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AGRICULTURAL SHOW 
At a meeting of the General Committee of the Agricultural 
Show held at Kuala Lumpor on April 16th, the Secretary reported 
that the funds collected up to date amounted to 14,827.50. 
The prize lists were discussed and the money allotted for the 
various sections. The prize fund was put at $2,630. The prize 
list will shortly be printed. 
The date for the Show has been fixed early in August when it is 
hoped that His Excellency the Governor may be able to be present, 
and will be open from 11 A.M. on the first day and from 8 A. M. 
on the following days to 6 P. M. 
The price of admission has been fixed as follows: — 
First day from 1 f A. At. to 2 P. AT. - - ^2,00. 
All other times - 0.20. 
All subscribers of 810 and upwards shall be entitled to free 
tickets for themselves and their families on all days that 
the Show is open. 
All exhibits and exhibitors will be carried free over the Feder- 
ated Malay States Railways, and the Straits Steam Ship Company 
has promised a reduction of 25 % on the usual passages. 
A notice giving additional information is published on page 180. 
TERMITES AND RUBBER. 
Mr. FREUDWEILER of Bila, Sumatra, has been visiting the Gar- 
dens and Native States, and reports that he has had some trouble 
with termites, which he has been treating successfully with Corro- 
sive sublimate, a solution of which in water is poured over the 
trunk of the tree after removing the mud casing thrown up by the 
termites and a hole being dug at the base of the tree, the liquid is 
poured in and causes the death of the pests. 
lie mentions a curious case of damage to a tree by the termites. 
The tree was about 6 inches through, and was tunnelled out by 
the termites for about 6 feet so that it was quite a hollow shell. 
It was however, still alive, and produced plenty of latex and 
seemed quite unhurt. However, a gale of wind twisted it round 
and upset it, and on being cut up two pounds of rubber was found 
in the hollow interior, the termites in trying to bore their way 
to the outside had tapped the bark from the inside and produced 
a flow of latex into the hollow trunk. The rubber was of course 
very dirty, mixed with debris of all kinds. 
Ed. 
