Show CIGAR IG R AS OPIUM SUBSTITUTE j AIdIng In Redemption of China Where Natives Are Now Frequently Seen Smoking Their Cheroots The cigar Is d doing a n large part inthe In Inthe the redemption of China Chinn It Is no uncommon uncommon un un- common thing to see sec a n native smoking Y hIs Ms to enjoy t cheroot which promises tho the favor once bestowed on opium F f T The he import of cigars Into various 1 Chinese ports has hns been greatly on the Increase In the thc last few years and now amounts to about annually 1 Of this trade four-fifths four normally Is 1 through There has been beena J I. I a marked Increase In the quantity of made Dutch-made cigars used In South China Chinn and other portions of the thc Far sy East during the last y year year ar or more where for various reasons Philippine cigars have been losing in favor f Previous to the outbreak of the war warIn warin 7 in Europe considerable quantities of cheap cigars were sold In China Chinn and the Far I East through German firms In and a German cigar factory factory factory fac fac- tory was operated in for the manufacture of cheap cigars for thoi tho the i Chinese trade and also for export to i fi l' l 5 Europe This factory Is still operated und under r Chinese control |