... :that gold standard the abandonment of which is to-day everywhere acclaimed as the wisest step taken for years. A Bad Rama Are we to support a Government because it tried so des;lrately to avoid doing one ht thing? True, it went off the gold standard at ...

... Stock Market Lingo TERMS THAT ARE IN EVERYDAY USE the last few days and particularly since the suspension of the gold standard men and women who previously seldom gave thought to high finance have been showing an unusual interest in the activities of ...

... Owing to a sudden demand for British industrial shares, much business was done. It was felt that the suspension of the gold standard would give a fillip to our export trade. The Exchange reopens to-day. Foreign travel for English people is to cost more ...

... SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT English travellers already on the Continent are not being so seriously hit by the passing of the gold standard as was at first imagined. The majority of those to whom the loss of Is. or 3s. in the £ would be alarming are travelling ...

... 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 ...

... applied as in this country. COAL EXPORTS TO FRANCE Discussing the question of the possible effects of the suspension of the gold standard on the coal exports to France, a Humber coal exporter expressed the opinion that the new regulation was likely to increase ...

... realities of the situation in which we find ourselves. It should be understood that the departure of sterling from the Gold Standard enormously complicates the task of the Government, multiplies a hundredfold the need to foresee as far as possible future ...

... Downing-street, and the respite affords an opportunity for politicians to observe the effects of the suspension of the gold standard. Although in more subdued key, the controversy between the advocates of an early election and those who take a contrary ...

... WHAT IT MEANS PEOPEE. . NOT SLIGHTEST CAUSE FOR ANXIETY—MR. P. SNO 1 * « . ! i- What must expect now that Britain off the gold standard Tito question was answered'by Mr. Chancellor the Exchequer, this broadcast last Monday night, when said:— 1 - *>. The pound ...

... of the sterling. MR. GANDHI ANNOYED. Indian Government’s Action Criticised. Mr. Gandhi referred to the question of the gold standard at yesterday’s meeting of the Federal Structure Committee of the Indian Round-Table Conference. He said that while every ...

... 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 ...

... INDUSTRIALS REVIVE BANK GOVERNOR HOME EXTRAORDINARY PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT INTERFERENCE That Britain’s departure from the gold standard has produced nothing in the nature a panic was demonstrated to-day when Stock Exchange re-opened Business as Usual appeared ...