CHEMIST AND PORT WINE.
A FINE. fBT TELEGKAPH — PRESS ASSOCIATION.} AUCKLAND, This Day. At the Police Court, "Harold Wiles, chemist, was charged with having sold liquor without a license — viz., "Malendo. Old quinine port wine." The Magistrate said an analysis showed that the wine was ordinary port, with the addition of one-ninth grain of quinine to a fluid ounce of wine. Defendant contended that as a chemist he was expressly exempted from the Licensing Act regarding the sale of liquor without a license. The Magistrate held that, for defendant to come within the exemption, it must be clear that the wine had been sold at the comparatively low price of 3s a botfle, and was a palatable beverage. It was not supplied by doctor's prescription, and no enquiries were made at the time of the sale as to the purpose for which the wine was required. "Malendo" was not what might be described as an official or recognised medicinal preparation. Defendant was convicted, and fined £5 Is.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 104, 29 October 1909, Page 7
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167CHEMIST AND PORT WINE. Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 104, 29 October 1909, Page 7
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