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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 22, 24 August 1916, Page 8

THE NEXT WAR, which will begin the clay that the present one ends—if ifc has not begun already—will be in the ECONOMIC FIELD. It will bo a war as pitiless, in its way, as the one now raging. Only those whose methods of conducting business are thoroughly modern and scientific will stand a chance of sucIt follows, then, that all who hope to win on t lie Economi" Field, must UNDERSTAND THIS WOiUvJNG, AM.) THE APPLICATION OF ECONOMIC FOiICES. They must understand Markets, Banking, Currency, Industrial Law.

ttz a ' COMMERCIAL COLLEGE, WELLINGTON, provides an admirable course of study for those who wish to master the SCIENCE OF BUSINESS and arc not content to remain rulo-of-tbmnb nrtn-ti-tioners, working half their timo in Die dark and miasms; ehanco alter chance that a more enlightened man would Our courses written throughout by Mr B. 15. MURPHY. M.A., LL.B., B Com., F.R.E.S., First Class Honors, Barrister at Law, comprise the following subjects:—Economics, Industrial Law, Banking and Currency, Statistical Method, Economic Geograp. ', Modern and Economic History. Write, for further partiulars to IHE DIBECTOB, BANKS' COMMEtt CIAL COLLEGE, WELLINGTON. GRAHAM, Broadway, agent -J for Duncan and Davies, New Plymouth, has just received direct from the Nursery, a beautiful choice collection of Ornamental Shrubs and Flowering Plants. Now's the time to place your order, if you want good results. Come to mo for advice. Wtiy it** Costs More—The Third Article of a Scries dealing with a question which vitally affects every housewife. The increased demand for tea today is due to to the tact thai quantities are wanted for the 25 Trillion men under arms. The Heads of the Annies of the world know that there is no drink so stimulating and beneficial, and hence thev must have lea for their! men no matter what if costs.;

■ Then, too, at the. stroke of :,ai pen, 'Mt great Russian Nation has been turned into a tea chin king people, and the money previous I v spent on Vodka is now available for the purchase of tea But there is only a limited . supply of tea and that supply is not sufficient to fill the present requirements. Hence at the tea auctions in Cevlon it has risen in price month by month, until to-day it costs the packer to 3d per lb. more than in August last. This, of course, affects New Zealr jid very greatly, for the finest tea in the world has been sold here at prices which cannot be equalled. Although this , seems a bold statement, it is / one that will bear the closest investigation. Fpr, instance, a great proportion "of, the tea imports to England consist of what is known as "red stalk'' tea the lowest possible grade—so low that it is prohibited throughout Australasia. Yet even this lowest grade is sold in England at 1/6 or more per lb., while for fine teas of , the quality of "Amber Tips," 2/8 to 3/4 per lb. is asked. Tea experts the world over are astonished at the remarkable quality, flavour, fragrance and valne given in "Amber Tips" at so low a nrice, and it is because no better value can be obtained anywhere, that "Amber Tips" is today the most popular brand in New Zealand, Millions of packets of "Ambers 'I ips" are sold per annum. It is stocked in evcrv shop from the North Cape to th<? Bluff. Only exceptional value could be responsible for so exceptional a«ss»'a. But fine tea is now costing . the "Amber Tips" Proprietors, as \\A\ a* other tea merchants, an average of 2Jd. to 3d. per lb. more than in August, I'Jl4. Therefore, if a fair price was charged before the war, the tea merchant ia to-day faced with an enormous loss should he continue to pack the same quality at his old prices. Of coure there is the alternative of cheapening the quality by an admixture of inferior, lc»is healthful teas, The "Amber Tips" Proprietors were advised by many to do this, but instead they decided to raise the price by 2d. per lb., and to continue to give the public that same splendid value which has always been associated with the name "Amber Tips." Now, Mrs. Housewife, what is your opinion of the whole matter? Would you rather have the same delightful flavour, quality, purity and value and pay a Denny a 4 -lb. packet more—-or would you rather have an inferior and less healthful tea at the old price? But you say "other teas have not been raised in prices." If so you can readily see that cither exceasive prices wore charged before the war—so excessive that oven an extra 2£d. or 3d. in cost —or quality must be reduced, othora heavy loss aiust be faced. But oven at increased figures Amber Tips is still the cheapest tea you can buy. Cup for cup, value for value, nothing else can equal it, while it is so pure and healthful that it can be taken by even those of the weakest digestion. Surely these facts should weigh with Consider them carefully—write and tell us your conclusions. We believe that you want quality and that you want value. For that reason we have raised our prices because only by doing so can we continue to give you the same honest quality and the same honest vair*. 101

l/10, 2/-, 2/2 p*r lb. The only tea that has to increase it '.< prices—the foregoing will tell you why