A retired Government clerk died re cently in Vienna, and bequeathed a consi derable sum of money in these terras :— " Up the second flight of stairs there lives at door No. 63 a widow who has two daughters; I leave the sum of 80,000 florins to the one who always nodded in such a friendly way, when she met mc." The two sisters fell out as to which one of them the old gentleman had left the money. Legal proceedings are impending, bat the lawyers are said to be inclined for s eesfc* promise by dividing the -00-tey.
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who te Lvl , amlnation held in * c*"c *" on the other years will ba»»_-i,r The list is in oider of merit number of marks obtainable SS"* Alex. Gray, wMa*"" Mildred _£ May, Fendalton 47? m Edith Mfchjwl Lynskey, Kaiapot, 448 John a Walker, Chrb»t_iureh w«_f _ia Hunnibell, ■Ctii-!_s_s e^*g Joseph Adama, Papanui, 435 c George M. PilMugton, Alfred C. Maxwell, Malvern, 404 • George Cromie, Cust, 401 w-!?-? re^? ho S Bp ? 0 , n ' Sonfcbbridge, 385 M" .»>» Chamberlain, AmberleyT!&B4 Jorgine Andersen, Papanui, SB2 Janet Russell, Sydenham, 376 Ellen GUmour, Christchurch East, 373 J. Mensies, Christehurch West, A. Guise, Christchurch Wesi. John R. Sinclair, Tai Tapu, 368 Agnes Dow, Ferry road, 364 Frederick H. Sims, Akaroa, 359 Annie Dalziel, Amberley, 359 Annie E. Howard, Richmond, 35S Lizzie Denne, Irwell, 349 Jeannie Menzfes, Heathcote Valley. Ml Rosina Bruce, Rakaia South, 337 Alice Thome, Bromley, 337 Annie E. Mazenberg, Ashburton, S3. Alexander, Christchurcn East, Edith Atkinson, Christchurch East. S3! Marguerite L. Rainey, Tai Tapu, _S Constance M. Peach, Normal/327 Edith Lners, Oxford East, 324 Llewellyn Owen, Christchurch £_st. aft Jane Hay ward, Opawa, 305

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