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THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. 
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The examination papers for the quarterly examinations held this month are 
crowded out, and will appear in our next issue. 
At a meeting held in Sandhurst on 1st September it was resolved to amalga- 
mate the Friendly Societies’ Dispensary and Medical Institute. In each the 
members exceed 2000. 
We have received from the Hon. Secretary of the South Suburban 
Chemists’ Association the alterations, &c., in their price-list, but are unable to 
find space for it in this issue. 
We notice that information specially supplied to this journal is “adapted” 
and reprinted without the slightest acknowledgement. In future we shall be 
glad to see the source acknowledged. 
The quarterly meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australasia was 
held at the College of Pharmacy on the evening of the 10th September, when 
Mr. T. Kingsland read his promised paper on “The Eights and Privileges of 
Chemists to Prescribe.” The attendance was not large, and pressure on our space 
compels us to hold over a detailed report. 
In the Banco Court, on 18th August, Mr. Edward Marks sued the Victorian 
Pyrites Company for breach of an agreement to sell to him a quantity of arsenic 
merchantable and according to sample, alleging that in consequence of the 
defendants not supplying him with the proper arsenic he had sustained consider- 
able loss. His Honour Mr. Justice Eerferd gave a verdict for plaintiff for £55. 
Oue readers will learn with regret that another of the beautiful white swans 
in the Melbourne Botanical Gardens has succumbed to poisoning by arsenic. 
This makes a total of five birds (out of six) which have died during the past 
two years from this cause, as proved by Mr. William Johnson, the Government 
analytical chemist. No reason can be imagined for the commission of such 
outrages, the deaths having, without doubt, been purposely caused. 
In consequence of a statement made by Mr. J. E. Gray, of Wedderburn, 
to the effect that colonial wine sold in Wedderburn was not made of the juice 
of the grape, but was “fabricated” in Melbourne, nine samples were procured 
by the Customs officers, and analysed by Mr. W. Johnson, the Government 
analyst. Mr. Johnson has reported to the effect that the strength of alcohol 
in the samples submitted to him range from 9 to 13 per cent., that they are the 
pure juice of the grape, and that they present no indication of having been 
fabricated. 
We have received, since our last issue, a cablegram from our London agent 
submitting an offer made through him by Messrs. Morgan Bros, to purchase this 
journal. A letter on the subject has also been addressed to Mr. Bowen, 
who is at present in London, in which a threat is made — that “ obviously 
the rejection of the proposal will be a matter of some moment.” We 
presume this forms portion of the “ vindication of the commercial honour” scheme, 
about which we heard last month. It is, perhaps, unnecessary to say the offer 
was politely declined. 
At a meeting of the Council of the Melbourne University held on Monday, 
16th August, the following appointments of examiners were made Chemistry 
and Practical Chemistry — Professors M‘Coy and Masson. Materia Medica, 
Therapeutics, and Medical Botany — Dr. Wm. Snowball and Dr. Bennie. Descrip- 
tive and Surgical Anatomy — Professor Halford and Mr. F. D. Bird. Physiology, 
Physiological Chemistry, and Histology — Professor Allen and Mr. W. Moore. 
Theory and Practice of Medicine — Drs. Williams and Bage. Surgery — Mr. 
Howitt and Mr. Charles Eyan. Forensic Medicine — Drs. Jamieson and Graham. 
