"THE DOCTOR'S CON PIR CY."

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXIII, Issue 275, 6 December 1899, Page 3

"THE DOCTOR'S CON PIR CY."

MAJJUFACTUKING POLITICAL CAWT&I*. ' M tbe doctors— l r* -<Sibbs, Pcarless, Yomag (pi Wellington), Boer, and Leg>txtt omhb tide, tod fes Hudson, Andrew and - 'Koberu on the other, differed over the question uf tbe young engine cleaner's physical fitness, a great conuore rsy arose between then, and, with the usual enthnala*w snob differs* oea, beget tbe sabject *v •Jamioed and re-«xamio«d, tba fMr fizst-iaaed going ont to Belgrove on Saturday night tor thtir parpow, and tiro other oxamisa^ons being held in N'tLon on Moaday. At tb« letters by Merer a Cock and Uaoby showed, tbu medic*! d.ffrrenc bad absolutely nothing whaterer to ao with >h« main i»ne inrotred Neither the 'Mail" nor Mr Hnnthoaaes Committee were oonmlted about .what Mr Gt»h*m described v the •- medical raj J " to Belgrvni *ad &<l not tnolr lUit !t had heea made the return of the doctor*. The whpla Affair »aa one of doctor* differing aatatnviog to prore tbeoaelrea riebt,' aad tha attempt tv cgonect tbe "Hail' with tbe matter in as unKrapalc.ua political dodge o( wfeioh Ifr Graham in bit eooller moment* ' will probably be Tkt "Medioal CoKSainey" (beief . o! iUtttßwaoteMoritß of anJoUrvieir »itb Di Leggatt by Mr Or*h»m, attended by . Meewa Jtame« Grab m and Pinnoy m witeassea j and a Bhort-h*nd report of the . proceeoi.ajt*). con««t«d >d a ruit paid by Or Qjbbs t j Dt Leggalt, askinx the latter to w.ite a letter to toe "Mdil" it he agreed *i>h Dr Gibba id his opini n. This Dt Ltggatt did, and it «eeni«.thas be ad-, here* to his original opinion after consul - ing bii book*, in fact Dr beggatt - examidei the boy for inßnr&nce, the fee being paid by Mr Graham himself. This faot Ml Giaham did not state laet evening — bat there ware also a good auy othtr ■ facjU ftimtlarly ommit cd. • • *