New-York tribune., 1905-11-13
CIGARETTE WARFARE.
Strenuous Contest Between Manu-
facturers in Manchu71d.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington. Nov. 12-Rival manufacturers Of
cigarettes are waging vigorous campaign for
the Manchurian market. and the heated character
Of the contest shows TO what ends it may be
necessary to go in that country to meet competi-
ton In other merchandise well the firm deter
mination OF the Japanese to maintain control.
The extent to which commercial rivalry is pur-
sued may be from the report which Consul
General Sammons, at New-Chwang, has Just sent
to the State Department. in which he says:
Cigarettes are being advertised with colcred
Chwang. The coIoring Of the adyertisng ~ matter
is mostly blood red and the ciearette esmnaien
is growing more active. The japanese tobacco
ing brands in Manchuria, while the British-Ameri-
can Tobacco Company. on the other. has its agents
zone and seeking to carry the campaign into the
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foreigners beyond New -Chwang but through ma
are are alreadg Being e ANNOUNCED on the face Of old
Chinese walls that have never before been utilized
ns o Being b to push
the direct supervision Of their own countrymen
have for several months been allowed to so into
r tay a5GtSG aathortS t end a regpiation ue '
In Manchuria the natives. in some instances In
is considered a rich one in this trade. and is
eonsequenty sought after with much m & &esgerne;ss
seeking the business of the enormous cigarette
Characters describing the wonderful qualities Of
the tobacco used. Pictures Of the exact size and
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can @ makes ss n dse 0f a the leaf sfa Is @ %.
ported from America and manufactured into ciga-
rettes at Shanghai. The Japanese tobacco monop-
oily puts its goods this market under Chinese
labels, but gives the names of its chief brands In
age adoped SR SR ihs s va s0o ' one
at New-Chwang which is headquarters for Man
churia billed the native city as prominently as
great circus is announced American billboards.
Following this. the Japanese tobacco monopoly
managers began giving away sample cigarettes.
attached to neat card having Chinese and Japan an
sgstafs sss haf and with m iniature pictures Of the
boxes of their leading brands in pyramid form un-
Sse the match fagstaffs and sits also cut in the
card. admitted and held the sample cigarette At
OF Chinese coolies for these samples was so great
as TO block traffic along the bund. The coolies
efft and the cards On their Advertising matter
the Japanese announce that their cigarette IS or
both the great dragon of China and the sun flag
of Japan the native purchaser may decide for
himself which government does the manufacturing
declare that their cigarette administers life'
Supports the spirits"; this cigarette, OF govern
famous. tried always to. be liked; will
cause the smoker to feel as II in dream IKE
referred to is in the district east of Sze-Chuen
where the Yangtse River enters that province. Its
dozen peaks were ukened to twelve sisters. accord
yThe British-American Company has Chinese
speaking foreigners In charge o. us campaign IN
with the giving away OF samples and a lavish dis
play Of highly oolored posters chsracterzes their
aanese managers Of the Nippon tooacco monopoly
As a matter OF fact. the cigarette trade attracts
more hseP0n m fe Sale tn Of foreign goods Frthermore
the Anne an cigaretts, trace .nanagerSi are ne
Sar and houss boat methods Of advertising In
China