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A FIBRE EXHIBITION IN JAVA. 
Circulars have been received from Java, treating of 
a congress and exhibition in connection with the culti- 
vation and preparation of fibres, to be held at Sourabaya 
in 1911, from the 3rd to the 8th July. The object of the 
congress is to further the cultivation in the tropics, to 
advise on the culture, to discuss points in dispute, to. 
attain uniformity in the production and product and 
find out as to the value of cultivating on a large scale. 
Cotton and Coconut will not be discussed and Ramie 
only lightly. Sisal Hemp, Manila Hemp, Kapok, Jute 
and its substitutes and Pine-apple fibre will be the chief 
subjects of discussion. The exhibition will include all 
kinds of fibres, collections of plants from which fibres are 
prepared alive or dried, and machinery for decortica- 
ting, drying, packing or preparing in any way for 
the market 
Diplomas will be awarded for each section. 
NETHERLANDS INDIAN AGRICULTURAL 
ASSOCIATION. 
Sourabaya , 20th September , I9°9‘ 
To Machinery Manufacturers, 
I consider it desirable to draw your attention to the 
Fibre Congress which is to be held at Sourabaya in July, 
19x1, and of which a detailed programme has been sent 
to you. 
In connection with this Congress an Exhibition will 
be held principally of machinery for the preparation of 
fibres. As the cultivation of fibre bearing plants, espe- 
cially of sisal and manila hemp, is spreading widely, 
there is a good demand for such machinery. 
