According to an official of the Bank of China the bullion was shipped by the Chinese Government from Shanghai and Hongkong, and several more shipments are to follow.
They are sending it here as a precautionary measure," he told "The Star," "so as to prevent it falling into the hands of the Japanese."
{Three men who found 1,600 Chinese dollars which had fallen from broken ibexes of a previous shipment at the Royal Mint-street Refinery, were fined for stealing by finding at Thames court on Jan. 3.
William Henry Kinchou, 44, of James-place, Stepney, and William Foster, 44, of Beachcroft-buildings, Brook-street, Stepney, were fined £5 each, and Mark van Praag, 39, of Eric-street, Stepney, was fined £10.
It was stated that the coins were worth 1s. 3%d. each, but had been withdrawn from currency, and were not legal tender in the country.
They were intended to be melted down, and refined. Mr. Clam said there were 5,000 coins.
Owing to the large quantities, an overflowing dump was made in the refinery, and to this the workmen had access,
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