CHEMISTS CLOSING HOURS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2534, 7 August 1915, Page 11

CHEMISTS CLOSING HOURS

... — « : AN INTERESTING CASE, (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Dunedin, August 6. The Inspector of Factories proceeded against Frank Wilkinson, chemist, to- . day on a charge of having failed to close his pharmacy at G p.m. in aci cordance with the requisition made un- )! dcr tho provisions of the Shops and 1. Offices Act, defendant having supplied medicine to a customer on proscription. '>1 Counsel for the defence commented on •; the fact that as under Section •3, Sub- ] Section 4, it- was not unlawful for a * chemist's assistant resident on tho pre--1 mises to supply such. medicine, a reas- ' onable construction of the Act necessarily involved the right of an employer to do what his own assistant might do. It , was stated that city chemists had es- • tablished an all-night pharmacy where \ medicines, etc., were supplied after the ' ordinary chemists jclosed, and the de- ; fence' contended that if it was unlawful for chemists to supply urgent medicines after closing hours the all-night pharmacy was in the same position, rtir. Bartholomew, S.M., convicted de- \ fendant, but as it was the first time the question had been raised he imposed no penalty. . -.

Another of Mrs. Borease's' winter assemblies was held in the Goring Street Hall last evening, the same committee ' being responsible for the arrangements. 'The Mayoress and her committee at , the Towiv Hall aro very busy packing cases'with supplies for the uext.reiui forcements, and they will bevery glad of the. assistance of friends who wish to j help ' with the work. 'As socks have been'supplied recently to' tho men in camp, it is proposed to forward'a case of shirts instead of the usual supply of, , socks. Mrs. Luke and tho committee recently made inquiries from General Robin as to whether'it would-be advisable' to - arrange 'for 1 buffets on the wharf or at the railway station for the convenience,of. the troops, as .they, em-, I. bark, ButGen'oral Robin stated-'that it' was not- in-the'least necessary as the | !• men would have all their meals as ■usual, while to have these buffets would' i interfere with the discipline. Instead, therefore, .of arranging for these the -! money will be spent as usual in provid- , ing a supply, of cake and fruit tor the, voyage. - The Wellington South Nursing Division met on Tuesday evening for its regular practice, a fair' number being present. Mrs. i'reston addressed those ! attending, and referred to it being tho , ove of "Declaration Pay," and urged , on all to study to keep fit for any duties that members might bo asked to per- 1 form. ; After the. busi)ioss 1 of the meeting, the remainder of the ovening was spent in roller bandage work. Scenes from Tennyson's "Day Dream," Whittier's '."Maud Muller," , and' Longfellow's "Courtship of Miles Standish" are to be produced at the Young Women's Christian Association this -evening. These scenes ivill .bo ac- ' companied by Tecital of the poems, and ' Will .be interspersed with musical items. ' No charge is made for admission fo this entertainment-,' which is open to the public. - 1 ' Miss L'. Strange, of Christchurch, left ' for Sydney by the Ulimaroa. on Thursday evening.