Lord Islington wait north by the second express yesterday from InVercpgill for Wellington. - Inspector Bwyer was in Oamaru yesterday on official 'business, and returned to Dunedin 'by the. second express, We would give a final reminder that entries Eon the Story . Without Words and Poster and Pedlar's March competitions close with the secretary (Mr W. Atkinson) to-day.

The Borough Council last night selected Messrs Henry Austin and Archibald Earl from the twentysix applicants for two vacancies on the permanent staff.

. We would direct attention to the advertisement appearing in this ■issue relating to the King George's Park Bazaar. The official opeo'-ttg takes place on Wednesday, the 20th, at 3 p.m., when his Worship the Mayor (Dr M'Adam) will officiate-,

Sir Joseph Ward, in an interview, says he is visiting the l Old Country partly on business and partly on pleasure, He is fcee from official cares, and it will be his. first long holiday in an active career -of 45 years. He intends to be"backmths Dominion in May.

| Members pf the Starr-Bowkett Building Society are reminded that only those financial on the books oi the-Soeiety on November 'the 25th are eligible to participate in the ballot for £SOO that takes place at the,' secretary's - office on Tuesday, 26th November, at 8 p.m.

At the meeting ol the Methodist

Synod at. Balclutha on: (Thursday (says bhc Daily Times), tho Rev. p. W. Pairclough (president) moved : "•That this Synod re-oicei . in the success of the allies in 'breaking, the yoke of age-long Turkish oppression and In liberating" suffering! Christian communities,'.' TM motion ■ was Carried fty a small majority, the Hev, W. -J. Williams, desiring his protest against it to be placed on record. When, a letter that ted 'b'een -sent ,to Lady Steward by the Mayor sympathising with her ,on the death of 'her hiißbW 'was reatfi at last night's .meeting of 'the Council. Councillor Ireland cjpieEßed tho opinion that an enlarged photograph of the late Sir W. J. Steward .should be , obtained and plaoed in the Council Ohamfoer. The suggestion met, with general approval, and was adopted. The Mayor mentioned at .last night's meeting .pf the Council that some time ein(« a number of Boer rifles had been presented to the town by the Gwiernment, These ■had been placed in the Athenaeunv pending a more public place heconr'l'jjg available, and now that' there was a Towp Hall his Worship thought that provision (or the reception of the rifles therein should be made. The 'question' :was referred to the Town Hall Committed, Mr Walter Sumpter will offer at his rooms to-day, at 2 o'clock, on account of Mrs H, Daly, a dairy farm of about 48 acres, . together with a six.roomed house, cow-lfyre, barn, -etc., situate near Island Stream, Maheno, and freehold, flectio)i 8, 'block 72, Ohelmer street, Oamaru, together a convenient four-ictomed (bouse. Jh connection ' with the dairy {arm Mr Sumpter announces that a sale ot the stock and implements will take place at a future date, The-Hon. James' Allen (Minister of Finance) was the guest of Mr E. P. Lee, M.P., last night, having come on to'Oamaru after performing the opening ceremony in connection with the new Town Hall at Falmcrston, To-day the ton. gentleman will pay a visit to the Otekaike school for defectives in company with Mr 'B. P. Lee and Mr F, H. Smith, M.P.'a. The Min-. ister will return to town to timo to catch the . second express for ' the north, 'As the date of the King George's Park Bazaar draws nigh, the ladies responsible for the good things to be displayed upon the various stalls are working up to concert pitch, and so great is the enthusiasm displayed that the success of the bazaar is already well assured. Yesterday afternoon Mrs C Grant, Stour street, held a gift afternoon' at her residence, when over ladies were present, each one taking some article of art as a contribution towards the art stall. At the close ol the afternoon, when the articles had teen collected, they presented quite a display, in numbers sufficient to stock an art emporium,

The November issue ol the Review of Reviews for Australasia, just to hand, maintains tho usual high standard of this magazine, problems of the Empire are dealt with in an illuminating manner. Among the special articles are, "The DeathKmell of British 1 'Railways,"' ".Tfre Army the Rural Problem," •'■' The Life 'Blood of the Empire." There is also an interesting article pa 'VflulgiaiCa and tho Macedonian Pfoblem," by Monsieur Ivan Guochol Mer t|ie "Bopk 0 f the Month," a review is given of Viscount Ester's '■' The Committee of Imperial Defence : Its Functions and Potentialities," The section devoted to tho magazines of the month i.s very complete,

At the meeting of the Canterbury Land Board on Thursday the fol. lowing transfers were granted: L.P. 603 section 20, reservei 112G, Mock 10, Waimaite S.D., Oharles Cunningham to Prank Joyce, 14 acres 3 roods 36 perches; L.p. 1233', seption 10,- 'block (!, Kchikfl, Settlement, Francis Forsyth to James Stevens, 173 acres 3 roods 13 perches; L.P. 792, section) M, Mock XVI,, Nukuroa Settkmwnt, Mary Alice Holmes' to Alice White, 20 acres; O.L. 140G sections 10, 12, 14, 15, 16,' and R. 3449, block 2, Morven township, J. E. Middlebrook to Edward J. Costello, 1 acre 3 roods; S.G.R, 58, sections 36389-80, blocks 13, 14, 1, 11, '4, Nimrod »d Waihao S.D., Thomas W. Kelcher to Leonard Kelcher, -8976 acres; O.L, 444, adjoining section 15, .block 4, R. 959, Lionel V. Comerford and A. Warren to. John Fuller and Herbert Ayres, 1 acre 2 roods 16 perches. ■

The Government Engineer's report on on "the capacity of the water race was read at the Council meeting last night, but owing to the pressure on our space and the late hour at which the Council rose' we are unable to give it until Monday, Briefly the report staites that the race was designed to carry 30 heads of water, but owing to siltage the race is now only fqual to about 1? or 18 heads, It'would not be a difficult matter to- widen and clean out the race to enable it to carry •25 heads. A, difficulty is the fluming, which •without freeboard would carry 34 heads when put in order. The 'trusses and 'foundations would have to be mado more secure. To save thff large expense of piping the Engineer, recommends that a race be. constructed to a point overlooking the town, and thence pipe to the power house. Further detailed Work by an Engineer is recommended.

The following is Constable Wade's account of the shooting incident at Waibi: When the crowd was opposite' the office door of the Miners' Union Hall, the workers and some strikers were having hot words. A rush was made'towards the door. He heard a shot fired, and immediately ran into the passage-way, at the same time telling the foremost of the workers to stand back. Wade said he rushed through .towards the folding-door, from whichhe saw Evans'fire, Being under the impression! that the shot'was fired direct -at him, Wade chased ■ Evans out through the back to the vacapt allotment. He was gaining fast on th«l fugitive when the latter swung right round and fired point-blank, the Wet striking Wade in the abdomen. ' The constable continued the chase, and drawing his baton 'before Evans could start off again, struck him on the head, Evans ialline flat on his face. Then the crowd took charge.