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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[June 1, 1914. 



International Rubber Congress and Exhibition at Batavia. 



THE INDIA RUDDER WORLDS NEW SIIAER CUP. 



THE pliotograpliic reproduction shown below gives some idea 

 of the silver cup offered by The India RiHiiER World to 

 be presented at the International Rubljer Congress at 

 Batavia next September for the best method of extracting gutta 

 percha. The cup is of solid silver, heavy, gold lined and stands 

 13 inches high and is 13 inches across, including the two handles. 

 It rests upon an ebony pedestal, and its hei.ght including the 



The Ixdi,\ Rubber World Cup for the Bat.wlv Exhibition. 



pedestal is about 20 inches. As the illustration shows, it is a 

 handsome trophy, and it will undouljtedly be competed for with 

 a great deal of zest. The face of the cup has an embossed 

 design showing gutta percha leaves on the two sides, between 

 which is the following inscription : "The India Rubber World 

 Trophy for the He.st System of Extracting Gutta Percha. Inter- 

 national Rubber Exhibition, Batavia, Java, 1914." 



The date appointed for this year's Batavia Rubber Congress 

 and Exhibition is now sufficiently near to allow of definite 

 arrangements being made for both events, the former lasting 

 from September 7 to 12 and the latter running from September 

 8 to October 10. Thus during the t'lrst week of the exhibition it 

 will be taking place concurrently with the Congress. 



As those most interested in the subject of rubber will in many 

 cases be paying their first visit to Java, they will appreciate the 

 "Guide to Visitors" published by the exhibition authorities, a 

 copy of which has come to hand. This interesting handbook con- 

 tains a number of artistic illustrations showing the main exhibi- 



tion builduigs. tile oflicial tourist bureau and various scenic 

 features of the island of Java, which will be new to many readers. 

 It likewise includes plans of Batavia, as well as of the exhibition 

 groimds .'uul l)iiil(lings and a view of old Batavia. 



OFFICIALS AND COMMITTEES. 



Among the principal government officials are: The Prince of 

 tlie Netherlands (Patron) ; the Dutch Ministers for Foreign 

 .•\ffairs and the Colonies and the Governor General of Nether- 

 lands India (Honorary Presidents) ; H. J. Lovink, Director of 

 .Agriculture (Government Commissioner). The chief local offi- 

 cials are: Major-General (retired) J. G. H. de Voogt, president 

 of Executive Committee; T. Ottolander, first vice-president; 

 Dr. W'. R. Tromp de Haas, second vice-president; J. Licftinck, 

 LL. D., secretary general, and A. F. Marmelstein, president of 

 Finance Committee. 



The exhibition jury will consist of five sections, embracing the 

 folUnviiig subdivisions; Section 1, botany, diseases, literature and 

 icientifit testnig methods; section 2, cultivation, tapping and 

 preparation ; section 3, wild rubbers, substitutes and gutta percha ; 

 section 4, economy, trade and statistics; section 5, vulcanized 

 caoutchouc. It is of interest to note that Dr. Tromp de Haas, 

 whose name is well known as a rubber expert, will preside over 

 the second section, dealing with cultivation, tapping and prepara- 

 tion. 



Influential cmnniittees have been formed in Holland, England 

 and Australia, as well as at Singapore and Bangkok. The Eng- 

 lish connnittee includes Professor Dunstan, as well as Messrs. 

 S. Figgis, .Arthur Lampard. Herbert Wright and Hamel Smith; 

 while on the Netherlands committee are J. F. de Beaufort, presi- 

 dent of the Amsterdam Society for the Rubber Trade ; A. G. N. 

 Swart, LL. D.. and E. Joostcn, of Joosten & Janssen, Amsterdam. 

 Leon Osterrieth. of .\ntwcrp, lias been appointed delegate for 

 Belgium. 



SUMM.SRY OF P.M'ERS. 



Accompanying the guide book is a summary of the papers in 

 preparation for the Congress, either to be read or included in the 

 official summary to be i.'sued as a souvenir of the occasion. These 

 papers, about eighty in numlier. are divided into the general heads 



Old Bat.wia. 



of Botany and Phytopathology (13 papers). Climate and Soil 

 (3 papers). Cultivation and Tapping (21 papers). Preparation 

 and Chemistry of Rulilier (24 papers). Wild Rubber (8 papers). 



