BOGUS DOCTOR

Evening Star, Issue 18817, 16 December 1924, Page 6

BOGUS DOCTOR

- ■ - IMPRISONMENT FOR INDIAN. DANGEROUS USE OF OPIUM. [Per United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, December 16. Abraham Wally Mohamed Sal a man was sentenced to one month’s imprisoninent by Mr Boynton, S.M., on charges of attempting to receive money by lake pretences. ° For falsely pretending to_ be a doctor, skilled in the treatment ]diysteal diseases and ailments, he, was convicted and ordered to pay coals. In sentencing Salninan, -Mr Poynlon, S.M., said it was not a, case for a fine. Accused could easily pass a penalty of a shilling a week on to his dupes, which would quickly give him the amount nnd a little surplus for his trouble. A bad feature in the cose was 1 that, ho gave opium in Ins medicine to make his patients sloop. There was also strychnine in some of his preparations. Numerous drug addicts were formerly made hy medicines received from even qualified practitioners, but now the greatest care was taken to avoid this. In administering such, drugs as opium, a quack would, oi course', have no such scruples. Another regrettable thing was the number of .Maoris whom Saiaman seemed to be humbugging. Whites deserved little sympathy, but the Natives should be protected.