SCOTT'S DAIRIES.

Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13410, 6 March 1914, Page 7

SCOTT'S DAIRIES.

Until Peter Scott, tho only fcon .of tho explorer, is twonty-one years of ago, the original journals .of Caijtoin Scott will remain in the British Museum' where they were on view this week (writes a London correspondent under date January 21st). Amongst the shoe 4at present on view is that on which the de-ad explorer interrupted tho even course of his narrative to print in capitals "The Pole," and that, even more interesting, upon 'which he has written in Inrgo letters "Last Entry" and "For God':; V.vK'c look after our people." The "tV are still crossed, but there is no apostrophe, and the last word, "people," is written with tho greatest effort of .all—the last word in fact, of a man in extremis, whose pon has just held out to the end. Another "portion of the diaries which is of special public interest is tho message to .the public, "Surely a groat, rich, country like ours will se« that those who -are dependent upon us are properly provided for.—lt. Scott, 2oth March," 1912." Tbo message to the public is written at the oik! of one of the volumes, and on on o of the boards, and is without erasure, in the firm, small writing characteristic of tho I diaries throughout.