GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 211, 27 August 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

BIG PROPERTY DEAL. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Napier, Lust Night. The sale lias been completed hi subdivisions of the whole of the Motuota-i raia estate, consisting of 14,200 acres, for the sum of £100,250 without stock. A SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE. Christolmrch, Last Night. it is stated on good authority that one of the officers ol a prominent labor organisation in Christchurcli left suddenly on Friday last, and whsn those interested came to examine his nooks they discovered that there was a deficiency of something like £7O. All efforts to trace him have lip to the pre- ' sent been unsuccessful.. INSTITUTE OF ACCOUNTANTS. Wellington, Last Night. The annual meeting of thu Incorporated Institute of Accountants of Now Zealand was held to-night. The membership of the Institute is now 203, consisting of 139 fellows, 08 associates and 20 students. There is £450 (ofn* lixed deposit, against which there is an overdraft of £4l. The president (Mr 11. C. Tewsliug) expressed the thanks of Ihe Institute to Sir Joseph Ward I nud other members of the Legislature who had been instrumental in passing the Accountants' Bill. The following Council was elected:—Messrs A. B. Robertson (Auckland centre), H. A, C. IfeKellar (Auckland), Jas. FanquhSirson (Dunedra), W. A. Ryan and J. S. Barton (Wellington).

POLITICAL. Dtmedrn, Last Night. ' At a meeting of the Political labor Lta'gue to-night it was decided to a*l tli« following gentlemen to become can didates for the city seats at the g.'iu--'al elections: —Dunedin West, Messrs D. McLaren and J. W. Munro; Dunedin Central, Messrs, R. Breen and R. W. Campbell; Dunedin South, Messrs. R. R. Douglas and J. Haymes, If necessary steps will be taken later on to decide on candidates to be definitely selected,