A Question Not of Advisability Murder of a Merchant and At-
But of Time: Europe on tempted Kidnapping of the an Agreed Basis Mumtaz Begum London, March 26.
Bombay, Mar. 26, In what he called a. speculative examination of the gold exchange question, Sir Laming Worthington Evans (the Secretary of State for War), ata Ienekeon at the Constitutional Club to-day, said that the question was: "When shall we return to the gold standard rather than, "Shall we do so?"
There were vast crowds outside the Court of the Chief Magistrate of bay Presidency at the the trial of the nine age used of conspiring to kidnap Mumtaz Begum, of attempt ing to kidnap her on January 12 fof murdering a merchant named Bawla, of attempting—to munter 'The' speaker emphasized that Britain could not return to the} Jeold standard till (1) there was, fenovgh gold for the world's needs (2) and Britain was in a position to command the use of a share of the total which would be sufficient for her requirements, Replying to a que:
Lieutenant Seagert and Mr. Matthews and of grievously Mumtaz Begum. The nin fare all from Tore, They' include shafi Ahmed, described ax Risalda: fof the fndore Mounted Police: Sham= kao Dighe, Captain of the Indore ree: Karamat Khan, Ser:
the Indore Imperial cers; and Anandrao Phaunse, Ad-jurant-General of the Indore State forees, The 10th accused, whs turned King's evidence, was Bawla's d the Genoa Con ference had advised that this must be a sold basis,
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