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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 4, 8 December 1915, Page 6

THERE ARE TWO SHOWS IN STRATFORD IN DECEM- • BRR—tlie- A. and P. Show and GREAT XMAS SHOW of FANCY GOODS, JEWI'LLERY, SILVER GOODS, GLASSWARE, CHINA',' LEATHER GOODS, BASKETS, ; TRAVELLING REQUISITES, . NOVELTIES and TOYS GALORE. SHOW Is'nfitii'on; Brighter and better thaii ever. Stacks' of Toys for the kiddies. LOOK IN WINDOWS.CALL IN AND SEE. Goods" bought n»wba»E.is put away till Christmas. f 1 "C 1 T A K/f t?Q Fafnoy Goods ami Jewellery* Broadway,' Stratford. See our Advertisement on* page 8.

Why Tea ThiSecbntiArticl&of* ■ series ff«ftftii£> wife Sho aid Read. It is .indeed hard for the New Zealand- housewife to j realise the remarkable' changes' have occurred' in the tea trade within the last'eight which have resulted in greatly increased prices. As 'was show.ri in tire first article of this series, tea is in great demand as Uie beveiagfe of the 25 million 'men who are uridet arms to-day. due to the fact that it is the most stimulating'and invigorating drink—easily transported and easily handled. , But there is another elemehV which exerts almost a$ great an influence in; tlje steadily rising cost of tea. This factor is Russia,*' • with its -enormous' population: of. i oyer .160 "' miiff'6ns, which; at 'the;. j stroke .0^;j : p&ii^-iiralmost a siAglje'; j been turned into nation lof tea"drinkers, m' '"■< [) . ..'i--»' ~ ' W\\iti this is readily" seen [ when one cbiisiders-tltat until; Sep--; temper .last the Russian people consumed' lesW than 1 lb; of tea per: head per annum ;' whereas in our own Maori land the average ■>.\s over 7~ilbs| of tea per head per j annum. : Moreover, the money previously j spent on other beverages b,y Russia I is now available for tea. Hence, j at the tea auctions,enormous,quan- . tities have been bought bv r 'Russian representatives, who readily pay i ncreasihg prices to secure' what they want. ;i ■ .'•-:'' .«-ib , JV's a result, tea-to-day' costs,the ble'nder iii New Zealand an average'. of' ito 3d: per- lb. more | fHan eigit) t ! nionths v ago;'*rtd,- unless he'is, to face an enormous loss,;he has only two alternatives—'•-to reduce his quality or increase his prices. Either course' is reasonable, and there is no escape—Unless, before/ 1 the war, he* was charging - an | excessive price for inferior tea. If so, he*is' still''able to sell the same grade at the old figure' and probably still make a good profit. '{Amber Tips" policy has always been to give the' best" value the World can prodjiice. at the most reasonable prices. It has been. • decided to continue' this' policy;' therefore the price, has been slightly increased'—by 2d. per lb. Although . advised; by many fto reduce costs by the admixture of harsher, in fe.rior and less healthf ulteas, .the proprietors a<re'/determined to; . maintain'that,'standard' of tfliaJitv and value which iiti% rrratte **A iii'ber* Tips" the' most widely sold blend in the Doihimbn to-day-pthe most 'largely, sold hlehd'of/ any country in the world in proportion to -population. / Thnsiif ; tho name/'Amher Tips" is on" the packet, you kfloSv that it conjb&ins i'ltie-' tiiiest! purest and best tea i\v/t '.£an j be' produced. for: tlje. - indue tit j contains a 'te'a. which is sd'/pure. am v heal(liful that ?it ttaii'be-usea by;;chui' 'dr'eh, -aild byi'thbs'e.' wi'tKfctliiweakest (ii^estioh.'withotftharm; '•' , () ••. ■"'lt in also -well to remember'that? " Amber Tips" gitfes'nibre cups of delicious, fragniht tea of delightful-flavour. Thus it shil costs ydii ldss than blhelrs—-' it is'still the cheapest tea in, the Dominion, j9yen though thisi prices have been slightly increased. We believe that the housewives of New Zealand would rathar secure the finest value that can be given—even at a slightly increased pried—than thai quality and values should be cheapened. It;ii now for'you to show wn«tb»r jom ftpprore of this decision or not. 1/10, 2/-, 2/2 *m». Thsonlp tea that hat to inerttm its ■prum—tht, foregoing will Ull *«•« «tyITRATFORD THEOSOPHIC CENTRE, 'No. 1 Room, York Chambers, over Mr R. Richardson's store. Reading Circle and Discussion, Thursday evening, 7.30. Subject: "Evolution of Life." Leader, F. G-. Blake, F'.T.S. All heartily welcome. nestit /Ml Wt: WwP&io Infabts. Y&i'mfo Wm thriva cm "sV lift doator.