Nanking, Oct. 6.
The Kuo Min News Agency bube lished 'a report last May to the effect that a valued manuscript autos biography of Dr. Sun Yat-sen had been presented to the Government by the late Dr. Cantlie's family.
'The Kuo Min corres; yondent learnt today at the Ministry of Foreign JAffairs that the report was me accurate, 'The manuscript was' not from Dr. Camtle's family, but was from Dr. Herbert A, Giles, the world-famous sinologue, who is the Professor of Chinese Literature al [Cambridge University, England, and was formerly one of His Britannig Majesty's Consuls in China, Dr, Giles donated the manuscript to the Government knowing that would be highly prized and trea+ sured by the Chinese people as national heirloom. His gilt inspired by anxiety that i might be lost if it was not passed on ta responsible quarter, Dr, Giles has sent the following interesting statement:
"In 1897, when preparing my 'Chinese Biographical Dictionary,'
became acquainted with Sun Yate sen, and asked him to write for mo fan account of his fe, This he Kindly did; and after using his INS, Jas required, T kept the original og 8 souvenir for many years, "At the beginning of this year, had the INS, very handsomely bound by Gray of Cambridge; and after some negotiation, the present Chinese Minister in London, Dry Sze, offered to forward it to Nane King as a permanent record, Ae-cordingly, it was delivered at the, Legation' by Madam Lindgreth: Mamen, well-known in Manchuria, for the same."—Kuo Min"
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