... of our return to the gold standard, and related the various world causes of the crisis which are commonly agreed. But he did uot tell us in Lincoln, nor did he tell the House of Commons how, if had not returned to the gold standard England could have remained ...

... financiers, and they knew better than anybody that the only way to meet their immediate requirements and to remain on the gold standard, was to take a slice off the dole. It would, perhaps, be inaccurate to call this dictation. But one does not usually associate ...

... th no opportunity of obtaining and acting on advance infoimation. Tlte news of the suspension of the operation of the gold standard was less of a shock to well-informed financial circles than the country at large, for deductions had been drawn from the ...

... urt to-day. Naturally there was considerable discussion regal ding the latest action by the Government concerning the gold standard, and favourable view was generally taken, although no definite opinion was expressed in regard to giltedged securities ...

... function for a short time on the blood and starvation and tears of tlie working class. Deferring to the suspension of the gold standard Mr. Monaghan said: “Let us not get excited. might say something to which the hireling Press might take exception and some ...

... should be released and re-distributed or general departure from the gold standard will cause prices to rise an economic level. The immediate effect of the suspension of the gold standard in | this country will be to case the strain on London caused by the ...

... action will have no direct repercussions there. Nothing for years has caused such sensation in France as the suspension of gold standard by Great Britain. The French attitude undoubtedly is that the franc stands hy the pound.' When M Fhtndin, Finance Minister ...

... practically AT A STANDSTILL TO-DAY WHILE THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT WAS PASSING THROUGH ALL ITS STAGES A BILL TO SUS' PEND THE GOLD STANDARD. FOR THIS PURPOSE THE HOUSE OF LORDS had BEEN SPECIALLY SUMMONED. Shortly after the House of Commons resumed this afternoon ...

... ATE NEWS Telephone Lincoln 1160 STOCK It is officially announced that ti London Stock Exchange win . closed 10-morrow. GOLD STANDARD Bill in COMMONS. Mr. Snowden said; The fact th • the National Government , been able to command Uni; House of Commons has ...

... your face or your clothes with it, neither can you drink it“ Britain off the gold standard.” History of the gold crisis.”— No more gold to be sent abroad ” —“What the gold standard means.” From newspaper headlines of this nature, we—the public—have gathered ...

... FROM LONDON [From our own Correspondent.) T ONDON’S reception of the news of the dropping of the gold standard » a , heartening the extreme. It was the universal topic of conversation, and inevitable subject of wit for such irreprcssible humorists us ...

... relief suspension of the gold standard l 'l not brought about crash in ster- (i as a consequence business was Arrivals from South Africa consisted of 250,000 sovereigns and £494.000 in bars, and in view of the fact that the gold standard has ceased to operate ...