LORD BESSBOROUGH, who died last week at the age of
seventy- six, had a distinguished career in several fields, but perhaps his greatest success was as Governor-General of Canada in the early Thirties. He was a man of great charm and his sense of humour was highly developed. I remember a story which he himself was fond of telling. Some years ago when Lord besborough died, The Times by accident printed the obituary of Lord Bessborough. That night Lord Bessborough spoke at a dinner in London. He had that morning, he said,' telephoned The Times and said to the secretary of the obituary department : I was very interested to read the obituary of me which you published this morning.' At which the secretary interrupted nun with the routine query : 'Excuse me, sir, but can you tell me where you are speaking from?'
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