... to check any excessive fall in the pound. BEST-BALANCED BUDGET. Mr. Snowden said that under the Gold Standard Act of 1925, which put Britain the gold standard after it had been, suspended from about the beginning of the war, the Bank of England was bound ...

... GOLD BILL CHANCELLORS SPEECH IN COMMONS ——! WE MUST PROTECT OURSELVES Gold Standard Suspension Bill, which implements the derision taken by the Government to suspend the gold standard for si:: months, passed through all its stages in Parliament last night ...

... PALL MALL WRITES FROM LONDON I DON'S reception of news -J dropping of tlio gold standard wa» heartening in extreme. It was the universal topic of conversation, and inevitable subject of wit for such irrepressible humorists the 'bus conductors, but I met ...

... will be closed again today. The first day under new conditions passed without untoward incident. The Bill to suspend the Gold Standard received tlie Royal Assent last night. Mr Snowden made a long speech in the Commons, The trial for alleged false pretences ...

... CALL FOR COURAGE. TUESDAY, SEPTExMBER 22, 1931. The passing as an emergency measure of the Gold Standard Suspension Act will relieve the anxious situation caused by the heavy withdrawals of gold from the Bank of England. Its immediate effect will be to ...

... Government would spare effort bring about something the nature concerted action among the different, nations the question the gold standard. was impossible for the world to go as it was doing. If currency was to based gold, it was obvious that some kind remedy ...

... the community alike. ARTHUR BARKER, 13, Heuleaze Park Drive, Bristol. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THE GOLD STANDARD. Sir,—The propo-al to suspend the Gold Standard lor a period of six months must surely gladden the hearts of those who, like Messrs T. 13. Johnston ...

... there will be recovery which may conceivably lift London back to the gold standard before the New Year. In some quarters, however, there is tendency welcome the move from the gold standard and it probable that the Government will endeavour to stabilize at ...

... done, but to-day there was different spirit abroad. The feeling gene-ally was one of relief that the suspension of the gold standard had not brought about crash in sterling, and a business was encouraged. The Stock Exchange Committee met early. They had ...

... BANKERS BLAMED LORD MARLEY EVOKES PROTEST LORDS The House of Lords met yesterday readiness to receive the Gold Standard 'Suspension) Bill from the Commons. The Marquess of Reading, leader of House, answering Lord Parmoor, said it was imperative that the ...

... SOLEMNITY IN THE COMMONS. At any rate, few found any cause for complaint in the course of the debate on the Bill by which the Gold Standard is suspended, and the Treasury is authorised to make orders ,: in relation to the exchanges and otherwise which it considers ...

... BRITISH FAITH IN ITS CURRENCY STEADY AS A ROCK Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for India, made an important statement gold standard yesterday. Addressing tho Indian Federal Structure Committee of Round Table Conference, Sir Samuel said There is question ...