I.t?°» ' wxon ß^y describing liimself as •t ' m?' Mel bourne dentist named; James Thomson. Tunnock, of Wertheim buildings,, Bourek street, was convicted at tho. instance of the Dental Board of Victoria, in/ the Melbourne Court. The •prosecution; which was taken under section 7 of the Dentists' Act of 1910. was the first of its kind m Melbourne. ■J. he .Act was passed to prevent the public from being misled by specious degrees, -which were frequently valueJess and sonietimes meaningless — such . for instance as "R.D.5.," which might ..look imposing to the man m the street, "but was simply "registered dental surgeon," and "D.D.S.,',' intended to con-j-vey "doctor of denthl science," which was obtained by sending a thesis and ' iive guineas to America. Defendant : wad registered, as t the "holder of- a re- : -cognised certificate," and it was stated that he had a diploma, which the Board did not recognise. On two waitingroom doors, and on the letter-box of his establishment, he described himself as "Dr.," although eiglit months ago, at ■th^Teqiuestr.of.-the. Dental Board, he rermoved that designation from the telephone book and the front of his premises. The offence was admitted, apd it was stated that it was committed through negligence aaid carelessness, but not through wilfulness. The Bench imposed a fine of £5, witb £3 3s costs. Enjoyment In Every, •■; Jsfi« : . : AULSEBROOKS MILK ARROWROOT BISCLJIfs. Kg B th "fit Wl I Pure j " X" Jam brings j I to your table all 1 I f he sweetness and I I goodness of the I I CHOBCEST FRESH 1 I FRUSTS, "X '■ «s I I the Best Jam it is I I possible to make. | |Krrkpatrick,| I. , NELJSQISi. I y jßj. ] Recomixiends ffl Bonnington's. M Grandfather has proved after many §f a test (hat the b^st remedy for coughs m '■ and cplds is the famous family cough B medicine— Bonnington's Irish Moss. ■ . Thert 8. nothing to equal it. For B children or adults nothing: else is so saf* ■ and sure. Free from harmful drugs, it ■ soothes the limitation, breaks up the cold, I and sets matters right again. I Mr. Wm. Neighbours of Waimangaroa, I writes: — I !1 H fii»^'wp great pleajur* U> recommend ■j Donniafiton'* Irish Moss for coughs, colJs 1 ;or any luna complaints, having used it m ' I .' v n»y family for 20 ye«r«. • . . A j Refuse substitutes and got th« origi\U nai Bonnington's. , W Carrageen v IRISH MOSS 9XZO ± 'TisGood. Of course you want ■ bracer-— . then try Puriri with yoiir Whiskey —far better than Soda. At all hotels. Puriri. S7
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 13069, 8 May 1913, Page 8
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