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North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13860, 21 April 1917, Page 2

. BARON DE REUTER KILLED. Euion Hubert Julius de Bcutcr, who was serving in the ranks of the Black; Watch, fell in aetion ; on November 13. He was the only son of the second baron, Herbert de Reuter, whose tragic death in April last ended a life spent in the; advancement of the world-famous News Agency founded by Baron Paul Julius de Beuter. At the time of his father's death Baron Hubert de Reut r was scrvingiri the Sportsmen's Battalion Royal 'Fusiliers; but he fell fighting as a private in the ranks of the Black Watch. He was born in 1878, and his mother was a daughter of Mr Robert Campbell, of Buscot Park,-Berkshire. ■'<■ TOBACCO . SUPPLIES CUT DOWN. ' Beginning on February 1,- the production of cigars in Germany was decreased by 15 pe'r cent. The .authorities stated that it was necessary to. curtail the import of tobacco because of the nnfavourable Etate of tlie exchange market. In 1913 Germany bought- abroad T56,000,000 worth of. tobacco for cigarmaking. This amount,' it is stated, hastrebled during the'war owing to the enormous consumption of cigars in the trenches, on i which account there are 20,000 employees ,in the' trade, mostly, unsknu?d,'.workers' .These are now, gradually ( be; diainissed,. _lt is intended' to reduce cigar;productidii; to * 'the 1915' level, which; i 3. : cou>irtcrabljr ilower than the ,presoW,vbut;n^!hdarger._: /*iiilii'VMii»' iinonn.timn flnt/nill'l ,; ■ : ,- / ."^i'".