INCIDENT AT THE ROYAL COMMISSION.
Aim unpleasantincident the sitting of the 'Royal CommisNgaH yesterday afternoon, while .M*- : TurnbuM was being examined). ■:■: ing asked by the chair man, ,(Dr;OUHJ Arthur) in tho usual .way 'whitaaWM ocoupation was, Mr TurnbT_i wwwg that ho .was a merchant, a drew from Dr McArthur the coirrm#w| • —"Merchant,■ is , rather *: ; w-idp ;l iWfiJi do you buy wocff P5 To this :.«u»tfoii?Mi| Turnbull replied;"f'Nb^-'.I This .answer evidently rnffloti DafAHwi Artthirr's feeKrigs. ooMkterably, tfiwr^^ witfi ; me.?o^^^^ that. lie' mas loot: qr_bUkiM, and '<I deal ' with;■ *aolX:-.£j>t&MeMw_m barst forta* and Mr Turnbnll "I will not be spoken to I don't- know'that /you-»TO';M?» :: :pP0flBra .boud'ftioib to'put a qtiostion Ui.TOii,' I'■ leave - tliis -. witadsi - \*>l&-r!*MYwm 'turned to go. - - Faoiritf - jound ■• however, be "I *m iog to answer any question is jmp courteously, and I wild : - give the flame of your bull: and this the wita«s repliwli that tilers Waal no 'Gov', ahd : 'th«t Jje-- ; whole firm., whi_* jfchat style. .^.'«nafM ; )MMfN alittls way,, until ..MrJfltafcuft;st*b»4| that, he-could tibe.^n^VoJ';tl»v^Vi:;.;»^^l>pj^ by. which" W McArtbmf inv'4'' ; exclaimedI' don't know ',-^ : tdoiv in tbas;w^; M bull why way,",. and Dr ''McAitturk|jpS|fifcW 'That's my; IwuHns^^;,' ; '-'Altii«|g| more .'questions, had been answered'ini • way that-was; *o___M% not very satisfactory to_tho .'<£_injHra the latter asked Mr -'TurabpU .'i/Wn*? ( do you take np tins adverse to which the witness yon misconstrue my' McArthur then ■ tion, questions to ask; took>«» tfcs>'t*Msk?-oE| findintt out what thsj , witness Bad y.t*§ toll. Mr Foster had put a few __+M twins and reoeived his »nsxtrow l< jjrtr«l| Dr. MrArthur onco more enquired -;blj witness what was his exact position-up! regard to wool., and Mr Turnbull agaim replied "I am a merchant," Dr McArtlmr once more protested thstl this was a wide term, and that wjt*| ness was not answering to the best 'oi. | his ability. Mr Turnbull you misconstrue my attithdo,' , i antf -■Dm McArthur siid, "No. I don't v Wewidl| to get all the information jou can jrirMj w.~ After this Dr MeArthux. aakesK tvo more questions, and the exainina|| tion of the witness was taken up aOm completed by Mr Foster and Captain! Blackbunne. , '. ",'"-. ''''iwS
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Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12591, 6 September 1906, Page 8
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