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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 23, 193
Biggest Rush In History Of Royal Mint Rearmament Gives Further Impetus
The biggest rush in the history of the Royal Mint is now nearing its end.
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For the past 18 months increas have been ing numbers of men.
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working strenuously to meet demands upon the Mint.
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May 4 May 6 May 13 May 19 May 21.
May 18
June 1 June 3 June 10
May 30 Jime 15
There are now about 800 working there, in double shifts.
men
Canada Apr. 29 - May 1
Russia May 13 May 15 May 17 Japan May 27 May 29
17 Days HONG KONG to VANCOUVER BY DIRECT EXPRESS ROUTE FROM YOKOHAMA 18 DAYS VIA HONOLULU, PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC
Air-conditioned equipment on CPR. Trans-Continental Trains. Frequent Canadian Pacific Atlantic sailings to European ports.
TO MANILA
Empress of Russia on Thursday, May 5th.
Canadian Pacific
Union Building
SPANS THE WORLD
Telephone 20752
KAIPING COAL
HOME,
FACTORY
AND
BUNKERS
FOR ALL PURPOSES.
POWER
HOUSE,
TUGS &
LOCOS
THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION
Head Offices-
Agents:-DODWELL & CO. LTD., Hong Kong.
G. FALCONER & CO (HONG KONG LTD.) WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS, DIAMOND MERCHANTS,
UNION BUILDING (opposite G.P.O
Agents for
ADMIRALTY CHARTS, OCHLARS and TELESE
There were only 475 at the end of 1935, and 714 at the end of 1936.
Many times in recent months the work has gone on until very late! at night, but it is expected that more normal working will be re- sumed shortly.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT
WEEK OF APRIL 25th.
Monday, April 25th, 1938. STAND COURT
Semi-Final
H. D. RUMJAEN VS TSUI YUN PUI OPEN
COURT No. 9 Semi-Final
E OWEN HUGHES & W. M. BARTON —15
VS
G. W. SEWELL &
T. C. MONAGHAN
Tuesday, April 26th, 1938.
MIXED DOUBLES
FINAL
Saragossa, To-day.
A. Spanish insurgent cruiser, ac- companied by other warships, yesterday intercepted and sank several fishingboats laden with Government. troops. trying to reach Valencia.
All the men in the boats were drowned Reuter.
The reason? Well, from the Mint's point of view everything seemed to happen at once.
The main cause of the terrific the pressure of work recently is unprecedented demand for coina reflection of this country's commer- cial prosperity. Millions more coins have now been put into circulation.
In 1936 the Mint struck 334,000,- 000 coins. That was easily a re- cord-35,000,000 more than the pre- vious highest figure, in 1921.
Although exact official figures are not yet available for last year, it is understood that they soar even higher than the 1936 record. And coin is still being turned put in huge quantities..
The armaments programme has of its reflections in the activities the Mint More coin is needed for the payment of wages to the huge number of men employed in all. branches of the work
ACCURATE WORK:
MR. & MRS. E E STOREY -3/5 other, less obvious, way.
VS
EL OWEN HUGHES & MISS J. SMITH -15.2
Wednesday, April 27th, 1938 FINAL
TSUI, WAI PUI VS
H. D. RUMJAHN OR TSUI YUN PUI *OPEK
CLUB HANDICAP DOUBLES FINAL
N. LH-RAILTON & E. E. STOREY-4/6
*VS
EL OWEN HUGHES W. M. BARTON
OR
G. W. SEWELL &
T. C. MONAGHAN
15
-15
Thursday, April 28th, 1938. FINAL
W. SANDER
VS
L. GOLDMAN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
Friday, April 29th, 1938.
FINAL
A. & H.D. RUMIAHN
VSL TSUI WAI PUI & SUI TUN PEL
But the Mint comes into it in an--
As in the war days, the Mint has been. called in to make various delicate instruments, principally weighing machines, necessary for certain de- partiments of armament work
There is weighing apparatus used. for the exact measurement of the ingredients of cartridges Strict accuracy is required here, and the plant at the Mint is admirably suit- ed to fine working.
The Mint's big rush really.. be-- gan with the Accession of King Ed- ward VIIL New dies had to be struck, for many parts of the Em- pire as well as this country. The Abdication meant the scrapping of 200 dies for coins, medals and seals.
AND THREEPENNY BITS
Then there was the new KingTM George VI. coinage-new dies to be made and millions of coing to be struck and the Coronation medals. The Mint is only now getting the additional work entailed Coronation
The new type of piece, too, brought a great additional work
More than 30,000,000 been struck up to the year, but
into thin
ties
the
them - vanished.
OPEN
This Mint is still