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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[July i, 1909. 



gium. King Leopold honored the occasion with his presence, and 

 was the recipient of an address from the chamber, in wliich his 

 influence in the matter of the annexation was applauded, and to 

 which he made a response at length. An industrial parade repre- 

 senting the leading interests of Antwerp and the kingdom fol- 

 lowed, and at the close of the day named a banquet was served 

 to 1,400 guests, his Majesty being present. The rubber interest 

 naturally was well represented, among those taking part being 

 M. Edouard Bunge and Willy M. Friling, of Bunge & Co., M. 

 Gustav Grisar, of Grisar & Co., and M. Louis Van de Velde, of 

 L. and W. Van de Velde, leading rubber houses in Antwerp. 

 Our esteemed contemporary. La Tribune Cotigolaise, is to be con- 

 gratulated upon its interesting special issue brought out for this 

 occasion, with 40 pages and 188 illustrations, in connection with 

 a very full review of the resources of the Congo and the 

 progress of that region under the regime which preceded the 

 annexation. .:r;r 



GERMANY. 



The annual meeting of Frankfurter Asbestwerke Aktiengesell- 

 schaft (formerly Louis WertheimJ was held at Frankfurt a/M. 

 on -May 15. The net profit for 1908 was 86,731 marks 

 [=$20,641.92], and the dividends declared were 6 per cent. ' 



The dividend of Hannoversche Gummi-Kamm Compagnie 

 A.-G. (the Hanover India Rubber Co.) for the business year 

 1908 amounted to 22 per cent., against 21 per cent, for the 

 preceding year. 



Herrmann & Co.. mariufacturers of seamless rubber goods in 

 Berlin, and Richard LinR%% dealer at Zittau, have consolidated 

 their business unaer tne-i^le Linke, Herrmann & Co., G. m. b. H. 



The dividend of VereiStgte Berlin-Frankfurter Gummiwaren- 

 Fahriken for the Imsiness year 1908 was 9 per cent.^he same as 

 for several years past. 

 -.,t' ., . GEEAT BRITAIN. . A" ■ 



The accounts of Callender's Cable Construction Co., Limited, 

 for the business year 1908 show net profits of £61,614 [=$229,- 

 84453] • The ordinary dividend was paid on the preference shares, 

 and the interest on the debentures, and 10 per cent, on the ordi- 

 nary shares, with 5 per cent, bbnus on the latter. The carry-over 

 is £45,884, against £45,107 last year. 



Claudius Ash, Sons & Co. (1905), Limited, makers of dental 

 rubber 'and otbei: dentists' supplies, report a net profit for 1908 

 of £89,415. [=$435,138.10]. 'Dividends were 5V2 per cent, on 

 preference shares and 8 per cent, on the common. 



At the fifteenth general meeting of the Greenwich Inlaid 

 Linoleum Co., Limited (London, May 26), working Frederick 

 Walton's new patent, the year's accounts showed a net profit of 

 £69,052 [=$336,041.56]. Dividends— 5>i per cent, on the prefer- 

 ence capital (£100,000) and 15 per cent, on the ordinary 

 (£240,000)— absorbed £41,500; debenture interest, £5,400; added 

 to reserve, £15,000; carried forward, over £6,000. The chair- 

 man, Sir William Treloar, j. p., late lord mayor of London, was 

 reelected. 



Rubber Patents. Limited, registered in London, May 18, 1909; 

 capital. £15,000 [=$72,997.50]. To take over the manufacture 

 of footballs, tennis balls and other rubber goods carried on at 

 9. Charles street, Manchester, under the name Progressive Rub- 

 ber Co., and also various patented, inventions relating to such 

 lines of manufacture. 



At the fourth annual meeting of Johnson & Phillips, Limited 

 (London, May 28), showed net profits of' £10,037 [=$48,845]. 

 After providing for the appropriations shown in the profit and 

 loss account there remained to be carried over £681, against 

 £6,'873 in the preceding year. The unfavorable conditions of the 

 past year were commented on by the chairman, who expressed 

 confidence in any early revival of trade. 



Charles Featherstone, of Altrincham, near Manchester, has 

 secured the representation for Great Britain for the hose manu- 

 factured by the New York Belting and Packing Co., Litiiited, 

 and the Eureka Hose Manufacturing Co., of New York. 



RUSSIA. 



The net profits of Russisch-Franzosische Gummi-, Gutta- 

 percha- und Telegraphen-Werke in Firma "Provoduik" at Riga, 

 for the lasf business year reached 1,983,540 rubles [=$1,021,- 

 523.10], on a turnover of 21,673,580 rubles. A dividend of 12 

 per cent, was declared on a capital of 7,000,000 rubles 

 [=$3,605,000]. ' [ 



EARLY DESIGNS IN RUBBER FOOTWEAR. 



I N the very early days of rubber shoe manufacture, some 

 *■ quite artistic designs were attempted and produced. The 

 illustration shows ^ome very natty goods made by Christopher 

 Meyer and covered by patents dated nearly 40 years ago. These 



Roll Engraved Rubber Sand,\ls. 



patents cover the process of making imitation 'sandals and also 

 the dies and rolls used in forming the ornamented surface. 



FACTORY OF THE HANNOVERSCHE CUMMI-KAMM COMPAGNIE, A.-G. 

 I Impnrtant German manufactiireis of hard and soft rubber goods; established 1862.] 



