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THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. 
0 o’clock, and one could scarcely wish to see a prettier sight than the perfect harmony of the 
colours of the ladies’ dresses and the graceful movement of the dancers. The numerous handsome 
and costly dresses bore ample testimony to the desire on the part of the lady friends of our young 
pharmacists to make their first ball, as far as lay in their power, a perfect success. Where everyone 
looked so extremely well it would be invidious to mention any in particular, and, moreover, 
1 doubt my capabilities to do them justice, and thus incur the anger of so many of my fair friends. 
The ball was thoroughly representative, I am glad to say, for, besides some twenty or so of the 
assistants who were present, a number of the employers showed their appreciation of their employes * 
efforts by being present also, in many cases bringing their wives with them. Amongst them I noticed 
Messrs. Sadlier (William -street), Kebblewhite, Parker and Jackson (Balmain), Melhuish (William- 
street), Donald (Regent-street), Timmins (Glebe), and others. The arrangements were in every 
way complete, and the efforts of the officers — viz., Messrs. Towl, Watt, Israel, and Parke — were 
most ably seconded by the committee — Messrs. Whelan, M‘Guffin, Scales, Munkert, and Loney. 
Besides the retail, both the medical and wholesale were represented. The ball went off with decided 
eclat, and everyone seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves. The programme, consisting of twenty- 
one dances and three extras, was completed by about half-past three, the majority of the company 
remaining to the last. There is no doubt that, should this be an annual affair, it will be a great 
factor in producing that esprit ric corps which the Pharmaceutical Society is endeavouring to bring 
about. The Compagnoni Catering Company of Pitt-street catered, and gave the greatest satis- 
faction. 
INTERCOLONIAL PHARMACEUTICAL CONFERENCE. 
The following circular has been received from the Pharmaceutical Society of New South 
Wales in reference to the proposed Conference: — 
“ Pharmaceutical Society’s Office, 
14*2 Phillip-street, Sydney. 
“ Dear Sirs, — It affords me pleasure to inform you that at a special meeting of the council 
of the Pharmaceutical Society of New South Wales, held for the purpose of considering the 
advisableness of holding an intercolonial Pharmaceutical Conference, it was decided that a 
Conference should be held in Sydney on the 16th and 17th September next. 
“ I have therefore to state that the council hopes to have the pleasure of receiving from 
each Pharmaceutical Society in Australasia at least two members, who may be selected and 
enabled to attend the said Conference at the date named. 
“ The council would desire to be informed, at an early date, the subjects that your council 
might wish discussed at the Conference, and, in conclusion, trusts that this meeting may be 
the means of advancing pharmacy, promoting a friendly interchange of opinions, and increasing 
the facilities for the cultivation of pharmaceutical science throughout the Australasian colonies. 
“ I am, dear sirs, 
“ Very sincerely yours, 
“W. T. PINHEY, Secretary. 
“ To the President and Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australasia. 
“ 12th May, 1885.” 
PROSECUTIONS UNDER “THE SALE AND USE OF POISONS ACT.” 
At the Prahran Police Court, on the 3rd June, before a bench of honorary magistrates, W. F. 
Reynolds, residing at Ballarat-street, Carlton, was summoned, on the information of the 
Registrar of the Pharmacy Board, under Section 3 of “ The Sale and Use of Poisons Act,” for 
being other than a legally qualified medical practitioner or a registered pharmaceutical chemist, 
and not holding a certificate from the Pharmacy Board of Victoria that lie was a fit and 
proper person to sell poisons, did sell to one Christopher Harrison a certain preparation of 
arsenic called Fuller’s Vermin Destroyer. Mr. D. Wilkie appeared for the Pharmacy Board, but 
there was no appearance for the defendant. The following evidence was taken : — 
Christopher Harrison deposed : I am a chemist, and carry on business at 53 Chapel-street, 
Prahran. I remember purchasing from the defendant a quantity of Fuller’s Vermin Destroyer. 
At the time I bought it the defendant assured me that the preparation contained no poison. The 
receipt produced, and dated Melbourne, was written in my shop, and in my presence, on the 30th 
April. I sold to Mr. Jacob Tyfeld, of 56 Chapel-street, one of the packets purchased from the 
defendant. Early on the morning of the 1st of May Mr. Tyfeld sent word to me that his child, 
about two years old, had eaten some of the contents of the packet, and was then very ill. I 
recommended that Dr. Fetlierstone should be at once sent for, and in the meantime I gave the 
child an emetic of ipecac, glycerine, which made it very sick, and it brought up a quantity of the 
paste it had swallowed. I was present, on the 14tli May, when Mr. Tyfeld sealed up and handed 
to Mr. Shillinglaw the portion of the package he had not used. I identify the package now 
produced as the same. None of the packets purchased by me from the defendant were opened by 
me, and they are all labelled conspicuously non-poisonous. 
Jacob Tyfeld sworn : I reside at 56 Cliapel-street, Prahran. I remember purchasing from 
the last witness, on the 30th April, the packet produced ; it was labelled Fuller’s Non-poisonou3 
