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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1958.
ROYAL MINT TO MAKE GOLD
London, March 25.
EUROPEAN counter- SOVEREIGNS AGAIN
feiters of the golden Novereign, the famous British coin replaced 40 years ago by the $1 note, will be beaten when the Royal Mint
China and taco $300 Month Pusan, again starts turning out
Hiner countītes $700 per month, News contributious ware wel come, should be addressed to hy Editor, Business coppications and muverfisvenestie to the Secretary
Teteplummo: 26811 (5 Ines) KOWLOON OFFICEL Valisbury Kane,
Telephone: cui.
DUNIAME
Classified Advertisements
20 WORDS $4.00 for 1 DAY PREPAID ADDITIONAJ, INSERTIONS $2.09 PER DAY
10 cuts PE WORD OVER 20
ALTERNATE INSERTIONS 10% EXTRA
if not prepaid a booking-fee of 60 canta is churgen,
sovereigns in this month or April.
long thice the sovereign was minted in numbers. A few
The Mint will soon start mak- ********* { Aden, the Yemen and the yaring hundreds of millions of coins ipus other Arab countries along for Ghana. Until now there has the Red Sea that many traders been a common currency for Uto prefer it to anything else.
Bullion merchants bring silver to London and the Mint turu
into thalers-all stamped with the date 1780.
By
SIDNEY TAYLOR
Lov telgns were made here in eign has caused to be legal cur- 1949 mg 1951, but none were rency since Betinin went off the tinted for yeneral circulation, geld stumtard in 1931, and that | thoughs they were produced in as a result, they are not com-
Australia ant 1031 and in Southmitting any criminal offence, Africa un 1932.
The British
Government, to however, emphaflenlly rejects this argument, stating that the sovereign became legal tender under the Colnage Act of 1870 and will remain so until a Royal proclamation deeres otherwise.
The new coins will help meet the legitimate demand for this internationally popular coin which has inspired so many countericliers to try their skill.
Estimated
or Edward VII. The new sover- riggs will, of courre, bear the head of Queen Elizabeth.
Functions
whole of the Brilish Wert Atel- can Territories-Chan (former Sierra Leone and the Gambia. ly the (lold Const), Nigerin,
The designs for Gluta have not yet been published, but 11 is will be The Mini's Agures for 1956-understood that they the last avalloble-show
The head of the that very simple. during that
Mr Kwame year it struct Prime Minister, 490,001,813 coins, almost exactly Nkrumah, will be on one side of ten million every working the colt. yeur's production week. Over two-thirds
of the consisted of coins for the United Kingdom, required to meet the Increased wlthdrawals of silver coins.
Refining
Ghana Coins
After a few have been struck for the final approval of the Government of Ghana, the Arst large consignment will be ship- ped out in the strong room of a liner on the West Africap run. Complete coinages have al-
From
Woods
STRATIA NEWSLETTER
Sydney (By Airmail). SLOWLY-EO slowly that it seems sometimes that the pace is in reverse--the hotels of this country are improving and within the next few years we should have buildings and comforts that compare with the best.
What the service will be like Victorian
road
The Clovernment is determined
Over 28 million ouness of fo assert its full rights In the liver were obtained in this wayrendy been made for the Central Births, Deaths, Marrloges.
courts of the world. Half of the for redning. By the end of the African Federation Rhodesła Personal $5.00 per insertion
world's trate is financed by year. 43,000,000 ounces of Buc and Nyasaland) and the British
is silver had been shipped to the Caribbean Territories (excepting not exceeding 25 words, 25 It has been estimated that at sterling. Though this trade
carried on with paper work United States of America from Jumpalca). cents each additional word.east 100.000.000 sovereigns are through the banks and not with the Royal Mint stocks, in addi- A beautiful five-rupee plece
at present in circulation all over the world, many of them elther cop, the golden sovereign Is ation to 20 million ounces rent was one of the coins mode Inst
tilplomatic symbol and must be reet from the Bank of Eng-year_for_ Ceylon to commemor buarded, multech
down or lost. protecter. Counterfeiting
tends land.
te the 2,500th anniversary of Miner of them belong to the
the passing of the Buddhin,” reigns of George VI, George V lo diminish its value.
Apart from the coing made
The Mint is now more than a for United Kingdom, the Mint thousand years old. One of its
systema, No Mr Cahill is to open a NSW struck 4D diferent denomina- most illustrious warda was Sirf it, too, will improve-is cf other detalls of starting oroflee in New York and "will tions for 17 other countries and Isnae Newlon (1842-1717); and course, another matter, but at finishing the hotel have yol promote trade and encourage Legal battles have been fought
territories inside Duck outside one of its greatest engravers least the Ingredients wil he been given.
additional American investment on the European continent over The mumber of sovereigns now { the Commonwealth. Nearly James Roettler, who, in the same there with which to mix a
in NSW." the exact status of the sover to be pule in London has fut | 87,000,000 coins were
the made for era, engraved
The Snowy River Agure a reasonable dosshouse, vagn. During the last few years, yet broj decided, but it will be Commonwealth countries; and Britannia which sill appears on in Italy, Switzerland and Tan- [blyger thun
Toke the case of Terrigal, a popular with tourists and last on previous occu- 72.400,400 for foreign govern copper colns.--Ching
Mallore or less fashionable reside your more than 30.000 visited gler, nien
various nationali- yions, when about 2,000,000 were ments.
Speelal.
resort some 60 miles north of the Snowy River Hydro Scheme, ties have been charged with ordered,
The Mint functions with
Sydney. making falou sovereigns. Verit-
Do that the nearest hotel was of people who go there for the for me to have discussions with
It is only a few years to say nothing of the thousands uble factories have been pro-theme covereigns will be literk
10 miles away. Today the snow sports. ducing them by the thousand, ¦ It will recrive gold ingots from becaure they have a substantial the Bank of England, furn them andrem
over their bullion into sovereigns and semi them back. That Is the end of the
TUITION GIVEN
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Dar nun piel that had operation. bought them on Milan Stock Ex- "Severrigus are more accept- (ible for payment of braving change. "MILL" Finer quality English M
The counterfeit colus usually jhills than gold bars. They cir- flating ager 1 Bug, hk and have the same gold eontent and feulate with a value of £3 10%, Theet $20 per 100,
| appravaner
the AS
genuine į maintained solely by virtue of Avaliabla ut "gouth China Muring thing On one occasion, they being sovereigns. Pol
Another international too much gold. Lven confed On another, the farger made the reney is the magnificent sliver mistake of stamping
date thaler of Maria Theresa, The
and 19 1900 on a coin bearing the head though she died in 1780, it of George V, who did not be- still being ande--by The Royal
Mint in London. cone king until 1910.
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By HAIG NICHOLSON
the
Cape Town, Mar. 25. AFRICANS, who have roputation of being the hoaviest drinkers of spirits in the world, are drinking more than ever.
increasing
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China Mail Entertainment Guide
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT
KING'S & PRINCESS: "The Joker Is Wild." Frank Sinatra, Mitzi Gaynor and Jean Crain in the story of a night-club entertainer who makes good. ROXY & BROADWAY: "Count Five And Die." Jeffrey Hunter and Nigel Patrick in a spy thriller. HOOVER & LIBERTY: "The Pride And The Passion." Cary Grant, Frank Shatra and Sophia Loren in a technicolour drama, ALHAMBRA: "Scarlet Doll." A Chinese picture. LEE & ASTOR: Cantonese Operas.
RITZ: "The Delicate Delinquent." Jerry Lewis in
a comedy.
ORIENTAL: "April Love." Pat Boone and Shir-
ley Jones in a musical.
MAJESTIC; "Blue Murder At St. Trinian's." The
Belles again.
STARI "Dactor At Sea." A re-issue. METROPOLE: "House Of Secrets," A re-issue, CAPITOL: "The Buckskin Lady," Patricia Medina
in a Western,
Audio And
In a country with a while It was a high-ranking police population of about 3,000,000 and officer who spoke about what he where Africans are only allow-describe as alarming -
RADIO HONGKONG
Happened Rome"-A Preview Of 1 to drink beer, the number of crease in drinking among the Time Signal. Lucky Dip-Listeners 7.43. The Story Of Jane Amature 5.30 pm Byuning Serenade: 6 Fith, introducing June Laverick
The Rank Urganisatiei's Technicolor alcolelles i. 10,000, and social│rung.
Requested by Blargherite: $, Time Signal, and the News: 9.09, workers are particularly con-
7. Crest Slussents in Opera: 73, Werther Parkcast, Astouncements corned about The
The Bumber of Time for Jo Robh Day: 750, aprile: 0.15, The Topo in juveniled brrested for drunken-Weather Report: 8, Time Signal Popular Male pecoented by Nick number of young drinkers.
The News: 0.10 Commentary: 6.16, Kenstall: 830, Darand Muse Show; Struggling in the backwash of news relatively low he sld. Patel work placed together by Gulan Itna Home Feet Laitign rlaing living Posla, South teenagers are drinking more During: 2. Time Signal. Wednesday Starring Jommy
Hundley: Theatre, Foy Compton A Africans are spending about the heavily than ever before.
In The Through the Latepla ; 10, Death of Town" by Kay, Cicells. same amount on food as in re-favourite trick is to drink vodka, Produced by Peter Iruval Smitri Mehind the Melody-The Story
on mixed with lemonade, from « (BUCTS): 053, Weather Report; 10.
Scogs ct Composer Harry cent years, but much more
Warren; 100 One Night Stand: 1 The Signal. The News and Home drink.
bottle using straw.
11
The girls News from Britain: 10.15. Composer Jude To Mhinishi; 12 Midaigi, "Go
Date With Dewald: 1, Pre- are almost as bad as the boys. Covalence Victor Young: 1045, Trio Save The ca. Close Bown.
These may
10.50, Weather Report: 11, Time
TELEVISION Signal, Radio News Reel: 11.15.
Annual Bill
of lontorrow our alccholles Panchos fregal! with archestra: 1
REDIFFUSION
5
Many people here wonder Kathleen. Long pinya Schumann: Lo 5.18 Uncle David Fre Estimates based on the Bureau of Census and
what is responsible for giving1130, Close Down Statistics sales South Africa Its reputation for Index Bgures, indicate that the hard drinking, for running up a
an average bimus! expenditure and
3 p... Wednesday Concert
20.
roskle
DWARFING
area is
DISCUSSIONS
"Arrangements are beltig made
and individuals re-
"Already I am scheduled to address important meetings, and broadcasts, and interviews are in an endless line,
"I think we can really say it
In our cities, new and better groups village has two-both modern and at present, not large. puts are being built, and above presenting the US Government, all, there seems to be dawning banks, chambers of commerce a realisation that today eus and so on," he said, tomers con't be addressed "Mate" or "Joe" and the people But the Florida is rising a steel who pay big folding money to framework 10 storeys high put up for a night Tre entitled dwarequ all around it, and tu sonie sort of respect, before The bellhop walls ox- pectantly on the doorstep £300,000 will have gone into
Probably the Premier is right; A is certain that he is 2:23 1ts making.
man to carry it out, excellent The
people concerned say that Into Sydney this week come
Premier Joe Cahill likes many when completed the Florida wil Mr Tom Chanock, owner and of the good things of life; he's be in world class, and buili president of the Bel Air Hotel, a good mixer-and no man could right on the beach which is Los Angeles just to look and see remain, Premier of a rather lur- one of the best on the coast- how we do it here.
bulant State like NSW for nine
INVESTING
is a tough assignment."
It is reasonable to assume that He said that many Americans years without having something It will not want for customers were interested in investing that makes him tick. durlug the summer at least. money in Australian hotels but
While no one begrudges Mr scents that down on our were being scared off by the Cahill his overseas trip, the famed snowflelds the Snowy restrictions imposed by the proposed world trip by the Lord Mountains-something Is nt last Government.
Mayor, Ald, Jensen and two to be done for the tourists who He was non-comunital about city officials have lead to some have been roughing it year after toen hotels, which could be a nasty things being said In City year.
good deal In diplomacy, because Council. The Minister for National we have stayed at the Bel Air Development, Senator Spooner, aut Mr Chanich euro offers has announced that a chairlifttle more than that with which and a world standard hotel are we can cope. to be bull.
It is not known whether the The chairlift will cost £40,000 NSW Premier, Mr Joe Cahill, and will rise to just on 6,000 ft, has received any sympathy cards bigger mess than over.
One alderman pointed out that It is not so long ago since qn- air lord mayor visited over- seau
lo study the same subjects housing and traffle and that both in Sydney how
ETC in
д
is supposed to be completed in the last week, but after his But the Lord Mayor is still by June-but the authorities tale of woont Rotary Club to make his trip. don't say which June,
huncheon, he certainly deserves The hotel will be bullt close them.
month would,
to the Alpine Way--the all- His forthcoming visit to weather rood across the snow America next country linking the NBW andi he said, bë a tough agsigrunent!
Chileans Use Panama Canal Most-On Per Capita
Basis
Balbog, Mar. 25.
Na per capite basis, Chileans use the Panama Canal more than the people of any other nation, according to the Company's dgures for the past decal year.
nation's annual bill for alcohol for alcohol which represent Suite No. 3 in G By Tenaikovsky:
"Variations theme fron 130 p.m. "A Change For The during the three years from 1954 Ppronching £20 for every map. 50. In Milnor." 7.45, RedRuston Newmeet: World ducts through the canal to Brl-paid the
tops £30,000,000.
Convictions for drunkenness
Tra For Two: 4.30. Strictly Instrumental; 5, Children's woman and child of the while Curner-Fryented by Awie Kay: to 1966 thelusive (the gures
pintion
5.20, Wechseeday Requests presented for 1957 ore not yet availabla)
b
Belschrps reached a total of 301,303,
A ready-made pnswer to their NICK Krulati
Oirthday Mailbag: 19.30, THE Dick This, experts point out, takes question is that drink
Perronality Tiende Ray Show: ** Starr: 7.16 Do account of thousands of other cheap in the Union.
The Shop Fields Blow: 750, "It Convictions for such offences as
assauti, drunken driving and so ga, for which alcohol was direet-
'U TELETE YEN VAULT VERMORVEN VIGAC»
Jy
responsible.
Mr H.
A MAKMUWUMP PETITE ? per squa
WILTAN HOLDEN
ALEG OUINNESS: The Bridge on the River jtwai
Watch for This Film'
and the "
1958 Academy Awards -
Mail-Order
Is
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in
The average price of a bottle H.. Cocking, Genera! ut brandy in Britain is. Eu. Secretary of the South African South Africa, brandy and in Amperunes Alliance said: "For are obtainable from 10/- a
battle.
every man or woman arrested
17dy can be bought for prunkenness, there are prob from mail-order firms in the ably ten others equally drunk Cope for as little as 0/4d a wilo escape arrest.
cants holycon 80/-
bottle.
Whisky
It is rallier frightening that this colossal social problem, and 357- a boltje in pistalo,, In
the with its overlones” of broken | South-Africa.·
standard hames and hearts, should meat blends sell at between 23/- and with such patiy from the $7/0d, public the Legislature and the Churches.
Drunkenness
Exele duly on South African spirits al Gottling strengh is 20/04 n gallon. In Britain the comparative ngur
about
£7, 18. ld,
The consumption of beer in "We who try to warn the South Africa iti recent years has eranks and fallen steadily. Perhaps the puting aro bulled killjoys. But who can overlook bln reason is the price. The
o condone those terrible figures cine duly on beer is com at 100,000, drunkenness conviertively High: 47- a gallon, Henn a year and the 100.000 gains) 7/3d a gallon in Britain. alcohólles la our small while
But observers of the scene population?"
org niltibule Bouth Africa's
A social welfare officer hore bretecipation with drinking to said: "I see the result of drink another petor-a social rest in broken homes, in beaten-up | Icascas bum of uncertainíx wiver and yahappy, half-starved | about the future.... Ching Mail Children."
Special,
THE DELUGE
The deluge of last week brought one unusual incident in
a wake.
Stayegoring officery and ships masters were surprised to find their vesséis quickly sinking below the plimsoll tino when lekting cargo aboard.
Tests rovealed that, so much fresh water was pouring into the Harbour. that the normally suit water had lost some of its tuoyancy
Maritime Service Beard officials called in their experts who worked out just how much the fresh had affected the salt. As a result ships left the Harbour with, In some cases,
her plimsolt nes te inches
below the surface said to
the Arst time in history;
Omelais said that when the vissols reached the open sen buoyancy would be regajned and the plimsoll Line would come waz above waterline,
con-
p. Children our
For Twirlynne MOLDO, (A Presentation): 820 ite Adventures of Kit Carees," Starr New Zealanders may think! Even while the Canat Bil Wiliares; 0, Clora Down.
that they send a lot of ship-being built, the then-President Formed with 1 funtaro of Better. A Short Piny in Cantoneses loads of meat and dairy proof Chile, Senor Pedro Mont, trumpets last year to defeat the rad Cotchy Eventa; Alfred filch-afit.
site a visk. Apart cock Presents "And Sa Dled Rulou
big petrol combines, Queens- thinsko 130 Drugla Fairbanks
from the Presidents of the land's National Petroleum Co. Englishman may think that United States and Panama, few is about to fold up. reals. "A Lesson In Love all those motorcars and other ather Chief Executives The Farachute Story: #30, Ateil-
The company was formed in dasin Feature; y Hacker":
exports which leave Britain's sidered the project important March last
to import year 11, e Night Pal News Head poris every day for tome ex- enough to bo worth so much Formosen petrol after other oll 1. Weather Report and Announce. Fort market or other beyond of their time. meats. Close Jaw.
the Panoma Canal
companies hud cut off supplies surely With its allernative sca ammit to great deal of routes through the inhospitable dispute with the Queensland to the Slate following a pries Straits of Magellan be round Government, Cape Horn, Chile enn measure, The company, wan backed by in simple mileage. the ad the former Premier, Mr V. C. yantages afforded by the Canal Gair, who put a bill through But there have been other Parliament bannirur one-brand fautors, too. Before World War atations in Queensland, comprise the greater propor, nearly two-thirds of Chile's engured distribution outlets for tion of Canal traßte.. might confidently expect to head the sale of nitrato to Germany.
foreign trade consisted of the the new products. Jist.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 By Alf Zealand. 3 p.m.
Halaya, Indoneą, "Australią: New BawqU, USA., Canada, 4 p.m. Formos. Kors, 6 p.m. Sly NurPFP.. aco,
THURSDAY, MARCH 17
Laos, #ami
BY HE
Peking, Shanghai, Kankow, jun. ming. Helbow, 20 a.m.
Traband. 9 a.m.
Jun 12.15
Kafeja, "Bidüneida, Àlistealla. 'How Zelland," Ceylon,. Pazistan, Africk,
Great Britain Europe, I p..
Push pules, 1p.in. US.Ap.th.
by Burlace
China, People's Republic, a.m. Macao, m.
trofc.
Confidently
Americans,
Whose
slips
Agures
But the last offcial available, indicate that there Malaya, Ceylon, India, Pakistan. are over 100,000,000 Americans Aden, Egypt, & fenly Jawdivariand, and little more than 0,000,000 vi denas) [i, minin, við kalkNE Mahe Via Bombay), 3 p.m.
Macae, p
FRIDAY, MARCH 2A-
Thalland, Cambodia, Puma, India, kim, halo-China Laos, France, 10 in. Japan, Okinawa, Kores, 11'.1. Gunn, Hawaii, U... 2, pain
Austrail, New Zex Formosa, dpm.
Cut Off
This
One reason for the companies' winding up is reported to be that a cheque for $165,000, paid to the company for 400,000 shares, had not keep met by a Californiari bank.
GRIEVANCE
The Panama Canal and World Chilenas,
War I opened within ten days Great
ore carriers berely of euch other. Chile, but n squeeze through the Canal, laden her German market "by war. with Chilea iron ore. Ciljer | 'mmediately began re-routing velsels carry millions of dicálarg | hår -nitrato to United Stated worth of Chile copper and ammunition factories via the Men who drink at bars hayo Pitantes.
Canal.
ene griovance=their pibows get When ghi the figured are i
Tho
Canal iq Hold to Be to the inevitable back slope. Chilean donge through the responsible in Iorge, port for Canal amounts to about 900 ibe a
But now, after migay-for- Derposing participation of pisinis and all those yours, a year for every citizen of the United Blutes investors in Sydney dessiner, Mr. Gordon Thalland India Polisian, Middle lon" Bacjtë copal Latin. Ray Chile's ecoliomy Lefore the Andrews, hot cheated ah-meten Fast, Africa, GrabB;(4), Burcy, pubile
Swalebway opened, Chile's frudd, vor mill for the convenience of U.S.A., Calad & pic.. Mawall,
ats for the Amer
ther banking" and mineral retpureus drinkets, Americans they average less than 80 lbs of were dostivoly dominated by Patroda pan keep their feet an Freight per citizen per meat BM, Gorman and Frosch tha prass ons below and rust Ich Bin | Intervala. Since tho Canal gizdas. their elbows on a rubber one, a Canal offers to thile trade and | sb. Unija): Slater capital##004. few inches from the counter Prvsporis le po now discovery demnitaly, owen in the Nicendant, manured that no hese da bia, ike part of the Callein
fith their mit:
Dr Chitose China, People fengshtag: 1 a. phe Macgo
Mecao, & PEN