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made by voices of friends which have long since 

 been silent, but I can't say that it ever affords me 

 very much enjoyment to turn them on. 



On Thursday, January 24, Mr. Willie Endicott — 

 Mrs. Chamberlain's brother — and I called and took 

 tea with Mrs. Cleveland at the White House. This 

 was the occasion, to which I have already alluded, 

 when I was announced as " Mr. Haycock," much 

 to the lady's amusement. The same evening Mr. 

 Chamberlain and I dined with the Edwardes. Miss 

 Endicott was also there, and Spring Rice. I was 

 about to retire for the night, about 12.30, when a 

 representative of the Washington Post was announced. 

 A report had got into circulation that Mr. Chamber- 

 lain had been appointed to succeed Lord Lans- 

 downe as Governor-General of Canada, and the 

 Post man wanted to know if the rumour could be 

 confirmed or denied. The result of our interview 

 appeared in the Post of the following day : 



MR. CHAMBERLAIN SATISFIED 



NOT ANXIOUS TO GIVE UP HIS CAREER FOR THE 

 GOVERNOR-GENERALSHIP OF CANADA 



Mr. Chamberlain authorises an emphatic denial of 

 the report which comes from Ottawa by way of New 



