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SERVICE AMID RUINS Collection At Knaptoft For City Infirmary

... floated in London. _ . . _ Mr. Wise also spoke in the debate on the new Gold Standard Bill. He said it was plain that if the cost of living was to be increased by going off the gold standard the whole case for putting up the cost of living by means of Protection ...

Published: Tuesday 22 September 1931
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 514 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WORLD'S MONEY MARKETS

... WORLD'S MONEY MARKETS The British Government's decision to suspend the gold standard still continues to have widespread repercussion in all the financial markets of the world. The resolution of the Governing Committee of the New York Stock Exchange requiring ...

Published: Tuesday 22 September 1931
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 72 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

I WORKERS ESCAPE LEICESTER FIRE BY 2O MINUTES

... I WORKERS ESCAPE LEICESTER FIRE BY 2O MINUTES GOLD STANDARD SUSPENSION , 0 0 1 ,44 4 ,j . • 4 , ..,, ~ Is 2r.; 7 ,,,,,„ 5e,_4_, 1 ' 7,7,7 f - 1•. .- A ~,,,;)° 74'vt , • *, * ll K ; ''' .. 7' • , . , , , ._ .. • fiti„,• i- .. , 400%._ • ...

Published: Tuesday 22 September 1931
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 288 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

QUESTION TO CHANCELLOR

... business and commerce. Having gone off the gold standard we had better stay off it and try to reconstruct the finance and trade of the world on a new basis. We should call a conference of the non-gold standard countries of the world, which included Austealia ...

Published: Tuesday 22 September 1931
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 192 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

CONFIDENT OUTLOOK IN THE WORLD MARKETS NO GREAT DEPRECI ATION OF THE POUND EXPECTED BY INTERNATIONAL BANKERS

... Laval to the United 1 States to negotiate a settlement of the grave problems weighing on the world. The suspension of the gold standard by Great Britain is generally regarded in a favourable light by the American 1 newspapers. The New York News congratulates ...

Published: Tuesday 22 September 1931
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 212 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Change Open Thursday?

... signed the following order:— The Lords Commissioners of His liniesty's Treasury. in pursuance of Section 1 (3) of the Gold Standard — Amendment Act, 1931, hereby order that until further notice purchases of foreign exchange or transfers of funds With ...

Published: Tuesday 22 September 1931
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 180 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

A BUSY STREET—but no work done. Crowds of stockbrokers and clerks hs side the Stock Exchange yesterday, ..

... no work done. Crowds of stockbrokers and clerks hs side the Stock Exchange yesterday, discussing the suspension of the gold standard as a result of which the Exchange was closed. London, .. - - . , • -- , r '. , • . . • ,g , ' -,--,.- • ' .. • , s .. ~ ...

Published: Tuesday 22 September 1931
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 201 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

Business As Usual WE can face the position with calmness. The ultimate resources of this country are great. This

... heavy for tie to bear. We have not failed. With the present men at our head to guide us, we are making a new world. The gold standard has had its day. The heavy weight of gold pressed down too solidly on the wheels of J progress. Now that the brake has ...

Published: Tuesday 22 September 1931
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 415 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Dorman Long 4/-, Staveley Coal 25/6, Tinto 16. Royal Dutch 12, Shells 11, Mexican Eagles 6s. 6d., Canadian ..

... . _ Arrivals from South Africa consisted of 250,000 sovereigns and £484,000 in bars, and in view of the fact that the gold standard has ceased to operate in this country considerable interest was taken in the price at which this consignment is likely ...

Published: Tuesday 22 September 1931
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 376 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

E SHOWS FIRMER TENDENCY BUSY KERB MARKET TO-DAY: FOREIGN TOURS DEARER BENEFITS TO TRADE

... afternoon a firmer tendency was shown. Quotations rose from 104 to 105.50. British trade will benefit by the suspension of the Gold Standard according to the view sent to the United States Department of Commerce by its attache in London. Stock Exchange will re-open ...

Published: Tuesday 22 September 1931
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 498 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

MAN ON BICYCLE

... THE MONEY QUESTION Senator Borah, at Spokane. Washington, who is well known as a bimettalist, asserted to-day that the gold standard had failed. In his opinion (says Reuter) if an International money conference was summoned the money question would be ...

Published: Wednesday 23 September 1931
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 278 | Page: 1 | Tags: none