... system we are now in the position to consider the characteristics of a gold standard monetary system. There are various THE GOLD types of gold standards, STANDARD, and a gold standard does not necessarily involve the use of gold as a medium of exchange ...

... GOLD STANDARD SUSPENSION Commerce President's Confidence More Intelligent Control Sir William Clare Lees, president of the Association of British Chambers Co'»- merce, at their annual meeting at to-day, said: We approve the action of the Government ...

... ARGENTINA AND GOLD STANDARD. Buenos Ayres, Thursday. The President has decided to submit a Bill to Congress providing for the conversion of Argentina paper money and establishing gold piastre, equivalent five francs l , as the sole unit of currency.— ...

... CHINA AND THE GOLD STANDARD. ,l - London isa tbe The Central , e r# tained in a Wall r , 31 that China has standard in place c ' f , arc] no, accepted. V> $ manager the - aV e K ,t,f Banking Corpora*'? -tin? 'v ...

... THE GOLD STANDARD ACT The section of the Gold Standard Act referred to the Downing Street statements provides that— The Bank of England shall be bound to' sell to any person who makes a demand in that behalf at the head office of the hank and pays the ...

... revert the gold standard at theoarliest possible moment. '* I am not position to make a more definite statement at present. Sir Frederick Wise —May I ask the Chancellor if will consult with tho Dominions before he considers reverting to gold standard ? Mt ...

... ———— GOLD STANDARD IN JAPAN (via San Francisco), October 18.— It has been decided to appoint a Monetary Inves- tigation Committee to consider the question of adopting a gold standard in 1 Japan. ...

... LURE OF GOLD STANDARD. TRADE SACRIFICED IN THE PURSUIT. Mr Reginald M'Kenna Sounds a Warning. A warning that it may be dangerous to return too speedily to the gold standard of currency in this country was given by Reginald M'Kenna, chairman of the Midland ...

... PRANCE AND GOLD STANDARD Paris, Friday. Persistent rumours current in New York that France was considering going off the gold standard have been emphatically domed M. Georges Bonnet, the Minister of Finance. They are. he stated, entirely without foundation ...

... the # gold standard. It is rather difficult, apparently, to get an idea into some people's heads, because we have repeatedly stated, and I state it again now, that we cannot go back the gold standard until we can be satisfied that the gold standard will ...

... SOUTH AFRICA AND GOLD STANDARD Depletion of Reserves of Sterling Capetown. Owing to the paralysis in business there has been a remarkable revulsion of feeling against the gold satndard. Many who previously supported the Government are now saying that ...

... DENMARK SUSPENDS GOLD STANDARD Copenhagen, Tuesday. A Bill suspending the gold standard until November was passed by the Danish Parliament to-day. The Bill comes into force as from to-day. At the same time the Government is reducing the gold cover for ...