... WHAT THE GOLD STANDARD MEANS. The following brief explanation of the work: ing of the gold standard appeared in Mon day's '* News-Chronicle '— In the world of commerce different forms of currency ure adopted in each conntry such as pounds, dollars, francs ...

... bemng the operation of sub-section 2 of section 1 of the Gold Standard Act of 1925, which requires the Bank to sell gold at » fixed price” —in other words, the country bad gone off the gold standard Though such a step was not enrely unlooked for by eeunomists ...