... system we are now in the position to consider the characteristics of a gold standard monetary system. There are various THE GOLD types of gold standards, STANDARD, and a gold standard does not necessarily involve the use of gold as a medium of exchange ...

... GOLD STANDARD SUSPENSION Commerce President's Confidence More Intelligent Control Sir William Clare Lees, president of the Association of British Chambers Co'»- merce, at their annual meeting at to-day, said: We approve the action of the Government ...

... THE GOLD STANDARD ACT The section of the Gold Standard Act referred to the Downing Street statements provides that— The Bank of England shall be bound to' sell to any person who makes a demand in that behalf at the head office of the hank and pays the ...

... SOUTH AFRICA AND GOLD STANDARD Depletion of Reserves of Sterling Capetown. Owing to the paralysis in business there has been a remarkable revulsion of feeling against the gold satndard. Many who previously supported the Government are now saying that ...

... DENMARK SUSPENDS GOLD STANDARD Copenhagen, Tuesday. A Bill suspending the gold standard until November was passed by the Danish Parliament to-day. The Bill comes into force as from to-day. At the same time the Government is reducing the gold cover for ...

... AUSTRALIA OFF GOLD STANDARD Snare and Delusion Says Treasurer Canberra, Tuesday. A Bill for the amendment of the Commonwealth Bank Act introduced the Government will enable it to abolish the statutory gold reserve maintained as backing for notes issued ...

... FINLAND OFF GOLD STANDARD Helsingfors, Monday. Finland has abandoned the cold standard and the discount rate has been raised to nine per oent. ...

... SWITZERLAND TO MAINTAIN GOLD STANDARD Berne, Fi° The gold standard and the parity of the Swiss gold franc must be maintained in view of the present economic position declared M. Musy, bead of the Financial Department, before the National Council, today ...

... EFFECTS OF GOLD STANDARD DECISION Home and foreign opinion APPROVE_CHANGE PEERS SUMMONED TO PASS - NEW BILL Government to Look Out For Profiteering enable the immediate passage through all its stages of Is the bill to suspend the gold standard the house ...

... S. AFRICA TO STAY ON GOLD STANDARD Capetown, Friday. Speaking in the Union Parliament to-day, Mr Havenga, the Financial Minister, stated that South Africa would remain on gold basis. This was the Government's policy. The Government was not prepared to ...

... My wife'i gone off the gold standard. How do you mean? Well, her hair was auburn, bui yesterday she came fcacfe from the hah' dresser's a platinum blonde. ...

... the suspension of -the gold standard in Great Britain the stook exchanges of Tokio and Na ,r ova were delayed in opening one hour to-day but the Osaka exchange was unaffected. As a result of the suspension of the Gold Standard Act Great Britain has been ...