CONAN DOYLE’S WILL

Hokitika Guardian, 22 September 1930, Page 5

CONAN DOYLE’S WILL

£4OO TO SPIRITUALISM

(United Preaa Association.—By Electrio Telegraph.—Copyright.) ' , \

LONDON, September 20,

. The late Sir Arthur Comm Doyie’s will, which was written and drawn up by himself, and dated May (sth, bejquests, £IOO each to the Spiritualist Alliance, ctf London; and the National Spiritualistic Union of Manchester, also £2OO to the Psychic College. . The will states: “1 am well con r vinced that these institutions represent the most important religious movements that the world now holds.’.’ ! The value of the estate is not yet known. Inquiries regarding the sales of V Sir A. Conan Doyle’s books arestill proceeding throughout the worlu. The will bequests £ooo to his • wife forthwith, with all his household properties, books, pictures and manuscripts. There is £230 for his secre-tary-for life. • ;

■The-'sum of £20,000 is left to his elder’daughter;

‘•There are several other small 'beqiiesifcsfj including £SO to the Authors Club, of Paris.

(Received this day at 8 a.m.)

LONDON, September 20. ;

Lady Doyle says her husbnnd whose unsettled estate is expected to be about ,thirty thousand sterling would ,have died rioher if he had continued bis . literary .work, instead of devoting his.later years to spiritualism. He lived .a strenuous life, and needed a holiday; which he is taking now, Me will have a message for the world ere long, .when he learns more about the psychic! conditions overe.there. ? •