CHAIR OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
[BY TELEGRAPH — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN, This Day. The University Council, by a majority vote, decided to go on with the Chair of Domestic 'Economy. There were 'sharp exchanges between professorial members and the vice-chancellor regarding the sub-committee's action in telegraphing to Mr. Studholmo, the giver of the subsidy, to make an appointment. The action was strongly criticised.
At Colac, Victoria, on 13th August, a young man named H. M'Crickard was fined £10 for having used obscene language on the football ground to a young married woman named Mabel Chai'ity. Defendant denied the charge on oath. After hearing the evidence, Mr. Read Murphy, P.M., ordered thai, M'Crickard be prosecuted for perjury, and 'Mrs. Charity for insulting behaviour, as she had been "barracking" in an offensive manner. Both cases were heard on the 27th ult., M'Crickard being committed for trial, and Mrs. Charity fined £2 and costs. Mr. Hancock, who appeared for Mrs. Charity, asked 'Mr. Murphy whether he proposed to sit in the case, -seeing that he ordered the prosecution. 'Mr. "Murphy, in reply, said that he intended to sit, as he allowed nothing which he did in hit official capneity to pvejudioe him ■'" the discharge of hie judicial duties,
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Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 59, 7 September 1909, Page 2
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