... The Gold Standard. Tha past week has seen remarkable happenings in this country of ours and, as usual, our people have risen to the occasion. We went oft the gold standard and the Stock Exchange closed for a couple of days. while the man of the house ...

... over last night's close, but within five minutes prices ' dropped 43 points on reports that Japan was go- j ing off the gold standard, causing heavy jelling ' by cotton firms with Japanese interests, and a decline in the rate of exchange for the £ sterling ...

... and Home Rails gathered renewed strength. In the Mining market' Rio Tintos rose to 18. SWITZERLAND TO MAINTAIN GOLD STANDARD. The gold standard and the parity of the Swiss gold franc must bo maintained in view of the present economic position, declared ...

... trade revival were upon us. and as if all our difficulties were solved by the simple week-end procedure of going off the Gold Standard. The pace seems too hot to last much longer, and those who wish to take hand might await the reaction which almost bound ...

... to spend their money in their own country. That is one of tho benefits which will come from the wise abandonment of the gold standard. It is estimated that something like £60,000,000 is spent British tourists in Franci every year. That money goes into French ...

... Govenunent averted the dangers of inflation which invariably attend an unbalanced Budget when u country has lifted the gold standard. The Association, having repeatedly called the attention oi successive Governments to the danger of excessive expenditure ...

... reduction of the unnecessarily high Bank Rate so os to help Industry means cheap credit. He argued that the suspension of the Gold Standard bad removed the case for a high Bank Rate which means less trade, less Industrial activity, more unemployment, and lower ...

... events, taking profits. It would be well if the loose talk and tlambuoyam ottltuds observed in many quarters regarding the Gold Standard were now to give place to more sooer reasoning It Is true that the depreciated pound acts in the broad sense as stimulus ...

... London. They knew from experience that an unbalanced Budget meant inflation and that this country might have to go off the Gold Standard. The flight from the pound had begun, and in the middle of August. last our gold reserves were almost. exhausted. The only ...

... in the inability man distribute and handle benefits which Providence has showered upon him. The plarin fact is that the gold standard has been so worked that adequate means of payment are not available throughout the world. All the gold has been centred ...