February I. 1915 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 





GERMAN RESTRICTIONS ON SALE OF TIRES. 



Sali ' disposition oi every sort of tire foi passer 



ind other vehicles, and foi motor cli is prohibited in Gei 

 many, this prohibition including old tires and those containing 

 Forbidden the distribution of such goods, and 

 rubber factories th( filling of orders, even those placed previous 

 ni of this rule. Permits arc obtainable from the 

 rities foi th< distribution of repaired or imperfect tire- in 

 capable of repair h\ the makers — this only in cases where the 

 maintenance of a public vehicle service, a commercial undertak- 

 ing or a medical practice is involved and would be rendered im- 

 ticable without rubber tires. Applications for such permits 

 must be made under local police certification to the department 

 of inspection for military, air and power vehicles, and must indi- 

 cate the nature of the vehicle, the number of such vehicles, tires 

 and tubes in the possession of the applicant, the number of tires 

 requiring to lie changed, etc., and in some localities the vehicle 



to he re-tired must lie Submitted to the bureau of inspection or 

 to the military authorities. 



RUBBER DISHES FOR GERMAN SOLDIERS. 



Another rubber article has been added to the list already tax- 

 ing the restricted supply of rubber in Germany. It is a rubber 

 wash-basin, which is being manufactured in large quantities and 

 finds its way to the front in the form of gifts from relatives. 



This new type of wash-basin, folding into small space and add- 

 ing little weight to tile soldier's outfit, has been found exceed- 

 mgl> practical. It has proved such a success that the manufac- 

 ture of plates, cups and saucers made of rubber-lined cloth is 

 being considered, because of the saving in weight. At first it was 

 objected that food served in such dishes would taste of rubber, 

 hut experiments proved that this could be avoided. A more seri- 

 ous problem, however, is the durability of such dishes, for they 

 sh..u a tendency to peel and crack; but this difficulty can prob- 

 ably he overcome. 



According to an announcement in the "Frankfurter Zeitung" 



of November 23, German manufacturers of waterproofs have 



notified their customers of a rise in price of 20 per cent, in the 



isi of rubber coats and 10 per cent, for coats of waterproofed 



material. 



COTTON IN DEMAND. 



( otton in Germany is quoted at a price a little over 20 cents a 

 pound, and it is reported that 2.000.000 bales will be required in 

 that country m I'd?. The American ambassador in Berlin says 

 tin question is not how much does Germany want, but bow much 

 can the United States engage to supply. Austria wants S00.000 

 bales; Italy, for which formerly 700,000 bales have sufficed, is 

 now prepared to take 1.000.000 bales. As cotton is not contra- 

 band, ami Great Britain, France, Germany ami Austro-Hungary 

 have given formal assurance that it will be so regarded, the 

 principal thing is to secure a sufficient number of neutral vessels 

 to transport it. 



By order of the Imperial Chancellor of Germany the export 

 or re-export of cables of all kinds has Keen forbidden from De- 

 cember 18. 



During the fighting at Steinbach, Alsace, the rubber g Is plant 



if I. Rollin was totally destroyed. 



German chemists have been stimulated by the shortage oi 

 rubber, due to the war. to devote special attention to- the 

 production of a synthetic substitute for the natural article. 

 The manufacture oi reclaimed rubber • has attained a high 

 ^degree of perfection in Germany and every available scrap 

 of rubber is tinned to practical account; 



RUBBER NOTES FROM CHINA AND JAPAN. 

 By Our Regular I dent. 



""THE state of war in Europe, but more particularly the 

 embargo laid by I, real Britain on the exportation Of 



india rubber from her colonies in the Malay Peninsula, has 

 > in. i led the rubber industry in i hina and Japan. 



i HIKA'S IMPOR Is OF RUBBER 



According to the latest available statistics, I hina's imports 

 oi .rude rubber and manufactures of rubber were as follows 



i RUDE RUBBER AND GUTTA PI I 



1911. 1912. 



From. Pounds. 



I long Kong 2,400 



Singapore, Straits, etc 



Great Britain 16,533 



Germany 13,(500 



Belgium 1,333 



France 666 



Austria- 1 lungary 1,866 



Japan 3,733 



United States 4,392 



dross imports from for- 

 eign countries 44.523 



Re-exported 



$15,042.72 35,990 $12,096.78 

 133 44.40 



Net imports 44,523 $15,042.72 35,857 



MANUFACTURED RUBBER (INCLUDING BOOTS AN 



From. 1911. 



Hong Kong $24,897.30 



Macao 1,309.06 



Singapore, Straits, etc 313.76 



British India 241.24 



Great Britain 56,592.24 



Germany 23.473.54 



Netherlands 1,537.72 



Belgium 309.32 



France 16,523.46 



Italy 102.86 



Austria-Hungary 3.026.60 



Russia and Siberia— by land frontier 32,473.42 



Russia and Siberia— by Pacific ports 36,163.06 



Korea 55.50 



Japan 58,403.76 



Canada 11.84 



United States 8,81 is ■ i, , 



$12,052.38 

 D SHOES). 



1912. 

 $13,489.46 

 701.52 

 90.28 



13,634.50 



14,015.60 



19.98 



3,941.24 



9,735.44 



37.74 



930.92 



69,164.84 



18.366.88 



7.32 



17,675.64 



t. ,1152.40 



Total imports from foreign countries. . .$264,243.64 $167,863.82 

 Re-exported 14,806.22 9,123.46 



Net imports $249,437.42 $158,740.36 



In connection with the falling off in 1912 it may be noted 

 that during that year, the civil war, attendant on the establish- 

 ment of the Chinese republic, affected commerce and indus- 

 tries oi the country and the year's imports decreased in 

 consequence. 



DEMAND FOR RUBBER GOODS IN SHANGHAI. 

 Imports of rubber goods at Shanghai for 1913 were reported 

 by the Japanese consulate as follows; 



From. Value. 



Japan $2,618.86 



t .ermany 8,269.50 



Austria-Hungary 451.40 



Greaf ['.main . .' 14,307.90 



France 47.36 



Russia 



Belgium 61.42 



United States 12.022 ( 14 



Total $37,802.16 



Regarding the jinrikisha and the rubber tire trade in China, 

 referred to in previous correspondence. I may supplement the 

 toll, iw nig : 



