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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7399, 15 September 1902, Page 2

STARTLING CHARGE AGAINST GENER&i, BULLBR, An extraordinary charge was made against General Sir Redvors Buller at the meeting ia Manchester of the British Medical Association. In the war of 1881, said Surgeon-General Hamilton, Sir Redvers Buller used the Army modical wagons with th« Eed Cross on them for the purpose of taking ammunition to the front, and armed the bearer companies and. used them as escort. He had that information from the principal medical officers to whom the orders-were issued. These remarks wore m ß ae in the course of a discussion on tho abuses of the Red Cross during the recent war, when Surgoon-General Hamilton and Lieut.-Colonel flv S l oD bS if BB<? Up d, t0 om * «nmanilC twenty II RodVe™ Bullet aid tha' Jhl£? y?M aRO we could not blame them for adopting the same tactics.

THE ART GIFT TO PARIS. Some further details havo now been made known concerning the will of tho eccentric M. Dntnit, m-Eo has made suck a magnificent beque«t to the city of Pans, It appears that tho testator's fortune was £1,400,000, and that the £400,000 worth of objects or art left to Paris constitnted what the old gentleman, was pleased to describe as his ravings. He had, .in the first place lent-the whole of his collection to the Louvre but afterwards with, drew at owing to fear of fire. He then decided to leave it to tno city on the understanding that tho gjft was accepted by twelve o'clock onSepJm! berl];. Othorw lB eitwonldgotolJome. ' and a number ~o£sank of ifrance shares hayc been left for the " maintenance of the collection and tl» salary of the curator. ■