Still Capable of Turning Out 300,000 Coppers Daily From & Comssroxoerr Chungking, Jan, 30.
"National Salvation by Personality" reads the inscription on each medal recently presented by Gen, Liu Hsiang.
each athlete from this province Who took part in the last National Atholetic Meet In Shanghai It is understood that these "medals, in addition to being a slight token from Seechuen to its" representatives, 1s, also intended as a measure towards the promotion of interest in physical education.
Speaking well for the excellence of the work of the old type of workman, Mr, Wang Wen-chou, an expert instructed by the Ministry of Finance to inspect the condition of the mints, tu, where he arrived a few days ago, to be still In a fair working condition.
An Imperial tint 'This, & despite the fact that the machinery wat set up early in' the Felgn of the Manchu Empersr Kuang: shut Mr. Wang stated that the: mini when put nto operation again, would veepable of turning out about 5300000 copper coins a day. Mts. Wonk is also making' Snspectons of the Tints at Chungking and Changsha. coins around' this time of the pent Incidentally, the price. of copper
tenerally rises to on abnormal height,
Prodteering money-changers and" are faamuch as they are hoarded Eollected by charitable "organizations for distribution to needy, causes, Nowing of this nature has occured Year, however, and, ths. ig Aitributed to the Feported issue of oppor coin notes by the Contel Bank of Ching, which has hod a steadying influence on the copper Sein market tet of Tegulations, intended for the yuldance of the money changers, has Been drawn up by the Minty of" Finance" with heard to. Snctioning of the proposed exchange fold and aliver ingots for nation currency, The Ministry" has further instructed the Central Barite of China and the Bank of China to advise their Chungking' branches to take such Section as they deem, Int with regard the question of the introduction the reciscounting system and the extension of loans using commodities
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.