A CANADIAN. VICTIMISED.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 864, 9 July 1910, Page 11

A CANADIAN. VICTIMISED.

Mr. .Kai-jnes, a farmer, of Parry Sound; Ontario, has been .victimised 'while on a visit to London by two men, who obtained from him .£l2O. in. cash, notes, and bills of exchange by. means of.- the confidence trick. It appears that Mr. Karmes got into conversation with a stranger, by whom he was introduced to a third person. Tho-latter, had some scheme bv which his acquaintances. were to benefit, and asked them as a security to deposit with-him such sums of, money as they could muster. Mr. Karmes fell intq til? trap and handed over .£l2O, to "show confidence." . Tho ; confederates then disappeared.

£21,000,COO,.SPENT ON SMOKING. What smoking costs the British public is shown in a report by tho .United States Consul at. Hull, who estimates 'that tho total value of manufactured tobacco imported for Consumption amounts to .£2,277,000. By far . the largest 1 item, however, ,is the consumption.' of tobacco manufactured in the United ..Kingdom, the value of which, in ciiars, cigarettes, and pipe tobacco is .£21,383,000.- The total tobacco bill, therefore, works out to 0£23,0G0,000. When the value of the consumption of pipes, matches, etc.,. is added tho total tobacco bill may be put at <£21,2(i5,000. • It may be. pointed out, in- addition, that the present annual revenue derived from the taxation of ten bacco amounts to nearly .£16,000,000, ■ or about two-thirds of the total bill.