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Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 August 1910, Page 3

A public announcement by Mis; Cobb, regard in:g her weekly dancing classes to be held ill Levin on a-nc after Wednesday of m>xt week, appears in this evening's Chronicle. An unpleasant (experience hoi el 1 some I'atea Ksideuts on Sunday (reports thy I'atea I're.ss), while taking a walk along the beach—-Mr M. Carey, .Mrs Carey, Percy Carey (aged nine years), and J. Dempsey (llawcra). The party descended to the beach behind -the racecourse .and then followed along under tho cliffs with the intention of ascending the cliffs again .about a couple of inilo further on, near Whitikau, where they expected to be met by other n.embers of the family. Ueforo going so far the party retraced their steps, but had not gone far before they noticed that the tide was in. The breakers were soon swirling lip to their waists. Mr Carey attended to the safety of Mrs Carey, and Mr Denipsey shouldered tho boy, and they all succeeded in withstanding the backwash of the breakers until rounding a point which was more exposed to the fury of the waves. Mr and Mrs Carey were some yards in front, and hearing a cry they looked back in time to see Mr Rempsey and the boy struggling in the breakers. Mr Carey hurried his wife to a position of tolerable safety, and then rushed back to assist his little son and .Mr Denipsey. Ho succeeded in getting hold of them, and all throe struggled to a place of safety, the waves at times reaching to their necks. The party reached home very wet, very tired, and thankful that nothing worse befell them. The 'Wanaganui Chronicle states that at tho football dinner on Tuesday evening, during the speech of a prominent- member of the American Rugby team the Now Zealander.s were much puzzled to see a shower of serviettes piled in front of tho speaker, who h.ad to explain that this was his, compatriots' custom when a speaker "put the butter on- too thick," as a hint to him to "rub his chin." A local speaker was -paid a similar compliment subsequently. The programme committee of tho Wairarapa A. a,nd P. Society are including a class for lady hunters in the second' day's competitions this year. It is Loped tliat tih-e competition, winch luas not been tried before, will prove of interest, and arouse keen competition among tli'e lady riders.

Tlio superintending nurseryman 1 for the Nortih Island, in the Annual Heport on State Nurseries, points out that th-c growing scaijcityof native timber parts of tilio dominion ; s every year awakening some of our landholders to the necessity of providing for tho future by forming small plantations of tfmbeu' trees, ■and this is evidenced by the number of letters received, and by visitors to •the nurseries, asking for advice and information as to the best sorts to plant. fn many cases it is quite, impossible k> state what species of trees should be 'planted, as the conditions of tho locality must bo taken into consideration in each case. In tho majority of eases all that (van he done is to give the applicant a list of the hardiest of tlio economic, trees, and also some information as to the best method to adopt in planting. At most of the plantations many different species of tinees have been tried, with a view of testing their .suitability to the various locals ties, but it has been found flint comparatively lew sorts rait be successfully grown 011 cleared land without protection. Again, ,a species that will succeed oil a hillside may be badly frosted if grown in a v'allev or a hollow, so that local knowledge must be brought to bear in conducting all operations. "I wish to call attention to the fact that there are quite a ,number of what may bo termed 'poor employers/ who enter into businses without capital or means of any kind,'' states the AVcllington Inspector of Awards in his annual report. "They employ labour, and when the worker wants bis wages at the end of the week he is put off with perhaps a small portion, and after working for a few weeks tho worker finds it impossible to get the wage.s due, and leaves. This has occurred oft several occasions dmring the year. One <>niplover of t his kind has been prosecuted and lined heavily, but has no funds or property to pay the fine or wage.s owing, and continues in the same course—employing labour without any apparent chance or intention of paying the wage.s. This is not only a. rank injustice to the worker, but is absolutely unfair to the legitimate employer, who. by paying award wages, is unable to eompoCc with this class of employer. .It is a difficult problem, but some means should be devised. _ to prevent these people from carrying ou business in the way mentioned above." Grain is cheap this year, poultry farmers and pig raisers are getting the benefit, especially those who place orders v.itli Hodder and Tolley,' Palmerston North. This firm manufactures a splendid pigmeal, which is an equally excellent food for fowls—containing much more "body" than pollard. Half-ton lots at £7 5s per ton. See advertisement on page 4.—Advt.