NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13263, 14 November 1911, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

A regatta will be held at Westport on December 28th | when seventeen events are promised, and £130 will be given in prize money. The prizes for the Youth's Fours will be £10 and £3; for the Maiden Fours, £15 and £5 ; for the launch race, £12 and £.'s;, and for the first class sailing rat"? £15 and £5. The Nelson-Kawatiri Cup Fours, to be rowed alternately at Nelson and AVestport, is included in the programme as an inter-club contest. The programme should attract a number of competitors.

A piece of bone about the size of a man's hand was exhibited by Dr. Marshall at a meeting last week of tho Otago Institute, and declared to Le a joint from the backbone of a veritable sea serpent. Dr. Marshall unearthed this curiosity at tho Anniri Bluff, and managed to get it out of the rock without fracture.

A Wellington correspondent writes regarding the elections in that city to the Blenheim "Express" : "I may t. :y that So far ns Wellington is concesr.;-

Ed 1 do not anticipate any change in the strength of parties. The t.vo seats where a change 'might' be recorded are Wellington North, when' Dr. Izard's supporters are said to bo confident that their man will oust Ivir Herdman, and Wellington Suburb.;, which latter scat, jiow held by Mr. •/. P. Luke, will, I think, go to Mr. \Y. H. D. Bell, son of Mr. H. D. Boil, the well known K.C. Still, it is early yet to start the 'tipping' game, ami wo must wait a fortnight or so befoie any really serious effort in tho way of prophecy will be justifiable. Onu thing is certain, that the elections all over the country are going to ba much more keenly Contested than was tho case three' years ago."

The "Reviews of Reviews" for November just to hand is crowded with interesting and useful articles. Mr. Stead publishes a letter dealing with the Fisher interview. A considerably amount of space is devoted to the reoent railway strike in England, dealt with in an article on "Hints from tho Hague for the Regulation of Industrial War." Mr. Stead, who recently visited Turkey, writes on "The Sultan and His Policy: Why I am hopeful for the Future of Turkey." An account is given of an important conference which met last month at Berne for the purpose of discussing ' to'mako tho best use of tho two millions sterling, given by Mr. Carnegie for thy promotion of international peace. The almost forgotten "Savrola," by Winston S. Churchill, is revived as the "Book of the Month." The section devoted to th» magazines of the month is as usual very complete.

In the Supreme Court at Wellington, on Tuesday last, the Chief Justice, on the application of Mr. Magiiinity, granted probate of the will of

Inte Lawrence Alfred Baigent to Florence Evelyn Baigent, widow of deceased, with leave reserved for Conrad Lyell Baigent to come in and prove. On the same date, on Mr. Hayes' application, His Honour granted probate of the will of the lato Sarah Boggis, of Nelson, widow, to Mrs. Caroline Ann Neame, the sole executrix.