Leading Auckland Doctors Support Prohibition.

Taihape Daily Times, 9 April 1919, Page 5

Leading Auckland Doctors Support Prohibition.

A STARTLING MANIFESTO

(Special to the “Times.”}

AUCKLAND, April 7

Probably the most interesting feature of a week packed with events of Interest is the manfiesto in favour of Prohibition appearing in the public press and signed by no less than 62 of Auckland’s leading doctors. The manifesto reads as follows: We the undersigned Medical Practitioners declare that it is our opinion that the abolition of alcoholic liquor as a heverageX in New Zealand will greatly increase the good health of the community:— AUCKLAND.

■Casement G, Aickin, M. 8., Ch.B., Symonds Street. [W. M. Beattie, M. 8., D.S.C., Mt. Albert [Robert Bedford, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Lond.

George L Cawkell, MB., Ch.B., Remuera. C. E. A. Coldicutt, M.D., Edin., D P.H. Cantab. J. Delepine, M.8.C.M., Mt. Eden Newton Drier, M.D., F.R.C.S., Sy- * monds Street W. A. Pairclough, M.D., F.T.C.S., Edin. |£ Auckland. p. W. Fullerton, M.D., 8.5., M.R.C.S.

G. Toussaint Girdler, Major. NZ.M.C.,

Khyber Pass. F. ,W. Gordon, M.R.C.S,, Eng., L.R.C.P. Loud., Hillsborough. H Foster Holmden, MD„ F.R.C.S.E., Ponsonby, Auckland. Dr. A. Hqrsley. Florence Keller, M.D. P. M. Keller, M.D, A. O. Knight, M.R.C.S., L.S.A. J. Howard Lawry, M. 8., F.R.C.S.E., 10 Huntly Avenue, Auckland. P. A. Lindsay, M. 8., C.M., Edin.. Auck-

land. W. M. McCormick, MB., Ch.B., Re-

muera. Dr.. A. N. McKelvey. 0 Kenneth Mackenzie, M.D., F.R.C.S., Eng., 27 Princes Street. C, E. Mucguire, M.D., Auckland Hos-

pital. James Moir, M. 8., C.M., Syrnonds St. Peter Moir, M. 8., Ch.B., Dominion Rd. H. M. Northcroft M. 8., Ch.B., Epsom,

Auckland. J. 'Slingsby Reekie, M.D,. Ch.M. Dr. James Reid C. B. Rossiter, L.R.C.P., F.R.C.S. W. G. Scott, M.D., M.R.C.S., Onchunga J. Somerville, M. 8., C.M., Alfred St. W. Howard Thomas, M. 8., Ch.B.,

F.R.C.S., Edin., Onehunga. Leslie J. Thompson, M. 8., (N.Z.), F.R.C.S., Edin., Manakau Road,

Parnell W. E. Williams, M. 8., Ch.B., Romuera

THAMES. T. Derrick, M. 8., B.S. George Lapraik, M. 8., M.S

HAMILTON. A. S. Brcwis, M.D., M.R.C.S., L.S.A. 0. Brundell, M. 8., Ch.B. E. J. Cronin, M. 8., Ch 8., Sophia R. De La Mare, M. 8., Ch.B. Hugh Douglas, M. 8., C.M. A. Joseph, M. 8., Ch.B. *E. T. Rogers, M. 8., A, R. Wadell, M. 8., Ch.B. HUNTLY. Charles Low, M. 8., A.M. R. C. Mac Diarmid, M.D., D.P.H. TAUMARUNUI. Howard, M. 8., F.R.C.S.E., W. C. Mac Knight, M. 8., P.R.C.S.E, RAGLAN. W. M. Sanders, M.B.C.M. . NGARUAWAHIA. D. Martin, M. 8., C.L.B. TE AWAMUTU. A. Henderson, M.D., TOKAANU MENTAL HOSPITAL, A. Crossley, M.D.,

TE KUITI J. H. Will, M. 8., Ch.B. S. Zobel, M.B.

PIO PIO. W. MacLeod, M. 8., Ch.B,

WHANGAREI AND NORTH. L. Frazerhurst, M.D. J. G. Campbell, M.A., M.D. L. L. Burton, M.D., F.R.C.S C Harold Crump, M.R.C.S.

E. S. Dukes, M. 8., Lond. TB WAIKATO SANATORIUM, D. M. Scott, M.D. (Published by , Arrangcmcn^.)