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A FIBRE EXHIBITION IN JAVA. 



Circulars have been received from Java, treating of 

 a congress and exhibition in connection with the culti- 

 vation and preparation of fibres, to be held at Sourabaya 

 in 191 1, from the 3rd to the 8th July. The object of the 

 congress is to further the cultivation in the tropics, to 

 advise on the culture, to discuss points in dispute, to 

 attain uniformity in the production and product and 

 find out as to the value of cultivating on a large scale. 

 Cotton and Coconut will not be discussed and Ramie 

 only lightly. Sisal Hemp, Manila Hemp, Kapok, Jute 

 and its substitutes and Pine-apple fibre will be the chief 

 subjects of discussion. The exhibition will include all 

 kinds of fibres, collections of plants from which fibres are 

 prepared alive or dried, and machinery for decortica- 

 ting, drying, packing or preparing in any way for 

 the market. 



Diplomas will be awarded for each section. 



NETHERLANDS INDIAN AGRICULTURAL 

 ASSOCIATION. 



Sourabaya, 20th September, 1 909. 



To Machinery Manufacturers, 



I consider it desirable to draw your attention to the 

 Fibre Congress which is to beheld at Sourabaya in July, 

 191 1, and of which a detailed programme has been sent 

 to you. 



In connection with this Congress an Exhibition will 

 be held principally of machinery for the preparation of 

 fibres. As the cultivation of fibre bearing plants, espe- 

 cially of sisal and manila hemp, is spreading widely, 

 there is a good demand for such machinery. 



