters, 1922, 1925
  44. England, Hugh Turnour, 1925
  45. Fernando, C.H.Z., 1925
  46. Fernando, [Sir Hilarion Marcus?] (telegram), 1925
  47. Field, Sir Frederick Laurence, with enclosure (copy of Field's letter of thanks sent to the Governor of Ceylon following the Special Service Squadron's stay at Trincomali), 1924
  48. Fonseka, Edmond Clarke De, 1925
  49. Gibson, William Sumner, 1925
  50. Gollan, Sir Henry Cowper, two letters, 1924, 1925
  51. Gray, W.B., 1922
  52. Greene, George Ball (inviting Clementi to become an Honorary Member of the Board of Agriculture of British Guiana, with a copy of Clementi's letter of acceptance), 1923
  53. Grindle, Sir Gilbert Edmund Augustine, three letters (including a telegram), 1922
  54. Gunawardana, Irving, with enclosure (a 'Welcome Ode', printed on silk, which was presented to Clementi 'on the occasion of his assumption of duties as Colonial Secretary'. In Pali, Sanskrit, Elu (Sinhalese) and English), 1923
  55. Gunawardana, Irene, with enclosure (printed copy of the 'Welcome Ode' her husband, Irving Gunawardana, had presented to Clementi in 1923. In Pali, Sanskrit, Elu (Sinhalese) and English), 1925
  56. Hallifax, Edwin Richard, 1924
  57. Harris, Alfred Herschel, 1925
  58. Haynes, Edwin Allison, 1923
  59. Higginson, Harold Whitla (on behalf of 'all ranks of the Regular Garrison of Ceylon'), 1925
  60. Hotson, Sir John Ernest Buttery, 1922
  61. Johnston, Sir Reginald Fleming, two letters, with enclosures (copy letter to Sir Herbert Warren, 21 May 1923; newspaper cutting from The North China Standard, 'No More Eunuchs for Emperor. Old Custom is Discarded for Ever', 17 Jul 1923; newspaper cutting from The Peking Leader, 'The Monarchist Plots', Johnston's Letter to the Editor, 12 Aug 1925; photograph of Johnston, found with letter dated 16 Aug 1925), 1923, 1925
  62. Johnston, Sir Thomas Reginald St., 1925
  63. Jones, Sir Roderick (the Ceylon Government's subscription to Reuters), 1924
  64. Kalingawansa, J.S. (on behalf of the Sri Gnanawimala Gunanusmarana Samitiya Society), 1925
  65. Kanagasabai, Sir Ambalavanar (telegram), 1925
  66. Keatinge, Gerald Francis, 1922
  67. Keatinge, Marion, 1922
  68. Kindersley, [William Loring?], 1925
  69. King, John Hampden, two letters, with enclosure (Motion put before the Court of Policy, British Guiana, by R.E. Brassington requiring Clementi to withdraw recent statements about British Guiana), 1922
  70. Kotalawala, D.H., 1925
  71. Lambert, Sir Henry Charles Miller, with a draft of Clementi's reply, 1924
  72. Lockhart, Sir James Haldane Stewart, two letters, 1922, 1925
  73. Loos, Hermann Albert, 1925
  74. Low, F.O. (on behalf of himself and as President of the Chinese Association), 1925
  75. Lugard, 1st Baron (Frederick Dealtry Lugard), two letters, 1922, 1925
  76. Macan Markar, Sir Haji Muhammad, 1925
  77. Macdonell, Arthur Anthony, 1922
  78. Manning, Sir William Henry, four letters (including a telegram), 1922, 1925
  79. Martin, T.L. (on behalf of the Old Pauline Club), 1925
  80. Mason, G.B., 1922
  81. Masterton-Smith, Sir James Edward, 1922
  82. McElderry, Samuel Burnside Boyd, 1925
  83. Mel, Sir Henry Lawson De, 1925
  84. Menzies, J.C., two letters, 1922-1923
  85. Minett, Edward Pigott, ten letters (including a Christmas card), 1922-1925
  86. Moulder, Edwin Richard Denys, 1922
  87. Orme, G.N., two letters, 1925
  88. Paul, Herbert J., ten letters, with enclosures (journal cutting from The Engineer about French suction gas lorries, 29 Sep 1922; newspaper cutting of a job advertisement), 1922-1925
  89. Peiris, Sir James, 1925
  90. Pennell, Charles Stuart, 1922
  91. Pook, R.C., 1922
  92. Rambukwelle, P.B., 1925
  93. Rees-Davies, Sir Colin, 1925
  94. Rees-Davies, Sir William, 1925
  95. Reid, George R., three letters, 1922
  96. Rolleston, Herbert Lancelot, three letters, with enclosure (a cartoon from The Daily Argosy depicting 'His Excellency and the Combined Court', 6 Nov 1922), 1922-1924
  97. Rooyen, Charles E. Van, 1925
  98. Ross, Stewart Buckle Carne, with enclosure (a letter from one of Clementi's former servants), 1922
  99. Rutherford, G.J., three letters (inviting Clementi to become Chairman of the St. John Ambulance Association, Ceylon Centre), 1923, 1925
  100. Sanders, J. Herbert, 1925
  101. Senanayeke, D.S., two letters, 1925
  102. Southorn, Sir Wilfrid Thomas, 1925
  103. Spaar, A.E., two letters, 1925
  104. Stewart, Sir Gershom, 1925
  105. Stockdale, Sir Frank Arthur, 1924
  106. Stubbs, Sir Reginald Edward, three letters (including a telegram), with a copy letter from Clementi to Stubbs, 1922-1923, 1925
  107. Thornhill, G.K. (Clementi has been elected Patron of the Government Service Tennis Association), 1923
  108. Tutein-Nolthenius, Adriaan Constant, 1925
  109. Tyrrell, Sir Francis Graeme, 1925
  110. Tyrrell, Lady Marian Frances Brutton, 1925
  111. Vezey, C.E., 1922
  112. Villiers, Sir Thomas Lister, 1925
  113. Vince, C.H. (Clementi has been elected Patron of the Government Service Cricket Competition), 1923
  114. Webb, Clement Charles Julian, two letters (one has a short postscript from his wife, Eleanor Theodora Webb), 1924-1925
  115. Wheating, Charles, 1922
  116. White, A.D.M., 1924
  117. White, A.F., two letters, 1923, 1925
  118. Wickremesinghe, Cyril Leonard, 1925
  119. Wijekoon, A.C.J., 1925
  120. Wimalasurendra, D.J., 1925
  121. Wiseman, Robert Arthur, 1922
  122. Wood, A.E., 1923
  123. Wood, Casey Albert, three letters, with enclosure (reprint of Wood's article, 'Birds of Fiji', from The Handbook of Fiji, 1924), 1924-1925
  124. Woolf, Bella Sidney, two letters (one is a note written on a calling card and signed jointly with her husband, Sir W.T. Southorn), 1924-1925
  125. Yen, Teng-Chien, 1923

Also includes:
  1. The Times of Ceylon Sunday Illustrated, vol. 1, no. 3, 19 Aug 1923, which contains an article about Clementi
  2. booklet about Trinity College, Kandy, 1924
  3. newspaper cutting about an exhibition of the Ceylon Arts Society which was opened by Clementi, 13 Aug 1925
  4. six newspaper cuttings about the new Governors appointed to Hongkong (Cecil Clementi), Jamaica (Sir Reginald Stubbs), Nigeria (Sir Graeme Thomson) and British Guiana (Sir Cecil Rodwell) and the links three of them have to Ceylon (having held the post of Colonial Secretary), [Aug 1925?]
  5. menu for a dinner in honour of the Clementis by the Members of the Legislative Council, signed by the guests, 14 Oct 1925
  6. A Short History of [Cricket] Matches Played by Dr. John Rockwood's Teams, 1918-1925 by S.P. Foenander, [1925?]

Dates

  • Creation: 1922-1925

Extent

1 box

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 600 / 10

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