29 AUGUST 1931, Page 3

The Stock Exchange The Committee of the Stock Exchange, in

view of the situation in the country, has decided to reopen the " House " on Saturdays from September 19th. The five-day week, adopted during the War, has been con- tinued by the stockbrokers, partly because American business cannot be transacted on Saturday mornings, owing to the difference of five hours between Greenwich time and New York time, partly, perhaps, out of con- sideration for the Jewish members. But the Committee evidently feels it desirable that the Stock Exchange should set an example by working a little harder. After all, if we all worked a little harder and expected a little less in return, the country would benefit greatly.