THE HOSPITAL ENQUIRY.
CONFLICTING EVIDENCE
x KIPLING A WITNESS
LONDON", August 1. Witnesses in the inquiry re hospital arrangements in South Africa weakly .supports the complaints made by Mr Burdett-Coutts. Reference tp the treatment of wounded greatly minimised that gentleman's accusa-
tions. Sir Wm. McCormac declared
the arrangements were far superior to' previous campaigns. Major Brydges, Ti patient in the Bloemfontei.i hospital, said the only complaint lie had was of the quantity of champagne he was obliged to consume.
(Received 9.5 a.m.)
LONDON, August 2
Lieut. Clee, of New^South Wales, and Captain Thompson, of the First Australian Horse, gave evidence before the Hospital enquiry. ; Both warmly eulogised the African hospitals. /Mr Rudyard Kipling testified that the hospitals in February and March Welcomed private aid. Drugs and pyjamas were supplied from the Ab-sent-Minded Beggar Fund, thus / avoiding red tape delays. MELBOURNE, this day.
| Bif ; Thomas Fitzgerald, from his own experience at the Cape, declares ;that the charges made against the j hospital management in South are unfounded.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 183, 3 August 1900, Page 5
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