"The battle between Messrs. W. H. Smith and Sons and Messrs. Harmsworth Bros. with regard to the boycott of their new magazine has been raging almost as fiercely as the Spanish-American campaign, only fortunately words do not do the same amount of damage as the more recognised implements of war. The main result of the fray has been a magnificent advertivement through which more than 700,000 Harmsworths have been sold in one work. It will be interesting to note if the sales of the August number will be equally successful. An informal meeting of some of the leading newspaper proprietors was held on Monday at the offices of the Duily Graphic to discuss the situation. It was however of a strictly private nature and so far its secrets have not been divulged.
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