W. J. Lawrence letter to Walter Starkey, 1939 July 4

              Malvern House, 176 the Rye, Dulwich, S. E. 22, July 4th 1939.  Dear Starkey. 	Our ketters dipped flags in mid-channel. That people should write to each other at the one moment is a matter, I suppose, of telepathic exchange. 	Many thanks for the cheque. I feel certain you have done your best for me in the circumstances, and I only wish I was in a position to contribute to the magazine free, gratis and for nothing, but the state of my eyesight is such that I can only afford to use what little vision is left to me in work that is imperative to do for bread and butter. 	What you tell me about the review of Miss Stockwell's book makes me all the more eager to see the current number. if you haven't already sent a copy to my present address, pray do so by return. 	Glad to hear that Trinity has reently bestowed a further honour upon you. 	I find I have a lot of material regarding the life of Crosbie the first Irish aeronaut, and, if my sight holds out, I  hope to knock together for you a good article regarding his diversified career. In later days he emigrated