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Mr. Norman Grieve— proposed the 



Health of the Chairman. 

 He expatiated on the extraordinary interest 

 Sir Henry Blake had taken in every detail of 

 the work, which had been extremely hard, and 

 emphasised the gratitude felt by everyone con- 

 nected with the Exhibition, from the highest 

 to the lowest, for his invaluable support. A 

 little movement had just been set on foot, (but 

 unfortunately too late to execute it that evening) 

 by which it was 



INTENDED TO PRESENT SIR HENRY WITH A SLIGHT 

 MEMENTO 



of this exhibition (loud applause) which would 

 be valued, he was sure, not because of its 

 intrinsic worth, but because of the good-will 

 which impelled those who had undertaken this 

 pleasurable duty to see it through. The in- 

 scription would be something like this : — 



" Presented by a number of those interested to Sir 

 Henry Hlake, G.C.M.Q., President of the 1st Rubber and 

 Allied Trades Exhibition beld in England, at Olympia, 

 in (September, 1908, as a memento of their appreciation 

 of his services on that occasion." 



In conclusion, he asked everyone to stand and 

 drink the health of Sir Henry Blake, which 

 was done amidst loud and continued cheering, 

 cheers being also giv^n for Lady Blake. 



Sir Henry Blake's Reply. 



Sir Henry Blake — on rising — received an 

 ovation. He had not words in which to ex- 

 press his appreciation of the reception of this 

 toast, and particularly the reference to his 

 dear wife Lady Blake. He thanked them from 

 the bottom of his heart, and if by any effort 

 on his part the great Rubber Industry could 

 be helped, no man would be more pleased than 

 he. He again thanked them for the cordial 

 way in which his name had been received. 

 (Loud cheers.) 



Sir Henry— again rising— said he must pro- 

 pose a toast which did not appear on the list, 

 viz., that of 



COLONEL BOSWORTH, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE 

 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; AND MR A. STAINES 

 MANDERS, THE ORGANISING MAN AGER. 



They all knew how those two gentlemen had 

 worked for the good of the Exhibition, and they 

 must be proud of the success which had attended 

 their efforts. Mr Staines Manders was one of 

 the most energetic men he had ever known, and 

 he proposed their health jointly. (Cheers.) 



Colonel BoSworth— thanked those present 

 for the kind way in which they had received the 

 toast. If the work had at times been a little 

 hard, it was a labour of love, and more than com- 

 pensated by the acquaintances and sometimes 

 friends he had made during the Exhibition. 



Mr A Staines Manders— expre-sed his 

 gratitude for the way in which the toast had been 

 received and said that he claimed to have done 

 very little himself, and in his opinion most of 

 the credit was due to the various Committees, 

 who had worked in many parts of the world, 

 and whom he had never seen and probably 

 never would see. He certainly had been busy 

 during the Exhibition, so much so that he never 

 had time to properly look at the exhibits, but 

 he hoped to do so before the Exhibition closed. 

 It afforded him great pleasure to state that every 

 exhibitor had expressed his deep appreciation 



of the way in which the Exhibition was con- 

 ducted, the benefits they had derived f rom\',it, 

 and, that many of them had intimated their 

 intention of participating in the Exhibition of 

 1910, and on that occasion taking largely in- 

 creased space. He again thanked them for 

 their assistance in carrying out his duties. 

 The Mend. 

 The " Menu Du Diner •' was as follows : — 

 Hors d'CEuvres a la Bamber— Consomme Olympia, 

 Creme du Hevea — Turbot Coagulation— Para Ham in 

 Substitute Jelly— Saddle of Mutton, Netherlands— 

 Poularde de F. M. S., Salade Cceur de Latex— Poires a 

 la Bresil, Friandises en Formaldehyde— Plantation Des- 

 sert— Caf^ Mexico. 



GUAVAS. 



were never so plentiful and cheap in Rangoon 

 as they are at present. They come in from all 

 parts of the railway by car loads and also by 

 boats and steamer from Twanteand Kunyangon. 

 The price ranges from R3 to R5 per thousand. 

 Before the railway was opened they fetched 

 from 12 annas to Rl-8 per hundred. Of late 

 years extensive gardens along the railway line 

 have been planted with them. The cultivation 

 of guavas suits the Burmese, for the trees, 

 unlike tho orange or durian, require no watering 

 or manuring. The fruit would no doubt improve 

 if the trees were watered and manured and a 

 little more care taken in the cultivation. There 

 are trees in gardens in the suburbs of the town 

 thirty years old and still bearing. In the dis- 

 tricts, 8 or 10 years is thought the limit of age 

 for guava trees and many die off after producing 

 fruit for 3 years. — Rangoon Gazette, Oct. 19. 



REPORTED WHITE ANT CURE. 



At least one competitor is forthcoming for the 

 handsome reward offered for the extermination 

 of white ants. The solution in question has been 

 tested by a planter and the result proved satis- 

 factory. The rubber tree on which the experi- 

 ment was tried was badly attacked ; after the 

 application of the solution the ants were rapidly 

 killed off. Some considerable time afterwards 

 there was no sign of their re-appearance. An ex- 

 periment was made on affected roots with equal 

 success; the solution preserves the bark from 

 certain pests which attack it. No figures have 

 been given shewing the cost. —Malay Mail, Oct 19. 



DISCOVERY OF NEW RUBBER-PRO- 

 DUCSNG PLANT SN MEXICO. 



The Mexican Herald of 21st September re- 

 ports the discovery of a tree, called the palo 

 amnrillo, which, according to a report by experts 

 appointed by the Mexican Government, will 

 take the place of the guajule as a rubber- 

 producing plant. It is said that the present 

 known supply of guayule will be exhausted 

 within seven years. The new discovery grows 

 wild in large numbers throughout Mexico and is 

 stated to yield 10 per cent of rubber and 40 per 

 cent of varnish and soap material, whereas 

 guayule yields about 8 per cent of rubber and 

 no by-products. A company has been formed 

 at New York, with a capital of 20 million dol- 

 lars, to work the palo amarillo, — Board of Trade 

 Journal, Oct. 8. 



