CHEMIST PROSECUTED?

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20715, 27 January 1939, Page 10

CHEMIST PROSECUTED?

BREACH OF REGULATIONS MAGISTRATE DISMISSES CASE (By Telegraph.—Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday Allegations that Lis client was being persecuted and victimised by continued prosecutions were made by Mr A. H. Cavell, counsel for George William

Bettle, manufacturing chemist, in the Magistrate’s Court this morning, when Bettle was charged with having sold cough cure, on the package of which the fact that it contained morphine was not stated. Mr F.. C. Levvey, S.M., dismissed Hie charge on payment of costs, commenting that, he thought the breach of the regulations could have been remedied without a prosecution. Bettle was a little unorthodox in his business methods, said Mr Cavell, and it might be that oilier chemists were up against him. He had been prosecuted when others should have been charged before he was. Because lie did not follow orthodox methods, there was no reason why lie should be victimised. Bettle was so worried by what he considered amounted to persecution by |lie authorities that lie had interviewed m Minister of Health, the Hon. P. Fraser.

The Feilding ram fair is to be held on the Show grounds, Feilding. »n Thursday and Friday, February 2 and 3. Romneys will be oflfer< <1 on th* first day, commencing at 10 a.in. sharp, with Rviands at about 1 p.ni. downs wi'l be sold on the sm-md stay. Friday. February 3. at t" a .in. sharp. A good entrv of rams lias been receive,! from first-class breed-rs from a wide area. A catalogue of entries will be posted mi application to Mr D. Miller, secretary.

! Bananas Scarce j A shortage of bananas in Christj church lias arisen because the Maul Po«i developed • leik on her last trip from 1 lie Islands, and had to be j laid up. The vess**l missed a trip, ! with the result that the Dominion it j one shipment short. Further supplies are not expected until next week, when shipment is due to arrive on the Matua.