... is not arrested tnere can be only one ultimate outcome which will be that the lest of the ■world will be forced off the gold standard. If that should happen France and America would be exposed to serious and unavoidable defaults. ...

... MANUFACTURERS' REPRESENTATIVES. GOLD STANDARD VERSUS FOREIGN GOODS MEANS, on the rate of Exchange. about 4/- in the Pound higher! prices on Foreign Goods and about 70 per cent. of Drapery Goods are Foreign Manufacture. Means much higher prices. Wool also ...

... was that a State which maintained the gold standard had in that very fact a guarantee against great inflation. The fact that it had been found necessary withdraw from the impregnable fortress of the gold standard only placed upon them a new obligation ...

... FIGSEN course night’s deb&te in Pnrlimment the question whether the balancing of the Budget and the abandonment of the gold standard are sufficient to restore financiial stability and public confidence without the imposition of tariffs constantly cropped ...

... the honesty ©f our national finances. The House of Commons also insisted by the same verdict that the departure from the gold standard makes the restoration of the balance of trade more ■urgent than ever. Currency depreciation will not itself work this miracle ...

... magistrate, announcing a ins of 101 against a motorist— That is without reference to the gold standard. Defending Solicitor—l understand that the gold standard does net egeo shillings ; • Niagistrebe--No. Thai is - sonde the in siniiinsai ...

... it evident to them, to most other politicians, that only unforeseen developments arising out of the suspension of the gold standard will prevent an early election. CONSERVATIVES CONFIDENT Decisions are expected to be taken immediately after the Prime ...

... IMPERIAL PREFERENCE. Going off the gold standard operated no doubt for the time being as block on foreign imports, but it was a perfectly indiscriminate block. It operated against food and raw materials just the same ns against articles of luxury, lie ...

... alter the enormous advantage of shareholders this country in the event of the Union of South Africa deciding to go off the gold standard, and it believed authoritative quarters that, despite statements to the contrary, that is not unlikely to happen. Meantime ...

... be considered a s additional profit, but the market is not now quite so optimistic. Although Great Britain is off the gold standard it will still have to redress its adverse balance abroad by shipping gold, and other ...

... Gold and Silver. Britain's suspension of the gold standard has been speedily followed by a revival of the movement for the remonetisation of silver. This policy had many distinguished supporters, including the late Lord Balfour, in the last quarter of ...

... United Kingdom per cent, bonds opened at 99. Italy.—An authoritative statement that Italy does not intend to go off the gold standard is reported to have been recently sent the Italian Government and the Governor of the Bank of Italy to all eir representatives ...