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Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 457, 28 July 1915, Page 3

A gent lonian engaged in the trade informed a "Now Zealand Time's" representative recently that the price of tea was bound to go up shortly in view oi ! tlie unprecedented (lemands made- by the Allied jinnies, especially by the Russians, who were tlie greatest tea drinkers in the world. They have created such Jiu enormous demand for tea that the rest of tlie world will have to go short. Tea is a favourite beverage of the Britisher, especially "Tommy Atkins," who uses no le.sVthan 2,000,0001b ii month. Tlie tea merchants of the Dominion are reported to lie view.ing the jiositioii with alarm, and predict an early rise in prices.