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As the result of somewhat careful ins quiries as to the future position, it would appear that there is no probability of any considerabla extension of the acreage. under ten in the districts of Northern Indin, as the labour available there is not mora thui sufficient for the needs of the present cultivated area. In Southern India there is the prospect of an increase THE DUTLOOK: THE PROPOSED INCREASE or which may smcunt during the next fow years to 5,000,000lb. per annum, but against this it would appear necessary to few words upon the general outlook below for a corresponding talling off in the Ein us sad in connection with it the rea-supplies available from Ceylon, owing to sons that have "influenced us in seeking the very large acreage of to interplanted power to increase the capital of our com with rubber, and which from next year Districts are threatened with serious pany by the issue of an additional or the year after must gradually cease to 150,000 Preferred. Ordinary shares. count for producing ten. If, therefore, When 18 months ago it fell to my lot. as would appear probable, the increase in the absence of our then chairman, to from India' is counterbalanced by a fall-i explain to you the reasons we then had ng of in the supplies from "Ceylon, it for the increase of our capital by the leaves Java as the only source from which issue of a further £200,000 Cumulative increased supplies from the Middle East Pesteraneo shares, I stated that it up ana be available to meet the normal growth pared to us that the rubber and teu in vonsumption. Putting the possible in- dustries in the Mildle East had before créass in the shipments of tea from Java them a long period of "prosperity and at 10,000,000lb., per annum, it theo ap expuasion, and our view in this respect pears probable that the total increase in has been fully confirmed in the period the ten crop from the Middle East CITY AND DILL DISTRICT WATER which has since lapsed. The reasm for will hardly equal the normal increase in the expansion in these industries and in consumption durinf, the next few years, the business of our company, and also for Although at the present time the dis. IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that, in believing it likely to continue, are not tribating teu businesses uru feting somu consequence of the threatened shortage very fur to arch. In the year 1909, when relief from the very high prices recently of water during the present dry seaan, our crampony was formed, the shipments ruling owing to very favourable weather the services to hoases in the Rider Main of rubber from plantations in the Middle comitions in the countries of production.

Districts will be disconnected with the Fast amounted to less than 2,000 tons, using, for the time, the spot of a and hunt year that amount had increased fargs paucity of low-grade tea, there to ware 15,000 tons, and what is still would appear ta bo no evideïns to justify pare rezarkable is that we great lins been a belief in any perament, retorn, to low the inercass in the work's dead for pries during the next few years. If any rubber that the 15:000 tons shipped in Freud, relief is to be experièneed from the 1911 actually realize Is. per b. more diffenttim which higher prices have im than the 2,000 tons marketed in 1009. poses upon the distributing trudes, snel The ille stocks of rubber, which ac- relief must be sought for in the direction of cecnomy, in the methods of working, guat prices which rubber reached during and un adjustment of retail prices and the boom of 1910, and um zuated at the values rather than from any permanent. end of the rubber season 1910-11 to 14,000 return to the old low level of the price toes, have noir bera nduced to some of tell. These are some of the considern 8,000 tons, and sines the price lantions which have infuenerd us in deciding reached about a 54. lovel the total world's to make you to sanction the increase of supply of rubber would hardly appear qual to the consumption cu that basis of price, and large quantities of planta to rubber have been sold forward for next year at prices equal to and in some cases above the spot price to-day,

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Bongkong, October 30, 1912,

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enough to second that. (Cheers.)

N.C. ARTICH LAMPAND'S VIEWAL Mr. C. Arthur Lampard-Ladies and gentlemen. I am sure you will all agree. with me, after listening to the very full

now to hold the view that no further bravy drop in the price of rubber is t> be anticipated at least for the next two years. The rubber plantation industry lan rad its wurprises for us all, but to and careful statement which our chairs those who have been interested in rubber man has given you of the general pro

-Hongkong, November 19, 1910.“

NOTICE.

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profit, the surprises have born of a most regard to our policy of a general alloce-pesastopass in the Chinesexamination, and PRINCIPAL "BANKS apeccable nature. Crop estimates, selling tian to reserve, with the object of in possessed of a first rate certificate an

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?s good know. largely exceded in the cases of those corded in the hooks of this company, and, undertakings which have been properly therefore, require no further comment, language are requested to write care of Those who intend learning the Chiese Every Department stocked with Now pitalized and eficiently managed. The But I world particularly like to scists Osina Mat office or direct to: 37. Holly Goods for the Senson. Splendid value,industry as such, I believe, was never myself with what the charms hun said wood Road, lab floor, Roequalled variety, latest styles, fine cut in a sounder position and with brighter

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Attention.

THE TEA INDUSTRY Tuming to the position of the tea in Instry in the Middle East and looking 21. it over the same period of time, wo And on increase in shipusents from 450,000,000 1000 to about 500 000, pnoti, for 1917, and it would 143 appear doubtful whether this thetase of qual to the "normal"

Estimates for wholesale orders gladly submitted.

An Inspection is respectfully solicited: - Hongkong, October 18, 1912

THE EDWARD DISPENSARY

OKAMMING & Co., LD. Chemasts and Druggiale

GREAT REDUCTIONS IN PRICES:

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in regard to those other matters which

an at present, more a less in the realm (Continued on page 3)

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