... Gold Standard Abandoned. Historic Debate in Parliament. Chancellor Explains the Situation And Urges Public Coolness. Your Money is Perfectly Safe.” In the House of Commons yesterday the announcement by the Prime Minister participated they were adding ...

... introduce a Bill to suspend the operation of Section 1 (Sub-Section 8) of the Gold Standard Act, 1985, and for other purposes connected therewith. In addition to suspending the gold standard it indemnifies the Bank of England for having yesterday acted in advance ...

... BILL RECEIVES ROYAL ASSENT The House of Lords was specially summoned by the Lord Chancellor yesterday, and debated the Gold Standard A mem ■ ment Bill at the same time as the was being debated in the Commons. This was made possible the leader of ihc Housed ...

... advisers, has decided that the Stock Exchange shall not be opened to-day in consequence ot the temporary suspension of the gold standard by Great Britain. SOUTH AFRICA. Johannesburg, Monday.—lt hag been derided to close the Johannesburg Stock Exchange to-day ...

... PROSPECT The Press Association lobby dent states that not a word of criticisiii the Government’s action in suspending the gold standard was heard in the tary lobbies yesterday, nor was there evidence of pessimism. The general ing is that a period of grave ...

... temporary suspension of the gold standard. GERMANY. Berlin, Monday.—The Stock Exchanges and Metal Exchange* of Oermnay were closed to-day in consequence of the British Government's decision temporarily to suspend the gold standard. ...

... Pariiameat Bill suspending the obligation imposed on the Bank England the Gold Standard Act to sell gold bullion fixed pries. It means that we arc—for the presentoff the gold standard,and no one who has the most superficial knowledge of the history and traditions ...

... in his statement in Parliament last night dealing with the Government’s momentous decision to temporarily suspend the gold standard, the crisis which the Ministry strove to avert has broken on our heads.” The effect ban had a remarkable repercussion ...

... Temporary Suspension. British Cabinet’s Decision. Manifesto Nations of the World. ha* decided temporarily 10 suspend the gold standard. The decision was reached at a Cabinet meeting on Sunday night and announced in the following tenna:— His Majesty's Government ...

... connection with the suspension of the gold standard. It is understood that there wiU be no attempt made fay the Government to to extremes in using the powers they possess under sub-sectioa three of the Gold Standard Act. is not meant to be put rigidly into ...

... messages from all parts of the world indicate that Monday’ note of anxiety over Great Britain’ temporary abandonment of the gold standard has given place to messages of cheer and ance for the future. Washington to-dav regards Britain’s action likely to improve ...

... THE POUND. The situation created the slump in sterling and the dramatic announcement that Great Britain had gone off the gold standard, was the subject serious consideration the Free Executive Council Monday at Government Buildings. presided ai the meeting ...