The Daily News WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8. THE HORTICULTURAL SHOW.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 259, 8 December 1909, Page 2

The Daily News WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8. THE HORTICULTURAL SHOW.

The art of garden cultivation is steadily VV) being raised to a high standard of ex- & cellence, and nothing is more certain to 1,1 induce the maintenance of that high CL level than horticultural societies. Vu.tr )1( by year locally the Horticultural So- cr jciety's show has demonstrated the |< steady improvement that is taking plu'.'e is ill the higher cultivation of llowers and 11 garden produce generally, and we are [ l pleased to record that this year's .show, it which opens to-morrow in the Theatre :l Uoyul, already promises to eclipse nil p previous efforts of the Society. The l se.ison has not been an unfavorable one fi for horticulture, a fact that is demon- . strated by the wider range of exhibitors, no leas than by the wealth of bloo.n everywhere evident in and around this favored district of rich- foliage and bloom. There is no occupation of Insure hours that affords more picas we and satisfaction to its devotee than gardening, and it is a healthy sign in nay people when their tastes show an increasing tenancy 'towards cultivation of the soil. True, almost any plant of temperate or sub-tropical origin flourishes in our growth-inducing district, but the gardener who would be successful lias his difficulties ami worries in no lees aggravated form than horticulturists in other localities. The conditbns that favor vegetation with «s unfortu- : nately favor the pests that prev up*m bloom and fruit, and on inexhaustible I field for investigation and experiment I confronts the amateur gardener wno I wou'lti be successful. It therefore fellows that the cultivation or the beautiful blooms at present to be seen in all their verdant splendor necessitate not only taste in selection, industry in cultivation, but the closest application and care in protection. Successful gardening necessarily brings one into the closest contact with Nature, in itself the most interesting study to which any one nnv devote himself. Be he ever e'o ignorant of the science ol natural history, no o»e can dabble even in utilitarian gardening ' without acquiring a knowledge of Nature, and its wonderful phenomena. Nature invariably gives of its best to the one who best understands its neads and whims, and it follows that the successful exhibitor is the person who ins applied himself most' thoroughly to inducing Nature to giv e of its be<t. !n inducing competition in horl ieiiltine, therefore, these societies are inuloubht >l- - unconsciously, perhaps, forwarding the science of nature study—one of the most prominent features of modern e.i;'cation. What is wanted is Hint the public should attend Ihe<e shows in far greater numbers, for nothing, we are certain, would so speedily augment the ranks of amateur exhibit-' ors than these public demonstrations of k what one's neighbors can do. This year's show, as we have already fitat-id. promises to be a particularly fine one. The entries are considerably larger than usual, a greater number of'exhibits is represented, and the quality of the competition exhibits, and the exhibits of professional growers il for exhibition only" promise to provide a veriiv.Me i aesthetic treat, to enjoy which one tip-h! not possess even the most rudiment rv knowledge of horticulture. The Society | has had a long up-hill fi»ht. and -miv 1 the untiring efforts of a few entliM-d----asts saved it from "passing" in its less popular days, which are now haojv'y ' over. Tt is to he hoppd, hoover, that I even wider, general Interest will )■,■> manifested in its doings, and that to- 1 morrow's show \vl! induce the record I patronage that it warrants. I

THE UNEMPLOYED. The cablegrams of the last few days have shown that the old unenipioyu difficulty is again making itself apparent in.Great Britain with the approach ot the winter season, and is more threatening than ever. Ileccnt English files' contain the third annual report of the Central Unemployed Body for London. Erom this document it appears that the number ot unemployed who registered with that body was 50,000, or over Super cent, over the total registrations for the previous year. Of the total number of men registered 07 per cent, were described us -unskilled," this representing an increase of 20 per cent, as compared with the previous year. It was generally tound by tii 0 Distress' coinmittecs that many men in registering entered themselves m laborers, whereas in reality they were sKiuea or semiskilled workmen. This, however, tne committee point out, was quite counteracted by the numbers who claimed a trade or specialised calling, although they were but laborers, perhaps loosely attached to it, or had not worked iu it for years'. Taking tnese two considerations together, it was difficult to avoid the conclusion tjhat there had been a material increase in the number of unskilled unemployed. The report goes on to dwell on the useleßsncss of relieii works as an adequate remedy. Such works fail to attract the better classes ot unemployed who wont work under ordinary conditions oi labor. It also makes the assertion that at is impos- . sible to make labor colony work of any permanent benefit unless special colonies are provided for different classes of men. It is an undoubted fact that the casual ! workmen become impoverished directly they are out of work, having no reserve ' funds. -Any system of unemployment 1 insurance in which the casual h-oikci is expected to take a part will obvious- ! ly be difficult to establish because oi that very fact. A very large proportion of those with whom tne central \ body have had to dpal are hardly cap- l iblo enough to obtain work for them , lelveg by reason of their Lick of training 'or anything more definite than purely J lasual labor; and if they are io nc nade really emcient some system oi * wining is an absolute necessity, rhe „ uost successful and useful work that , lie central body nasi floue in ijoik : las been the provision of adequate ma- ! ! iuiiery tor employment exenanges aim " migration, in this respect, tnerciore, '' he new labor exchanges may take up nd extend an important junction in ' he solution of the unemployed dilli- !, ulty. The most striking feature during he two years under review with refer- : nee to labor exchanges was, the report tates, tlie steady improvement m t lie "' lass of applicants and in the class ot f ituatipns oitered and tilled, me ecu- hl ral body has been in consultation with ai !ie Board of Trade with regard to the al letropolitan system of exchanges, ami ley consider that the experience gained T uring the past three years must prove ) be of cSnsiderabio value in the cs- w tblishment and extension of exchanges °' sewhere. The chairman, m speaking to t le report, dwelt on the educational ipect. He expressed the view that tin- n , ss radical changes were made m die |j ;isting education system unemployment | u ould become a permanent burden on | 0 e country. The method ot meeting m e difficulty by emigration to some ex- f 0 nt Jailed during the year under re- ar cw. The depressed condition ot tne f a bor market in Canada during the st ntcr speedily became known in Eng- an Jd, and the restrictions placed on cmi- tv, ation by the Canadian Government— sn pecially on the emigration of persons br iisted by charitable or public an ide it necessary to advise distress ne mmittees to receive applications from ve ly those for whom there was a rea- of mble outlook under the changed cop- an lons in Canada, or for whom suitable tel ices could be found in Australia or of w Zealand. In their genera] remarks ?*' in this subject the committee state: in t he fact that the emigrants sent out nul lei- the auspices of tin- central (un- n T ployed) i,ody is not conducive to try ir ready acceptance by colonial (iov- Ad incuts and employers in the colonies, , however deserving the men may be. Arc fact, that they are practically She idled 'London unemployed' gives thei'n Coh ad start." obt

A NEW RIVAL. A public will naturally be anxious to P""' 1 what success attended the experi- | It - of importing frozen pork, etc.. to i ship] lin from China. The sliiniuenl wasUreai s from Hankow, and comprised pork, y t try, wild fowl, and Lake deer. The I,| i feature of the shipment was fiOOD L VI , U mi pigs. The London correspondent I he I'astoralists' licvicw has some L' 0 {( resting remarks on the new depar- . It appears that the leading lOng- A newspapers published scores of let- P'" o and horrified protests denouncing wee ' Chinese pork, and the public, gener- t° n . speaking, lashed themselves into « " s '' c of great excitement over the mat- |q" a Many question!- were put to the thin usier in I'arliamcnt, and .Mr. John 0 ns, the chief of the Department, pan led Smithlield on two occasions to a r lect the carcases. The verdict ot cou se of the London butchers who tur iglit small parcels of the pork, by woi y of experiment, has been on -tthet an ole satisfactory, and the pork passed del inspection tests satistactonly, ana . ■n hostile critics pronounced the meat ~ be of undoubtedly excellent quality. , , ere appears to some doubt, however, „ ' to the prospective financial success . _ the experiment. Besides the pork ■re were 1UIK) i,uke deer, some 01 a lich realised ad per lb. Then there wt ■re IS.OIW cases of chickens, ducks, ami ' est. the 'poultry were well gr'nueu, I .he quality was lndmcrent. Hie B( nsigniuent also included wild fowl ot th any sorts, but neither the wild 'owl th ir the poultry were of a quality to in 'lnpete with the goods of the 'same tli ml already on the London market. It c ' ] said that the syndicate that has taken c '' i this Chinese husiue s is determined tl i keep it going and to develop it, and m is believed that there are great pos'si- hj; lilies m it. xiie question naturally resents itself, What sort of a field does tl nina ofi'er for enterprising young V/j rmers? a- = y-