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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXII, Issue 15704, 25 August 1911, Page 5

11l the British Crown colonv of Hong Kong a coin is in circulation known as the “mil.” This is a tiny copper coin with a hole in tho centre, intended to take tho place of the Chinese “ cash,” which is one fifty-third of a penny, and is in general use among tho coolies in tho colony. Tho mi! is ono-tenth part of a cent, one* thousandth part of a dollar, and ns tho silver dollar in use in Hong Kong is worth about Is 7d, it follows that tho mil is in reality worth about one fiftythird of a penny. This, therefore^