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The Exhibition will comprise products of the agricultural and pas- 

 toral industries, together with machinery and other matters connected 

 with their progress and encouragement. Cattle and all animals will be 

 received under the restrictions set forth in the sanitary laws. Applica- 

 tions for space for cattle will be received up to February 10th, 19 10, and 

 for other purposes up to November ioth, 1909. 



Congress for Suppression of Fraud in Food. — An International Con- 

 gress for the suppression of fraud in food was held in Geneva in 1908, and 

 a similar Congress is being arranged to be held at Paris in October, 

 1909. The object is the discussion and definition of methods to prevent 

 the fraudulent adulteration of foods, and also of chemical products, 

 pharmaceutical preparations, and mineral waters. The General Secre- 

 tary of the Congress is M. Robert Fazy, 42 Rue du Rhone, Geneva, but 

 information on the subject can also be obtained from Mr. Loudon M. 

 Douglas, College of Agriculture, Edinburgh. 



Exhibition at Odessa. — H.M. Consul-General at Odessa (Mr. C. S. 

 Smith) has forwarded to the Board of Trade translations of an extract 

 from the rules and of the programme of an exhibition of manufactures, 

 arts, &c, to be held at Odessa, opening on i5th/28th May, 1910. 

 H.M. Consul-General is informed that agricultural machinery will be 

 accorded special privileges, to be announced later. 



The above-mentioned translations may be seen by British firms in- 

 terested on application at the Commercial Intelligence Branch of the 

 Board of Trade, 73, Basinghall Street, London, E.C. 



Exhibition in Austria-Hungary. — H.M. Consul at Trieste (Mr. J. B. 

 Spence) has forwarded to the Board of Trade a copy of the programme 

 of a proposed Regional, Provincial, and International Exhibition to be 

 held at Capodistria from May to September, 19 10. The exhibition, 

 which is to be known as the First Exhibition of the Province of Istria, 

 will be divided into three sections, viz., Agricultural, Industrial, and 

 Marine. 



The international portion of the exhibition will include agricultural 

 machinery of every kind, and articles and substances benefiting agricul- 

 ture (fertilisers, &c). 



The programme and regulations of the exhibition (in Italian) may be 

 seen by British firms interested on application at the Commercial Intel- 

 ligence Branch of the Board of Trade, 73, Basinghall Street, London, 

 E.C. 



Exhibition at Rostov-on-Don. — Mr. Vice-Consul St. Clair reports 

 that an Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition will be held at Rostov- 

 on-Don from September ioth to October 3rd next, and that a cattle and 

 horse show will be held at the same place from September ioth to 

 September 19th, under the auspices of the local Agricultural Society. 



The exhibition will comprise sections dealing with all branches of 

 agriculture, horticulture, and forestry, and detailed programmes may 

 be obtained from the Office of the Imperial Don-Kuban-Ter Society of 

 Agriculture, Exhibition Building, Rostov-on-Don, Russia. 



The Administration of State Studs and the Remount Commission 

 intend to purchase horses at the exhibition to the value of 3,500 guineas, 

 and the Department of Agriculture has also provided a sum of about 

 700 guineas for purchase of thoroughbred animals. There are also a 

 number of money prizes. 



