pore coming well to the front with first class samples of both. 
Spices were about the average, nutmegs and pepper good, 
ginger and turmeric rather poor, the latter mostly badly grown, 
the rhizomes being small and mailed. 
Tea was represented \y only two’ exhibits, of rather special 
type, and the diminution in coffee planting in the Federated 
Malay States was shown by the scanty exhibition of samples. 
Cacao was shown but all unripe. Sugar as regards coconut, nipa 
and arenga sugar was very good. Cane sugar was more scantily 
represented, but it is unnecessary to say more of the first prize 
sample than that it came from Caledonia Estate. Of fibres, the 
most attractive exhibit was Mr. ScHlRMER’S large case of different 
fibres prepared in Singapore by his new machine, they included 
fibres and leave specimens of Sanseviera zeylanica, and guineensis . 
Agave Americana , and another species, Fourcraya gigantea and 
cubensis, Pandanus kaida , and macrophylla , Ramie, Pineapple, and 
Bromelia-ping ui n . 
Some of the samples turned out by this machine are exquisitely 
white and silky. Bromelia pinguin was especially interesting be- 
cause it has always been s lid that its fibre is too dirty coloured for 
use, but here it was whitest of any. 
Kapok was well shown, but owing to the season's rains was 
nearly all more or /ess discoloured. 
Cotton was good considering the climate here, a high commenda- 
tion. 
The Dog Show though small contained some very fine animals, 
especially noticeable heitfg the retrievers, shown by Mr. Carey and 
Mr. Bailey. 
During the Show Mr. P. T. BURGESS gave a lecture and demon- 
stration on the chemistry of Para rubber which was very well at- 
tended, and had to be repeated thrice. A washing machine was 
erected by the Federated Engineering Company, and its use de- 
monstrated very successfully. 
To sum up the exhibition was a very good one and there can be 
no doubt that the utility of such Shows to the advance of agriculture 
and native industry. The next exhibition is to be held next year 
at Penang, and we hope it will be as successful as the one held this 
year in Kwala Lumpur. — -Editor. 
RUBBER IN CEYLON. 
Mr. PEARSON in the India Rubber World publishes each month 
an instalment of his experiences in his travels in Ceylon and the 
Malay States in a chatty and pleasant manner. The instalment for 
July almost finishes his account of Ceylon. He visited Mr. Harri- 
SON'S Culloden Estate, where he noted the trees were growing well 
in rocky soil, but less well in damp ground. The oldest trees on 
the estate are about 18 years old and produce 3 lbs. of rubber a 
