Mr Fred. Catling, of West Kensington, who has the most remarkable collection of bank-notes in the world, has just bought the oldest known piece of paper money. It is printed in gold on mulberry bark, and was issued by Kubla Khan, the great Eastern trader, six hundred years ago. It used to be in the possession of the Emperors of China, and was, it is believed, stolen fro ma tomb durin gthe Boxer rebellion.. •’!•••• The State Forestry Department of New York State, planted 25,000,000 trees last year.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 110, 5 April 1930, Page 2
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