The Archive · 1926

Weatherhead, Mr. J. El Mrs. "Walter Scott, Miss

worth Wilson, Mr. Holliday Macartney, Mr. W. MeCallum, and Major Madden T understand that Sir John has not left nny autobiography. Ap. parently he dictated 280 foolscap Pages to his Secretary, but two days before he died he had his private papers brought to him and tore everything up including the biography. His personal attendant, Captain Huntingford, had apparent-been sent out for a few hours while Sir John did this, so his motives for taking this action are not Known. It is, however, to be deep-Ay regretted because Sit John's hi graphy, going back-to early China would "have been "of very' gre

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