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THE TROPICAL 
AGRICULTURIST. [Aug. 1, 1903. 
Tomatoes— no a ward. 
LeUuces— no award. 
Celery— no award. 
Sweet Potatoes— silver medal, Police Vidhanej 
Eatamb -le ; certificate L A D.^;senaike. 
Qhillies— silvei.- medal, Don Ciirohs, certificate P a 
D J Ambagi-.l)awe!la, 
Cucumbers— silver medal, D R Wijewardene, certi- 
ficate, B P Weluu Appu. 
Onions— silver medal, William A Dep. 
Zums silver medal, no name. 
Breadfruits— ailver medal, J P Salgado, certificate 
S D Leyanduru. 
Bvinj'ila— silver medal, Arnolis Silvar, certiflcate 
D W Weerakody. 
Bandakkas— Kumbaloluwa Boys School. 
Alaugas— none. a • i. i- 
Asbplantains— silver medal, P Samaraainghe. certi- 
ficate D R Vijeywardeiie. t,.,- 
Native Vegetables, collection of (1st prize) R25. 
2nd priz v — silver medal, 
English Vogetabies, collection of 
Leaves etc., of uncultivated plants used as food, 
collection of— silver medal, D C Disaanaike. 
VEGETABLK PRODUCTS. 
Coconut Oil (§ gallon commercial— special silver 
medal, W H Disaenaike ; certificate Dr W Dias. 
King Coconut oil sample of— silver medal, W D 
Bandaranaike ; certificate, J Seneviratne. 
Arrowroot flour (5 lb) -silver medal. Miss Beatrice 
de Mel. , . , ., 
Copia, (sundried) sample of (10 lb) special silver 
medal, Ur W Diaa ; certificate, A K Beven. 
Copra sample of ordinary (10 lb)— silver medal, 
Bdlasuriya ; certificate, A E Eajapakse. 
Desiccated Oooouut (5 lb)— special silver medal, A 
Fernando. 
Vinegar (sample one bottle)— silver medal, Mrs 
Arnold Dias. 
Arrack (one gallon) — special silver medal, C E A 
Pias ; certificate, W Don Joseph. 
Rubber — special silver medal, Raphael Appahamy ; 
certificate, Horatalpedige Guaaya, 
Coconut Juggery— silver medal, H Salgado. 
Kitul Juggery- silver medal, Don Allia Rajepakse ; 
certificate, Tegis Peiera. 
Veil Hakuru— silver medal, Mudaliyar Wirasinghe 
certificate, 0 H Philips. 
Fruit preserve — silver medal, Mrs F Beven. 
Fruit Jelly— silver medal, Mra E M Grey ; certifi- 
cate, Mrs P Beven. 
Ceylon Pickles (2 bottles)— silver medal, Mra E M 
Grey: certificate, D K Wijeywardene, 
Ceylon Chutney (2 bottles)— silver medal, Mrs B M 
Grey. 
MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PRODUCTS. 
Commercial sample of coconuts— special silver 
medal, A V Beven. 
Commercial sample of arecannts — special silver 
medal, S C Wickremasiughe, 
Largest bunch of arecanuts — silver medal, S Dan 
Julis Jayatileke. 
Sugar caue— silver medal, D T Jayawardeae. 
Ginger— silver medal, C B A Dias. 
Betel— silver medal, W D Bandarsnaike. 
Nutmeg with Aril — silver medal, Don Julis Jaya- 
tileke certificate iiliss M Illangakoon. 
Cinnamon quills (25 lb. from eatates of over 26 
acres)— silver medal, Theodris Silva. 
Clunaraon quills (10 lb. from gardens of under 25 
acres)— silver medal, A E Rajapakse, certificate 
Thegis Silva. 
Tnrmerlu (2 lb.) —silver medal, H Don Jamea. 
POULTRY. 
Pair of fowla (native or India) — silver medal, Mrs 
W H Dassenaika. 
Pair of fowls foreign birds reared in Ceylon — 
silver medal, Dr. W Dias ; certificate A S Bandara- 
naike. 
Pair of turkeys — silver medal. Miss Eatelle Diae 
Bandaranaike ; certificate W Chapman Dias. 
Pair of geese— silver medal W Chapman Dias. 
Pair of docks — silver medal, M Ilangakoon ; certi- 
ficate Miss Eatella Dias Bandaranaike. 
Cage of six fowls — reared in village by Sinhalese, 
Tamils or Moormen — silver medal, P J P Jaya- 
wardene, Police Vidhane Arachchi. 
Pair of guinea fowls — ailver medal, W Chapman 
Dias, certificate Don Franciscn, Polite Vidhaue. 
Best Indian game or Malabar cock RIO, Chnrles 
Petera Police Vidhane, Ragama, certificate Chaa. 
Perera' Police Vidhane. 
Best Indian game or Malabar hen RIO. 
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS. 
Coir fibre and yarn — special silver nuJal Palis 
Perera Dhaimaratne. 
Samples of rope — made out of any other fibre, silver 
medal, Don Charles Dassanayake recommended as he 
had 1 dozen samples of rope of different kinds. Sample 
of native mass, silver medal, D E Jayawardene. 
Basket work — silver medal, H J J Pieris. 
Rattan work— none. 
Bamboo work — none. 
Ornamented Pottery T de Alwia Wijeygoonewar- 
dene : certificate H W Diaa Bandaranayake. 
Earthen Flower pots — silver medal, C P Samara- 
singhe. 
Bricks and tiles — special silver medal, Sarnalia 
Perera Weerasinghe. 
Sample of pillow lace, silver medal, Miss M 
Illangakoon. 
Sample of pillow lace — silver medal, Miss Clarice de 
Saram certificate Dona Leanora Eliza Amarasekera 
Jayawardena special silver medal lace making Baba 
Nooa. 
Beat collection of wild flowers— special silver medal, 
Mias Beven. 
Best collections of English Flowers — grown in any 
part of the island Mrs Garth. 
Best collection of English vegetables — grown in any 
part of the island special silver medal. 
Country brtd horse or pony— silver medal awarded 
to H E Rajapakse of Kadirana Estate, Katuuaika 
for a ifour year old country bred, piebald pony ; 
Certificate awarded to C L U Dias Bandaranayake 
for a country bred pony, one year old, bred at 
Maligatenne E8tate,~Vejangoda. 
PLUMBAGO. 
Special prize— James Fernardj. 
Rubber.— Attention IS again being called 
— to the unattractive lot of the rubber gatherers 
of tropical Africa. There can be no doubt that, left 
to their own choice, the Congo natives would 
prefer to leave all the rubber in the forest. But 
since these simple minded people either won't be 
or can't be civilised— though it may seem a harsh 
statement of the question — their choice in the 
matter doesn't count. iSo called civilised nations, 
however, owe it to themselvs not to become parties 
to a policy of killing tliese ignorant human creatures 
simply because ordinary inducements do not 
stimulate them r,o gather rubber. As to the 
conditions in Africa, the world has heard of them 
for years, through religious missionaries and the 
British Aborigine.?' Protection Society, for example, 
but nobody seems to have proposed any practical 
means of reform. Meanwhile, if Captain Burrow's 
book is to be believed, the situation is working out 
its own cure. That is all the rubber is becoming 
exhausted, and many of the natives are being 
killed so that, in a few years, the "Curse of 
( entral Africa" will be only a memory.— /rac??a 
Rubber World, June I. 
