... evident to them, as to most other politicians, that only unforeseen developments arising out of the suspension of the gold standard will prevent an early election. Decisions are expected to be taken immediately after the Prime Minister’s return from his ...

... decline over last night's close, but within five minutes prices dropped points on reports that Japan was going off the gold standard, causing heavy selling cotton firms with Japanese interests, and a decline in the rate of exchange for the pound sterling ...

... MONTROSE. WHY BRITAIN WENT OFF GOLD STANDARD. S. AND FRENCH CREDITS KF.FISED. Britain*'- to suspend the standard met with almost universal approval on Monday. From the capitals of the world came ahtn*- dant tokens their confiden(*e in the soundness our ...

... wa« issued yesterday follows: — The Lords Commissidners of His Majesty's Treasury in pursuance of section 1 (3) of the Gold Standard Amendment Act, 1931, hereby order that until further notice purchase foreign exchange or transfers of funds with the object ...

... occurred on the world markets. They are still readjusting themselves to the situation created by Britain's abandonment of the gold standard. French Industries Alarmed It is regarded as highly satisfactory that yesterday's Stock Exchange activity has shown no ...

... particularly noteworthy in shows the position of tho Central Institution for the first time following the suspension of the gold standard. Very considerable changes are disclosed in the main items, and feature* is shrinkage in the resdrve of nearly £3.000,000 ...

... everything else its existence and work have already been justified the fact that before the pound was allowed go off the gold standard preparations had been designed to protect the country from panic and to maintain the confidence reposed it abroad. After ...

... Reassurance. I T will not be straining a metaphor unduly to say that the intimation of the proposed suspension of the gold standard fell like a bomb in the night time. People were more painfully startled on Monday morning than at any other time in the ...

... 1 get a general election are most willing to give up the prospect of sC ing it. g They argue that since we are vV the gold standard it does not matter , longer what foreign countries think * us and that they can indulge hankering for good old-fashioned ...

... man to marry only one wife, and this was called monotony. What most schoolboys would like se« abolished is the good gold standard. ** * * What the modern girl coming asks a writer. Slowly, but surely, to middle age. ♦* * is said that an elephant ...

... great profit and power. Thus they explain the last refusal of America of the advance of second loan to keep Britain the gold standard. Those who believe the existence of this plan will find confirmation of their idea in the very curious item of news in ...

... ot foreign exchange is follows:— The Lord Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury in pursuance of section 1 (3) of the Gold Standard Amendment Act, 1931, hereby order that until further notice purchase of foreign exchange or transfers of funds with the ...