TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12175, 26 November 1917, Page 6

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Milford. Track will be re-opened on December 3. On Saturday Mr J. Pollock caught fourteen trout, weighing 91b each, at the mouth of the Rakaia. To-day's river report is as follows : Waimakariri north, clear: Waininkariri south, clear; Rakaia. clear; Rangitata, clear; YYaitaki, clear; Opihi, clear. ,; A good little, horse for standing about," was the reference made bv a, witness at the Magistrate's Court this morning, in giving evidence in a disputed eas c about a horse. " You did not wanl a racehorse for the money,'' facetiously remarked a witness in a case at the Magistrate's Court this morning. The price mentioned was £2 los. Messrs Creagh and Hill, members of the Napier Borough Council, and Mr Hastings, the borough electrical engineer, are visiting Christehurch. in order to obtain particulars of the electric motor vehicles; used in this city. The visitors waited on the 'Mayor this morning, and afterwards inspected the municiapl electrical plant and storeroom. Mr W. H. Skinner, Commissioner for Crown Lands, speaking of his recent inspection of the Mackenzie Country to a. '"Star" reporter to-day, said that he had been struck with the remarkable growth and improvements effected since lii.s last visit there twelve months ago. The mild winter and the congenial earlyspring had combined to make the prospects very favourable. All the flocks were looking very well and in tip-top condition, and, generally c peaking, the prospects had not bean so promising for years-. " Wo are. always being told about the. high cost of material and that we should wait until alter tli ft war :s over, but can anyone give me an idea when prices will come down after the war?" said Mr S. A. Staples, at today's meeting of the Selwyn Plantation Board, 'when discussing a proposal to delay certain expenditure. "Yes, I enn give you, some idea," responded Mr OTScott. "'as on the morning of the day of our recent success in France 1. received quotations for certain material at £7O. Other quotations followed during the day and by o p.m. an American firm was quoting i£3o. 1. remarked then that we musl have- scored a great success at the front, which the Americans had heard of. That incident will give, some idea of what will happen when the war is over."

There were record attendances at tho Lin wood Salvation Army Flail on Sunday, tho occasion bring the opening of a seven days' revival campaign, conducted by Commissioner and Mrs Hodder, assisted by Colonel Bray, Brigadier Gist and Major Newby. At the morning service the Commissioner's subject was " Prayer." In tho afternoon, when his Worship the Mayor, Mr H. Holland, presided, lie gave a lecture on the Salivation Army work among the troops, making special reference to the work in the trenches and hospitals. He also touched on iho Army Homes in New Zealand, where sixty soldiers' children were being cared for. Tho seating accommodation was fully taxed at uight, when the Commissioner gave a.n address based on the fifty-first Psalm, revealing the individual's responsibility to God.