Show Some Rubber Schemes Some hn6 c ose j approac ng hun or s seen n the epo t ecently rendered by he cha man of the Br t sh Rubber G ow e s assoc at on wh ch is reproduced in a con n e e repor In part the report says The ad ent of the war has prevented s ga n ng t e beneflt from va ous ef fo ts made to promote the use of rub be e v d rec ons and has erfered v some scl ernes The gove nment de pa men s cannot suspend work on t e wa o est untried nvent ons There are many such var ous s ages of deve opment he e s he ubber so t eated that t s to make vesse s uns nkab e There s e b ite of ubbe ha when col s ons o cu at sea s o g ve on y a gen le and f end y tap un ess n t e case of an en emy subma ne The e s the sheathing of rubber o ba esh ps from wh c the enemy s s ot and she 1 w 11 rebound and Ke a us a an boome ang w th dam ag ng effec s re u n to s source There a e e rubbe studded b ocks for fixing stee a s n cha rs to replace the wood en keys now In use Above a the e a e rubber roadways wl ch the counc has undertaken with a view to mee he many calls for more s lent and mo e durab e streets Th s p oject nder t e ab e gu dance of Mr Barker 1 as been eadv for launch ng s n e as ea an he eg strat on of the company s apparen y only retarded by a susp c ous go e nmen wh c posslb y fea s that t e no e experiment of issu ng sha es n e ange fo rubber nstead of mone mav es r he a a ab y la e on of o mpor an a mun t on of wa New Yor T mes |