CONDENSED CABLES AND TELEGRAMS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10503, 26 November 1901, Page 1

CONDENSED CABLES AND TELEGRAMS.

t . Accountancy and book-keeping has j: been adopted by the Educational Defe" partment as a subject in civil service g, examinations. The President of the In- % corporated Institute of Accountants has %, been appointed by the Minister of Edur, cation as the examiner for the colony, fe and will now make arrangements for P^ - the examination. % At a meeting of tho Bowing Associ- |^ ation at Wellington last night, it was v agreed that .the championship regatta Xj. bo held there on January 25th. ThirF ; teen replies were received from thirty e^ clubs to tho circular sent out, most ot fT. them being favourable to the date sef lected. At the annual meeting pf the Union S^. Company, a dividend of 4 per cent for the half-year ended 30th September, •'- was declared, making 8 per cent for the year. i The position of Dean of Cliristchurch V, was pffered to Canon Harper, who, how- ' ~ - IWjßr, declined it. " News has been received from Snmn v tra that the chief Sabakacl defeated z t Dutch expedition, killing eight and ii capturing the river flotilla transports. &, "If the features are really an index W/< to character," commented the- wise t' youth, -"wily, as he surveyed hiß partnei f: at dinner, "Miss Crossjay should be an ife" extremely broad-minded person."