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recovery by Drs. Nash, Massey, and Baker, who were unremitting in their 
attendance, but a sudden relapse took place. Mr. Johnson was 34 years of 
age, a native of Scotland, and unmarried. 
Dr. M‘Kellar reports that during the year 1881 the number of persons 
vaccinated in the whole of the colony of New South Wales was 701G, viz., 627 
in the metropolitan district, and 6389 in country districts. 
Both diphtheria and typhoid fever are very prevalent here at present. 
At the inaugural meeting of the Medical Society of New South Wales, held 
on Friday, 14th May, in the theatre of the Prince Alfred Hospital, an interesting 
address was delivered to the medical students by Dr. Skirving on “ Medical 
Societies, Medical Students, and their Teachers.” 
“ Our Boys ” continue to distinguish themselves in the old country. Becent 
advices inform us that Mr. W. H. H Bennett, son of Mr. C. C. Bennett, sen., 
of Bowral, has passed his medical examination at the Edinburgh University ; 
and that Mr. H. Murray, a native of Sydney, and son of the late Sir Terenc • 
Aubrey Murray, has obtained the Chancellor’s and the G-ainsford prizes for 
Latin and Greek verses at Oxford. 
At Goulburn, recently, the wife and three children of a publican showed 
signs of poisoning, caused, it was supposed, by eating brawn. Lodgers were 
also attacked in a similar manner. Dr. Morton, who was called in, was 
successful in his treatment of the patients, all of whom have now recovered. 
^ontl? AxtstraluT. 
The Pharmaceutical Society of South Australia held its monthly meeting at the 
society’s room, Ling William-street, on Tuesday, 1st June. Present — Air. Harrison 
(president) in the chair, and Messrs. Hollis, Woodman, Evans, G. A. Parkes, Dixon, 
Main, O’Connor, Hill, and White. 
The minutes of previous meeting having been read and confirmed, the presi- 
dent said that specimens of various drugs had been sent by the Pharmaceutical 
Society of Australasia through the hon. secretary, Mr. LI. Shillinglaw, as an 
addition to the materia medica collection of the South Australian Society, and 
remarked on the kindness which had prompted the gift. It was then proposed 
by Mr. O’Connor that the thanks of this society be tendered to the Pharmaceutical 
Society of Australasia for the very acceptable present of specimens which had 
been received. Seconded by Mr. White, who said that the generosity of the 
gift, and the prompt manner in which it had been shown, deserved our best 
thanks. Supported by Mr. G. A. Parkes with many similar remarks, and carried 
unanimously. 
The circular letter received from the Victorian Society in reference to the 
Conference was then considered, and it was decided that Mr. Harrison should 
write to the lion, secretary, Mr. Shillinglaw, with regard to the matter of 
delegates. 
Air. Hill’s motion — that a committee of three be appointed to consider the 
advisability of obtaining a Pharmacy Act for South Australia — was next placed 
before the meeting. 
Mr. Hill said that he was not so desirous of the appointment of a com- 
mittee as of promoting thorough discussion in bringing forward his motion ; 
but it was pointed out that the matter had been fairly discussed, and that if 
left at this point not much further progress was likely to result, while, if a 
-committee were appointed to inquire, by letter and otherwise, into the construc- 
tion, and especially the practical result, of the Pharmacy Acts of other countries, 
much reliable information woul l probably be gained. 
