the Editor of the "Nonti-CuiXa Dany News Si—A challenge of your corres pondent Ixrmiestey 1x Poutie Heats was published in these columns on December 30, However, this chal-Jonge remained unanswered: a (act which shows that the competent authorities of this large city, xometimes known a Model Settlement, are not disposed to take any stand this matter. As far' as appearances they seem to creep into a nook and simply say: Non possumus.. I wonder if the health authorities of the International Settlement - are aware of the regulations issued recently by the French authorities go erning pharmacies. These new regtuations: are now in full force in the French Concession, and "T do not doubt that the same will lead great improvement in things concern= ing, pharmacies.
The health authorities of the Inter= national Settlement must realize that the existing conditions in pharmacies ig not only a grievance to qualified pharmacists, but, at the same time, a sore point of public interest. All sorts of unqualified people, wre "al-Towed to do things for which others studied and trained. There are hi dreds of "pharmacists" in the settlement whose only qualification ignorance and bluff. The time has come to prohibit anyone but a duly qualified " pharmacist - from Alling medical prescriptions. Let the rest of them sell tooth paste, lipsticks, ete. Quousque tandem...
Gauexus, Shanghai, Jan. 25.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.