July 1, 1914.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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display, which is also true of Amazonas, but the Federal 

 Government of Brazil did not feel itself in a position at 

 present to make any notable exhibit, which was a disappoint- 

 ment to those who recall the wonderful Brazilian contribution 

 to the New York exposition in 1912. One feature which is 

 attracting a great deal of attention is the rubber room 

 equipped by the North British Rubber Co. The room is 

 15 X 20 feet and consists entirely of rubber. It has a rubber 

 carpet, rubber wall paper, rubber tables and chairs, with rub- 

 ber writing pads (the paper, however, is not rubber) and 

 rubber ink stands and pen holders. This is hardly as 

 elaborate as the wonderful rubber pavilions that Goodyear 

 exhibited at the London and l^aris exhibitions in 1851 and 

 1854, but suggests the notable Goodyear exhibit to those 

 familiar witli the history of the rubber industry and certainly 

 to those pei>ple — probably very few in number — who may 

 have seen those early displays of rubber possibilities. 



The congress held in conjunction with the exhibition is 

 proving extremely interesting, many of the large English 

 manufacturers having agreed to let their experts attend and 

 read papers or make addresses. 



The day before the formal opening there was a luncheon 

 given to the press, the menu of which was so highly ex- 

 hilarating — though digestible probably only with men of long 

 standing and much experience in the rubber trade — that it seems 

 well worth reproducing. It runs as follows : 



FOURTH INTERNATIONAL RUBBER EXHIBITION. 



Patron: His Majesty the King. 



ROYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL, LONDON, N. 



Press Lun'Cheon — 23rd June, 1914. 



Hors d'Oeuvres 

 Pickled Rubber Seeds Amazon Pelles 



Congo Sardines Java Paste 



Deviled Herringbones 



Soup 

 Mock Latex 



Fish 



Fillets of Sole in Funtumia Jelly 

 Castilloa Mayonnaise of Salmon 

 Lobster Salad — Hevea Dressing 



Entree 

 Caoutchouc Lamb Cutlets 



Cold Viands 



Roast Beef and Coagulated 



Horseradish 

 Galantine of .\mazon Veal 

 Wickham Hard Cure York 

 Ham 



Para Braised Ox Tongue 

 Indo-China Chicken and 



Kuala Lumpur Ham 

 Pressed Beef (free from 

 tackiness) 



Salad 



Ceylon Tomatoes, Brazil Dressing 



Green Salad (Pinto Process) 



"Fine Hard" Potato Salad 



Gum Elastica Beetroot 



Sweets 



Apple Tart and Rubber Milk Scrappy Mystery 



Pneumatic Liqueur Jellies Petit Fours (vacuum dried) 



Mani-hot Ice Pudding 



Dividend Dates Stewed Synthetic Fruit 



Malay Cheese Plantation Biscuits 



Coffee Sao Paulo 



The interest in the second day of the show was divided 

 between wild and plantation rubber, the forenoon being 

 known as "Brazilian Day" while in the afternoon a reception 

 was held by the Straits rubber associations. On the after- 

 noon of June 26 the Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs of London 

 paid an official visit and looked over the exhibits with great 

 interest. This was known as "British Malaya Day." June 27 



was called "Belgian Day," the exposition being visited on 

 that day by the Belgian Colonial Minister and the Belgian 

 Minister to England. 



The delegates to the exhibition permitted themselves a 

 little relaxation on the 28th, being provided with a special 

 Pullman train to take them to Brighton, where both breakfast 

 and dinner were served at the Hotel Metropole. June 29 

 was "Ceylon Day," and a banquet was given by the French 

 Commissioners. The Rubber Congress in connection with 

 the exhibition held its opening session on June 30; and a 

 reception was given by representatives of the French Govern- 

 ment, the feature of the reception being the visit of the 

 I'rench Ambassador; while in the evening the Rubber Grow- 

 ers' .Association, of London, held a reception. 



On July 2, which will be known as "Soudan Day," there 

 will be a reception by the Commissioners from the Soudan. 

 ( )n the evening of July 3 there will be a notable banquet, 

 lo be attended by practically all those taking any important 

 part in tlic exhibition. 



The 1nui.\ Rubber World is represented in a convenient place 

 at the exhibition, where copies of the paper in liberal quantities 

 are on sale, and all the publications issued from this office on 

 exhibition. This exhibit is in charge of Mr. Edward F. Pfaff. 



BRITISH EXPORTS OF RUBBER MANUFACTURES. 



To April, To April, 

 1911. 1912. 1913. 1913. 1914. 



Waterjiroofcd 



wearing apparel. $3,044,500 $4,066,970 $5,108,785 $1,859,750 $1,829,150 

 Boots and shoes — 



Value 789,085 668,825 690,715 192,425 213,570 



Tires and tubes... 5.775,000 6,280.000 6,461,995 2,569,645 2,052,210 

 Cables insulated.. 5,832,540 10,181.950 15,249,620 5,400,755 1,762,950 

 Other manufactures 



of rubber 9.291,500 8,884,260 8,282,870 2.792,290 2,523,215 



Total value 



exports $24,732,625 $30,082,005 $35,793,985 $12,814,865 $8,381,095 



In the city of Birmingham, England, 2,380 men and 1.072 



women are employed as rubber workers. 



BRITISH INVESTMENTS ABEOAO. 



In an analysis of the distribution of British capital among 



foreign investments, an English authority shows that the grand 



total is about 18 billion dollars, of which about one-half is in the 



British possessions, and one-half in foreign countries. As to 



the class of securities, about 5 billions are in government loans 



and 7 billions in railways, while the remaining 6 billions are in 



various forms of financial and industrial investments. This 



last-named amount includes the following items : 



Iron, coal and steel $118,598,575 



Mines 1,327.527,670 



Motor traction 5,153,625 



Nitrate 56,563,330 



Oil 197,477,700 



Kubl.er 199,438,000 



Tea and eoflee 109,218.860 



Rubber thus seems to take the highest position among invest- 

 ments of its class, and to have almost twice as much capital 

 engaged in its production as tea and coffee together. 



MANDLEBEEGS PAY 15 PEE CENT. 



The profits of J. Mandlcberg & Co., Ltd., Manchester, for 1913, 

 amounted to about $300,000. A dividend of IS per cent, has been 

 declared upon the common stock ; while the balance carried for- 

 ward is equal to about $110,{XX). 



WILL OF THE LATE MR. HEILBUT. 



Mr. Samuel Hcilbut, of the firm of Hcilbut, Simons & Co., 

 rubber merchants, of London, who died in that city on ."Vpril 3, 

 left an estate valued at £767,157. After providing handsomely 

 for his widow and various other members of his family, he left 

 large bequests for a number of charitable institutions. Among 

 these bequests were one of £15.000 to the Guildhall School of 

 Music, for the establishment of the "Sam Heilbut" Scholarships ; 

 one of £5,000 to the Board of Guardians for the Relief of the 

 Jewish Poor; several of £1,000 each to different hospitals — mostly 

 Jewish — and a number ranging from £500 to £200 to different 

 Jewish synagogues, homes and schools. 



