The Imperial Rubber Exhibition was opened to-day at the Imperial Institute by Captain Hacking, Hiamentary Secretary to the Department of Overseas Trade. He said! that this was the first of a series of exhibitions of Empire products] which would be held from time to} time.
Mr. Eric MeFayden, chairman of the Rubber Growers' Association, rave some striking figures showing the increase in the output of rubber} in the British Empire since 1910. Tu that year the output was 10,000 tons. By the end of the war this had been increased to 250,000 while' this year {t was confidently expected to exceed 500,000 to The exhibition will remain open until the end of December.—British Wirless through Reuter.
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