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THE CHINA MAIL," THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1956.
OLD COINS FETCH HIGH PRICES King Visits
Famous British Collection Sold
London, Apr. 25.
One of the most fabulous collections of rare and valuable coins ever assembled is gradually changing hands at a series of auction sales here.
are now in the British Museum.
The sales began Inst year ·Horus plated 1344 were Itund by But o vast
collection | boys on a river bank, The coins - Is the that the Landon muetioners “ ነ are handling the sales calculate that it will take up lo seven years before the fast com comes under the hammer.
So far, three portions of the llection have been sold Cor more than £100,000 sterling fourth portion will be old the autumn.
Pozzi Collection
A
In
The total revenue from the Cztria will certainly De many bundreds of thousands pounds sterling,
The sales are plari of the collection of Mr Richard Lockett who died in 1950. A wealthy man, he started to rolicet euin- age of the British Istess In 1900. An Important section of that craftrekloka
was sold Just year
fear
£41,000 sterling.
1
Americans show keen interest
British gollections and keenly at London sales.
bicl
The
Arst United States voltinge WRN minted in 1703 and first silver colus cames 1 year later 01- though New Jersey sti}} prided six shiling nates in 1776.
In the United States, aroin never becomes out of slate. Even 1708 dollars can be used. In England, a silver com is cur rest only from the last issue of Ciemnge 111 1 1810. Copper coins are current after 1860.
Only 8 Shillings
In any case an $800 penny worth two shillings sterling to a collector. A lucky man who found himselt with a double- headed Elizabeth 11 shiling re- cently refused a £200 Merting
In 1920 he mw the catulogue | offer for it.
the famous Pozzi collection Greek
the
Caller.
1
South
----
coins, breame rinted! try
subject, And bullt up what
way to become one of thr mont
magnificent Greek of
fas-
Jave
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Collections ing in the world Several price
records
been broken already at Virs of his coiris,
In June last year.
£2,000
Thin a record for -was given for JOYS (287-293 Lendon int
[
single roin
alberties
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Final
Record
of the
that this Agure was beulen Duree lanes in on autumn sale. A superb example of a Mela- pontum Fourth Century gold une-third
£2,100
stater fetched
The British sovereign, worth j
Spanish Govt Warns Strikers
Hilbao. Apr. 25. Spanish Governor Jenaro
20 shillinger sottie 40 years ago. | Rjesiti, Diaz at Blcay Province new fetches well
£3 tonight ver
issued a wnruing that sterling. But a £l paper note. factories cused down by Gov. assuming it was worth 20 shill- Cinment order
remain woud Angs in 1986, now has purtas-shut unti. strikers changed their Ing power of only about eight Ulbufe stillings--China Mati Sperta!
The notice threatened further lock-outs if the workers persist.
strike the
Norway Freestaties
Quislings
Oslo, Apr 25
whe
Your Norwegian Nazis were sentenced after the war to stiarisonment for life have been released on probation.
A On the following day
Kenda
Leonting silver struck after defeat
Les 479 2200 terang
The
BC
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la Carthaginian went foxr
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The final record was set op by Dr Cahn on the third day when he River £2,400 sterling for an Attic silver Syracuse 412 BC dekadrachan. The folal
thu four-day seled was £50,000.
At the June sale of English a Henry I gold penny, weighing 4515 grains. beauli- fully struck at the London Mint
POITIS
were members of
A
Three. R. J. Fuglesang, J. Lappestad and H. Stang-
the Quisling the fourth "government". und was a prison guard.
There
stil seven Nazis serving life imprisonment 171 Norway-China Mail Special.
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UF
go-nłow
added that factories al- realy closed would only be opened when trades unton de- tegnies gave un
of assuroner good behaviour to the Govern- ment authorities
The order wild that workers would still have to inake dividual opplication for read- mission to the factory owners.
Tei important enterprises employing nearly 10,000 workers have so far been shut down in Biscay Province to- day and yesterday.-France- Presse.
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
$
HERE'S 19% PLACE THEY TURNED IN. THERE THEY ADE!
A 1257, fetched £1,950.
AL the third ud latest excell collection sale this year Fue of Wester: and Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, Jered tr of the Crusaders m gold, silver, nod billon (Avo and copper alloy went under the hummer, The sale realised
£ 18,750.
Rarest
the
Coin
Was held
FERDINAND
Outstanding prices were paid although
collection not as important as those last year. A Henry V mouton d'or was bought for a Contin- ental collector" at £800.
In
Another good price. £500, was poid for a half-hardi d'or, Bordeaux. English coins from 1500
will
be auctoned
the autumn.
The rarest coin owned by Mr Lockett-in 11th century the gold penny struck during reign
of King Edward the Confessor-has been given by his widow 10 the British Muscum. Two of these coins
are already there. Switzerland.
Coin collecting, oldest of hobbies,
A third is in
one of the
has become
IS PRECIOUS increasingly popular in Britain
WISELY
BAYER
Parasitic skin- disease, itching tegema etc.
Mitigal
OVIE & OINTMENT
•Bayer LEVERKUSEN GERMANY,
since World War II.
All over the country small clubs and societies are spring- ing up. Coins with scarcity interest rarely, if ever, slump in there price. For the sensitive,
Is romance in their chipped and worn inscriptions.
"Oh, a guinea it will sink and
paper It will fical,
But I would rather have n guinen than a one pound nole," So ran a verse in 1818 when paper money was coming into use for the first time In Bri- tain. Guinea colo collectors have since reaped p reward.
Neod Pationco
rich
**J
of
new
in
But general, collecting ceived impetus as a result striking coinage for the reign. Soon after the Corona- tion of Queen Elizabeth II 1933 dealers reported on CX- ceptional demand for coins
QUICUL
the
I
of
Elizabeth
demand has spread to other issues, although col- lections have tended more to formation specialisation. The
of 8.
good general collection would be beyond the means of most people today.
nced
British coin collectors palience. Nowadays it is raro to stumble on a worth-while find. Too many ancient British coins. exist. The mubwoil of England is littored with them.
Occasionally Ararily comics to light. Two Edward II÷gold
NANCY
BEC IN
CAGE. 6000!
SLUGGO-- WHAT'S
THE CAPITAL OF MEXICO ?
ERNIT
BUSHMILLI
· JOHNNY HAZARD
THERE SHE IS LUCKY GIRL. THEY HAVEN'T SPOTTED HER VETZ WHAT key DO WE DO?
| WHAT KIND OF
MONSTER HAVE YOU TURNED LOOSE ON THE WORLD?
MONSTERD IP'S JUST A BEE, A
BIG ONE.
H-M-M--- LET'S SEE NOW --- I ER, UH, UH--- I GUESS IT'S VENICE
GONNA LOWER THE LADDERSWEEP, IN --- PICK HER UP AND AWAY FORE THOSE SPY KIOSİ ARE ANY THE WISER L
Lead Mine
Mestervik, Roman Legion
King Frederick and Queen tugrid of Denmark vislied the lead mine al Greenland, on their way home from an official visit to Jeeland. King Frederick pictured left aside the mine with one of the works.
Express Photo.
Seal Found
I
On Graves
SQUATTERS SEIZE ESTATES
Djakarta, Apr. 25. A stickkien increase in illegal and coupation in East Suma- tra has been due to the popula-
Singidunum,
known
in
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castwards down the Danube to the province of Dovia, now Humania.
The graves
Canadian Editions
Of US Magazines
To Be Taxed
Ottawa, Apr. 25.
The most unusual and controversial feature of the Canadian federal budget for 1956 was imposition of a 20 per cent tax on the advertising revenues of the "Canadian editions" of certain American magazines of which Time and Reader's Digest are the best known.
The Finance
Mr Minister,
space at rutes below their own Walter Harris, expressed grave minimum profitable level. concern over the fate of many The new tax will be applied Canaálza magazines which have to such special editions, whether been driven out of publication.
fonprinted in Canada or hol, and "Already," he said, "some will mulet them of 20 per cent thing like four-ths of the of the gross advertising revenue. magazinės read in Canada are
Will Be Reviewed
not
Canadian and the pro- portion bas been creeping ominously upword. wander
If we could contemplate a tiarc
The
new
lax Js almed
when therE would not be any specifically at advertising and when our whether it is applied wil de.. Canadian magazine, children could not read pend upon the advertising con- rending matter. magazine in which there would i lent, not be Canadian sturies based on The magazines In question whi Canadian history or Canadian have nine months in which to
fletion."
Few Pages
pages
the
I make up their minds whether continue to publish they wil
spectal "Canadian editions" or revert to their former practice of sending their regular Ameri can editions freely to Canada, since the tax will not be effee- until 1957. Some may live decide to discontinue, but the Reader's Digest is understood to Intend
on with to
• carry Canadian editions in French and English.
remove
The Government stresses that imposition of this tax will not the competition for circulation in Canada provided by American magazines, but It will, it it uchieves Its object. reduco their ability to compete for the Canadian
advertiser's dollar.
The new tox is, however, almett
al only
so-called "Candian
nime! extitions" specially at the Canadian market
ast Belgrade, Apr. 25.
and carrying Canadian Archaeologists have discover-verting which dues not appeur ed seven Roman graves
in the regular American edition No tarif has been imposed on park near St Mark's Church in
British including the centre of Belgrade, besitje | foreign, ផ Roman
leading from magazines in general and Ameri- road
can magazines in particular. then Belgrade,
In recent years a practice, pioneered by Time and iteader's Digest, has grown up of issuing Canadian editions" containing 17 few
of Canadian bore a sea of a editorial alter, with the bulk Roman legion and date from the of the publication taken from the
regular American Second to the Fourth Century his Conndian version,
The dally press of Canada One was of a rich man,
by Mir Harris as largely a by-has been under no such pressure other probably
product. both Canadian and
and of competition for the advertis- Some
American advertising appears ing dollar, though those publishi- following the end of the Union
addressed solely to the Canadioned at border points must face market. land belonging to Dutch enter-
were
from The purely American circulation they
competition Unfortunately prises had become "free land."
advertising content la omitted. Ono estate was invaded
grave robbery by plundered
Since it is a by-product. It 700 "squatics", another by 196 perhaps several centuries 88, involves much less editorial ex- and a third smaller estate
while the sarcophagus of the
pense
in its preparation and 29.
much smaller rich
overhead costs. Harnaged by man Win
underground Canadian magazines when workmen
competition telephone cables were first laid the
these since Mall keenly Belgrade.-China
cditions con
tion misunderstanding the effect of Indonesia's abrogation of the Dutch-Indonesian Undon, fic- cording to the poller.
AD.
the
people thought that people.
Police said
"stern talking counter Mall Special.
by
that they were to measures"
the
JUST A BEE? IT ALMOST KILLED YOUR DAUGHTTA. --AS WELL AS US!
In squatting.Chloa
Special
by
of
poor
By Lee Falk and Phil Davia
NONSENSE. IT'S A HONEY BEE. VAL'S ALWAYS FED 11-- HE WAS FOLLOWING
HER--BECAUSE HE'S
HUNGAY!
SLUGGO--- DO You INTEND TO GUESS
YOUR WAY
THROUGH
LIFE ?
SUPPER,
BABY.
TALK
By Mik
By Ernie Bushmiller
YES, MA'M
I'M GOING TO BE A WEATHER-
MAN
By Frank Robbins
{ $THE HAVED US AWAYI |T-THAT HEADSTRONG GALÉ |WHAT'S SHE DONG, BÚCIONG
FOR A BEGY
WHATEVER FOL STUNT BROCK'S FIGURED NOW
THE WHOLE NEST WILL BE
ALERTED
ABOUT
MAGIC!
If I proves unsuccess- ful, the situation will be review- ed and still higher taxes are a In posibilty.
American pupers.
Resist Invasion
Government's new tax
have felt The particularly has met with special criticism from offer advertising here.
Have you seen
Admiral
AIR CONDITIONERS
AND REFRIGERATORS |
Couldn't be fresher!
Libby's
try
47A1
Lo
FROZEN PEAS TODAY
ROWNTREES
KitKat
COVERED WITH MILKIERO
+
„this situation
calls for a
San Miguel
a good deal of the daily press
The Winnipeg Tribune says: "There is something distasteful about imposing a tax on a few publications for the benent of other publications,"
The Montreal Gazette dislikes any tnx on advertising, in principle, and fears that if the Government succeeds in impos- ing a tax on special editions, it may turn its attention to other in daily advertising. such
newspapers,
as
The Toronto Globe and Mail
feels that publications should
not expect governments to in- terfere in their business and should resist auch invasions.
The Issue arose at a time when
the cultural influence of the United States on Canada is under critical examination in
action with television and
The predominant posl-
by attained
American
tion periodicals here was noted by the Massey Commission on the Arts and Sciences.
Another Royal Commission, under Mr Robert Fowler, is now examining radio and television with a view to determining whether and how the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation can obtain sufficient funds to main- tain truly Canadian networks in the face of American pro- grammes offered here, also as "by-products."
Very Exceptional
In his budget speech, Mr Harris revealed that the Governament was well aware that it is treading upon tricky ground by introducing the tax levelled at special Canadian cditions of American magazines. "We have been considering this problem for some time," he said, "and feel that, in this field, very exceptional measures can be justified-measures that certainly could not be justified in any ordinary line of business commerco,China Mail Special.
ON
MOTHER KILLED
BY STONE
Coffee Bay, S.A., Apr. 26, The ancient Greek myth of Oedipus and of how he unwit-- tingly killed his father with ́a dacus wan tradically repeated. here recently-but the vidim
་-
was a mother, da velm
Forty-six-year-olå. Mrs Blason/" was on holiday at Coffee Bay from Johannesburg with her husband and two soOne. day she joined the boys on the beach.
They
were pinging at "throwing the discus" with stones.
One of the "acula
atenen
alruck Mes - Blason on this hom and she died within au bout," China Mala Special.