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THE SILVER CUP 
presented by the Association des Planteurs 
de Caoutchouc, Antwerp, 
Will be awarded for the best sample of Plantation Rubber grown in 
THE DUTCH EAST INDIES AND COCHINCHINA. 
4.—The rubber will be given 
a manufacturer’s vulcani¬ 
sation test, and by enter¬ 
ing, each competitor 
agrees that at least seven 
pounds may be cut from 
' — -—- e adi sample for the pur¬ 
pose of handing samples 
to the judges — (a) manufacturers and (b) chemists. (Colour test will not'be taken into consideration.) It 
must be expressly understood by entrants that the decision of the Judges is final and without appeal, 
but should it subsequently be found that the winner has contravened any of these Rules, the award 
will be annulled in favour of the owner of the next best sample. . , 
The Jury will be composed of an International Industrial Committee who will specially judge the \alue 
Exhibit's' must^reach the Exhibition Building by the iSth June, 1914. but if more convenient to com¬ 
petitors they may be forwarded so that they arrive any time after the 5th June, and there will be 
no objection to rubber for competition being branded, as all brands will be .removcd from samples 
sent to the Judges, and a number, different from that appearing in the Catalogue will be attached. 
-Entries must be made to the Awards Committee, International Rubber .and Allied Industries Exhibition, 
Limited, at the Registered Offices, 7 A Chancery Lane, London, W.C., by Friday night, 1st May, 
1914 but letters bearing postmark of 1st May will be accepted and entered as tf they had been delivered 
bv that date. All entries should be sent by registered post. 
-The trophies will become the absolute property of the successful exhibitors. . ,, 
-Each exhibit will be made known by a number only ; a corresponding number will appear in the 
Catalogue, and full name and address of competitor. 
,—The Exhibition opens on the 24th June and closes on the 9th July, 1914- 
An engraved Certificate will also be presented to the successful Competitors. 
Rules of the 
Competition :— 
r, — The sample or samples of 
commercial rubber must 
each weigh at least too 
lbs. 
Note. — By the words 
“ commercial rubber 
taken from ordinary bulk 
shipment,” it is to be 
understood that the rub¬ 
ber entered is not to be 
specially prepared for 
competition, but is to be 
packed in the original 
cases as sent to the con¬ 
sumer. 
2 . — Only bona fide Planters of 
the above countries are 
eligible to compete. 
Samples of Rubber ex¬ 
hibited in connection 
with this competition 
must have been produced 
upon the property of, and 
prepared for the market 
by, the exhibiting Com¬ 
pany, Firm, or Individual. 
Competing exhibits will 
be brought together in 
one collection to be 
known as The Silver 
Cur Competitio N. 
THERE WILL BE NO 
ENTRANCE FEE, and 
no Competitor may send 
more than three samples. 
3.—Free space, stands for 
displaying samples, un¬ 
packing, etc., will be 
undertaken by the Mana¬ 
ger without any cost to 
the competitor, and while 
every possible care will 
he taken of the exhibits, 
he wi 11 not accept any 
responsibility for loss or 
damage from any cause. 
In all cases the rubber 
must be delivered free to 
the Exhibition Building, 
and at the close must be 
removed within three 
days by the Exhibitor or 
his representative. 
Entries close 1st May, 1914. 
