CHRISTCHURCH NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 261, 28 October 1908, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH NEWS.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchureii, Last Night. At the Lyttelton Police Court tomorrow morning, proceedings will be taken against the management committee of the Lyttelton Friendly Societies (Mr.J. T. llricc and eight others), who will be charged that not being registered chemists they kept a place of business for the sale and dispensing of medicines in Lyttelton without having a registered chemist in charge. There are two informations covering periods each of three weeks, and a week apart. The case is being brought by Mr. Chas. W. Ncilson, a Wellington solicitor, on behalf of the Pharmacy Board of New Zealand. Superintendent E. Smith this morning forwarded to the chairman of the stall' and plant committee of the Christchurch Fire .Brigade his resignation of the position of superintendent of the .brigade. His resignation takes effect at the end of the present year, and will be dealt with at the next meeting of the Fire Board. It is understood that early next year "Mr. Smith will take up an important position. in this city connected with fir** insurance. Mr. Smith has been a member of the ChristolmrHi Fire Brigade for thirty and a-half years, during seventeen of which his services were given voluntarily. For over -thirteen years he has been superintendent, and 'the work lie has done whilst in the [position is well-known to the citizens. The Labor Department his sent several small parlies of workmen to the Domett railway works, and a small party to the Midland railway. Employers are complaining of the great difficulty experienced in securing femal-. 1 employees for shirt and other coUhing factories, and the officials of the Labor Department slate that liver." is a decided scarcity of labor in those industries.