King's Avenue, the new road on the south side of the Homefields, which has been under construction for some weeks, is at length finished, and thrown open for traffic. It is a handsome and spacious thoroughfare and when planted with trees on either side will present a pleasing appearance.

The ordinary meeting of the Chiswick school board will be held on Tuesday evening, when amongst other business the board will be asked to consider a petition from the Chiswick assistant teachers' association in favour of an occasional half holiday about the middle of the autumn session.

There was a false alarm of fire on Monday, the brigade being hastily summoned from the Fairlawn alarm post. It appears that someone saw the reflection of lights in use by railwaymen on the line near Acton Green station and became unnecessarily alarmed.