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holiday or a general fast or thanksgiving, and the day 

 next following New Year's, Christmas, and the sov- 

 ereign's birthday, when these days fall on Sunday. In 

 Quebec, in addition to the above, the following are ob- 

 served: The Epiphany, the Annunciation, the Ascension, 

 Corpus Christi, St. Peter and St. Paul's Day, All Saints' 

 Day, and Conception Day. 



In England and Ireland the bank holidays are: Good 

 Friday, Easter Monday, the Monday in Whitsun week, 

 the first Monday in August, sovereign's birthday, Christ- 

 mas, and the 26th of December if a week day; in Scot- 

 land, New Year's Day, Christmas (if either day fall on 

 Sunday, then the following Monday), Good Friday, first 

 Monday in May, first Monday in August, and the sov- 

 ereign's birthday. In addition to the above, any day so 

 proclaimed by the reigning sovereign is to be observed 

 as a bank holiday throughout the United Kingdom, or 

 in any part thereof. 



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LETTER WRITING 



The importance of letter writing, both in business and 

 as an educational accomplishment, cannot be overesti- 

 mated. Business must, to a large extent, be transacted 

 by means of correspondence; and one of the leading 

 requisites of business success is the ability to dis- 

 charge the important duties pertaining to correspondence 

 in a manner satisfactory to all concerned. 



The essential parts of a letter are: 



1. Heading, including date. 



2. Address. 



3. Salutation. 



4. Body. 



5. Complimentary close. 



6. Subscription, or signature. 



7. Superscription, or outside address. 



