Business & Finance: Tittle-Tattle

Sir Charles Frederick Higham landed at Manhattan last week. His arrival from England had been well foretold. "Advertising Ambassador from Great Britain to the United States" was the epithet cabled ahead of him, and in footnote to the appellation was the information that he was voyaging to spend $200,000 on advertising India tea in U. S. newspapers.

In Manhattan Sir Charles Frederick beamed sunnily. His face is blocky, cheery as a well-fed sea-lion. To admiring newspapermen he at once offered $500 for the picture of the oldest tea drinker in the U. S. He...

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