Reports have been current to the effect that the National Government Central Mint at the north end of Gordon Road had already begun, or about to begin, to operate.
Inquiries made on August 25 representative of the "North-China Daily News" proved that there was absolutely no foundation to the reports.
While everything is in readiness! to commence operations, and Mr. G, Kwok Bew, the director, and. Mr, Clifford Hewitt, chief engineer and technical mint expert, are anxious to get, busy, the "North-China Daily News" learned that no orders had yet been received from the Minister of Finance, Mr.
Soong, to start work and the pri Sent position is the same as that. which obtained six months ago.
not likely that the mint will begin come, at least until the present civil strife comes to an end.
It was also learned that, in the event of China adopting the gold standard as the basis of her rency, a number of radical changes will have to be made, especially insofar as the machinery is concerned Decause the machinery at prose: installed is intended for the minting of silver dollars and not for gold coins.
Mr Alfred Cox, of Shanghai, hi ben elected Fellow of the Royal Empire Society.
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