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Henry ff. Ridley Esq., 
20 Portaea Place, 
Connaught Square., w 
Dear Sir, 
Re RUBBER EXHIBITION 
* Mr H. Hamel Smith has kindly given me your name 
and Informed me of the very interesting interview he had with 
you re the Rubber Exhibition, of which I am the Organising O 
Manager. 
I think we shall have a very interesting Ex¬ 
hibition and numerous promises of support have already been 
received, both from Exhibitors of the raw and manufactured 
article, and I am very pleased to note that you will also 
interest yourself in the undertaking, and trust the Straits . 
Settlements will make a nice display. I might mention that 0 
your Government need not go to the expense of taking up a 
large amount of space, tut one that would make an attractive 
show and be a good advt for the Straits - £50 or less if you 
liked. The fitting up would cost you very little; we could 
* get it done under contract for a 3mall sum and no doubt Mr 
Smith would represent you and see that justice was done to the 
Exhibit. 
I thank you for kindly promising to publish a 
notice in your "Bulletin*, and attach a list-of our Executive 
Commi-ttee, names no doubt well known to you. The Messrs Bu 
Cros are connected with the Dunlops. 
I might say that the Exhibition opens on Jhe 
21st and closes on the 26th Sppt. (one week). Press View and 
dinner, Saturday 19th. To this, all the London Press are in¬ 
vited and they write up particulars of the Exhibition generally. 
By this means the Exhibitors are likely to get good notices of 
their Exhibits. The Exhibition will be well advertised, and 
every method adopted to bring it under the notice of the public 
who are interested in Rubber. 
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