sentences:  A few days later the "Advertiser" carried Dr. Alvarez's rebuttal to Dr. de Faria's letter in which he countered that he could hardly have thought of offering a partnership to a man he did not know.He also contended that Dr. de Faria did not use his own name on arriving in Honolulu and brought no character references with him, in spite of knowing that he would have to produce such references in order to be granted a license to practice medicine.He further accused Dr. de Faria of giving Alvarez's name to the Board of Health as a character reference without his knowledge or consent.