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THE CHEi\[IST AND DKUGGIST OF AUSTRALASIA. 
Oct. 2, 1895. 
QUEENSLAND. 
defendant of exhibiting a carboy as a sign. The 27th 
clause, which immediately followed the clause under which 
the defendant was charged, referred to corporations and 
joint-stock companies, and provided that they “ could not 
exhibit any title, term, or sign wdiich might be construed to 
mean that they were qualified to perform the duties of 
pharmaceutical chemists, Ac., unless their business was 
carried on under the actual supervision and management of 
a pharmaceutical chemist, and the name of such person was 
set forth on every signboard, label, invoice, or other docu- 
ment in which such title, term, sign or words is or are used 
by them.’’ He submitted that by the word “sign” was 
meant something which could be put on a signboard or 
document, and not such an article as a carboy. He would 
recommend the defendant if he thought fit to fill his window 
with carboys similar to those used by chemists generally. 
Hr. Pow'er then proceeded to read extracts from the de- 
bates which took place in the House when the Pharmacy 
Act was being passed. He cited the case in re Castioni, 
Oueen’s Bench Division, page 149, tried in 1891, and the 
case Pritchard v. Howard Smith & Go., in which he had 
been permitted to read what Sir Samuel Griffiths had said 
with reference to a certain measure which was before the 
Legislature. Mr. Wooicock objected to Mr. Power quoting 
opinions of men as to what the bill was to be. It was for 
the bench to decide the case on the Act as it was, and not as 
certain politicians may have intended it to be. The bench, 
after some consideration, allowed Mr. Power to read the 
extracts, which were to the effect that a person might put 
up the title, “homoeopathic druggist,” without infringing 
the Pharmacy Act. After having spoken for upwards of an 
hour and a-half, Mr. Power asked the bench to dismiss the 
case on the evidence itself. 
Mr. Wooicock contended that the words “ manufacturer 
of homoeopathic medicines” might be construed to mean 
that the person using them was qualified to perform the 
duties of a pharmaceutical chemist, Ac. Clause 26 used the 
words “ any sign,” and in clause 27 it was provided that if 
a corporation or joint stock company carried on the busi- 
ness of pharmaceutical chemist they must put the name of 
the pharmaceutical chemist who was acting as their 
manager on every signboard, invoice, label, or other docu- 
ment in which a title, term, sign, or words was or were used 
by them to show that they were qualified to perform the 
duties Ac. If the clause under which defendant was 
charged had said “title, term, or any other sign,” it would 
mean that such a sign as a carboy was not intended, but as 
it was he submitted that the words “ any sign” in section 26 
clearlv included such an article as the defendant was 
charged with exhibiting. If, as Mr. Power had argued, 
the article referred to were not intended to hold coloured 
liquids, why did chemists and why did the defendant use 
them for that purpose ? He considered that Mr. Power 
had made a most improper use of speeches made in the 
Legislative Assembly with a view to warping the minds of 
the bench. He submitted that both the signs used by the 
defendant were such as might be construed to mean that 
he was qualified to perform the duties of a pharmaceutical 
chemist, Ac., and that a distinct infringement of the Act 
had been made out. , ^ • 
The bench retired for a short interval. On their return 
the Police Magistrate stated that the defendant was con- 
victed and fined two pounds (£2), in default of payment 
14 days’ imprisonment. Mr. Wooicock applied for twenty 
guineas (£21) professional costs and witnesses’ expenses. 
The Police Magistrate stated that they could not give costs 
for any of the hearings previous to that one. ^ The bench 
would allow £9 9s. professional costs, £4 witnesses’ ex- 
penses, and 4s. 6d. costs of court. Mr. Power gave notice 
of appeal and asked for time to be given the defendant in 
which to pay, so that the necessary steps might be taken. 
The defendant was allowed 14 days in which to pay the fine. 
The Police Magistrate refused to inform Mr. Power as to the 
division among the magistrates. 
About Strychnine.— The recent poisoning case at 
Bruni Island, which cost a child’s life, has set our legis- 
lators at work to provide a remedy, though we fad to see its 
utility where parents are such idiots as to leave strychnine 
about. 
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 
(from our own correspondents.) 
PHAPMACEUTICAL COUNCIL OF WESTEKN 
AUSTBALIA. 
The sixth meeting of the above was held in Perth on 
Wednesday, August 14. 
Present — E. W. Mayhew, F.C.S., President ; S. Hymns, 
H. C. Armstrong, E. Parry, E. S. Martin, R. T. H. Martin, 
and the Registrar. 
Apology from Mr. R. Birch received and leave of absence 
granted. 
Minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed. 
Correspondence Received. 
Mr. Lewis (Hannan’s), Mr. F. Morrell (Northam), Mr. 
MacSchnieder, J. T. Tunnock, G. F. Thomas, Messrs. 
Morgan and Moorhead, D. W. Elless (Roebourne), M. A. C. 
Fraser, C. H. Braddock, and F. W. Kenworthy. 
The Registrar was instructed to reply to the above cor- 
respondents. 
Regulations. 
The Registrar was instructed to have them printed in 
pamphlet form. Mr. Cant’s tender for 300 to be accepted. 
Banking Account. 
Resolved on the motion of Mr. E. S. Martin, seconded by 
Mr. R. T. H. Martin, that the account be transferred from 
the Western Australian Bank, Perth, to the Fremantle 
branch. 
Resolved that the sum of £100 be placed at fixed deposit 
for 12 months. 
ExAillNERS. 
It was suggested that the following gentlemen be asked 
to act as examiners for the council: — Practical Pharmacy, 
Mr, E. T. Martin ; Chemistry, Mr. Plummer ; Materia 
Medica, Dr. Hitch; Botany, Dr. Trotman ; Latin, English, 
and Arithmetic, Mr. Evans, M.A. 
Examinations. 
Proposed that the first examination be held in the early 
part of October, notice of same to be given by advertise- 
ment. 
PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF WESTERN 
AUSTRALIA. 
An extraordinary meeting of the Council was held in 
Fremantle on August 24, 1895. 
Present: — E. W. Mayhew (President), S. Hymus, E, 
Birch, H. C. Armstrong, E, Parry, and the Registrar. 
Minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed. 
Resolved, on the motion of Mr. Birch seconded by Mr. 
Armstrong — That the sub-section of clause 41 be amended 
as follows : — “ The diploma of competency as a chemist of 
the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain will be recog- 
nised, also the diploma of any Australasian Pharmaceutical 
Board or Society established by Act of Parliament: always 
provided that such diploma has been obtained by the passing 
of the major examination of such colony.” 
This amendment was agreed to by the acting Governor 
and gazetted on September 6, 1895. 
Mr. Geo. W. Macgillivray, late of Launceston, Tas- 
mania, has been appointed dispenser to the Coolgardie 
Hospital. 
Poisoning Case. — A woman named Mary Jane Huggins 
committed suicide at Jarrahdale on August 24 by swallow- 
ing a quantity of Paris green. 
A Qualifying Examination.— The Pharmaceutical 
Council have advertised that a qualifying examination is to 
be held early in October at Perth. Thirty days’ notice had 
to be given for intending candidates, and only one seems to 
have come forward. 
Selling Poison Without a License.— At the Roe- 
bourne Police Court, on August 10, 1895, Mr. Cowan, G.R., 
presiding, two Chinamen named Ah Him (manager for the 
See Sing Co.) and Lup Hing (manager for Kwong Yin 
Chong & Co.), were charged with selling poison, to wit, 
