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The “Rubber World” Trophies. 
THE 1914 RUBBER EXHIBITION (LONDON). 
A SILVER CUP, VALUE £20 
suitably inscribed with the Winner’s name, will be awarded by the Rubber World for the Essay judged to be 
the most practical, useful, and comprehensive on the subject: 
What is an Ideal Rubber Estate ? 
The Idea of the Competition is not LITERARY, but PRACTICAL. 
The Competition is open to all Planters, Estate Managers and their assistants, in all countries. 
Each Essay should indicate the writer's view of the best method of planting and developing an Estate ; 
of tapping and coagulating, and preparing the rubber for market; the best sort of machinery and general 
equipment for the factory ; the best general accommodation for workers on an Estate, and the best method 
of managing labour. 
SECOND TROPHY. 
A SILVER SALVER, also suitably inscribed, will be given for the second best Essay. 
CONDITIONS. 
(1) The Competitor must be a planter or an assistant, or have been connected in a planting capacity 
with an Estate. 
(2) Essays should not be less than 1,500, nor more than 2,000 words in length, and must be legibly 
written on one side of the paper only. 
{3) Each Essay must bear a distinctive nom-de-plume, and the name of the writer, together with the 
nom-de-plume, must accompany the manuscript on a separate slip. 
(4) The winning Essays will be the property of the Rubber World, which will have the right to publish 
either or both ; and by entering Competitors agree to accept the Judges’ decision as final and without appeal. 
(5) The Rubber World reserves the right to publish any of the Essays which may be specially commended. 
(6) Essays must reach the office of the Rubber World, 10, King Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C., 
not later than May rst, 1914. „ „ 
THE WINNING ESSAY WILL BE READ AT THE CONFERENCE, TO BE HELD DURING THE 
INTERNATIONAL RUBBER EXHIBITION. 
JUDGES. 
Mr. Noel Trotter Mr. Cyril Baxendale, 
(President of the Rubber Growers’Association), Mr. C. Malcolm Cumming, 
Mr. William Forsythe and Mr. Joseph Fraser 
have kindly agreed to form the Committee of Judges. 
WILD RUBBER. 
A SPECIAL TROPHY 
For the best exhibit of WILD RUBBER from any State or Country. 
The words, " wild rubber,” mean not plantation or cultivated. 
Samples of each exhibit of Rubber entered will be given a Manufacturers’ Vulcanisation and Chemists' 
test, and the result of these practical and valuable tests will be given to the Governments, Associations and 
Companies competing, and will show the value of the various grades of rubber collected in the different 
countries and entered for competition. 
There will be no need to send special rubber for this Competition, as samples of at least 10 lbs. or 5 kilos 
for each entry made, must be taken from the bulk rubber exhibited by Governments, Associations or Com¬ 
panies competing. 
Entries will close on the ist June, 1914, with 
The Awards Committee, 
c/o A. Staines Manders, , 
Exhibition Offices, 
7$, Chancery Lane (Holborn), 
London, W.C. 
The following is an example of Entry Form, which should be legibly written 
or typed on one side of the paper only : — 
I/We wish to enter for the Special Trophy for the best sample of V ILI> 
RUBBER, and hereby agree to conform to the rules of the Competition. Samples 
for testing to be taken from bulk exhibit, and the Judges’ decision is to be final and 
without appeal. 
Name of Competitor ..... 
Full Address. 
State .. 
Country 
Entries close 1st May, 1914. 
