| Show BUY WATCHES TO GET GOLD Ingenious Scheme of Central Empires to Increase Their Supply of the Precious Metal It is an nn oddity of the tiLe world war wor that the Jewelry jo trade is flourishing A Secret secret secret se se- cret article In the Revue Suisse dEx of Geneva gives hes an Interesting Interesting Interest Interest- ing view of this situation and also suggests suggests suggests sug sug- a m method thod by which the c central empires undoubtedly have Increased their gold supply supply namely namely tho the importation I tation of gold jewelry to be melted Into Juto In Ju- to bullion In the course of the crisis provoked h 1 by the European war we pass from one surl surprise to another says the Revue The belll belligerent countries one after another another an nn- other have Imposed measures s forbIdding forbidding forbid forbId- ding thug the Importation of luxuries nUll anti In spite of all these dl difficulties ties 08 the orders particularly for gold watches of medium price are received in In- increasing numbers by our watchmakers watchmakers watch watch- makers while hUe those for fOl watches of high and low prices are few The Tho jewelry trade has passed through a prosperous period which is not yet et over In Tact fact It Is at Its height Everything went well so long longas as there were no abuses but the time came ame when jewel jewelry 1 especially heavy henvy gold chains without much workmanship workmanship workmanship workman workman- ship began to be exported to the Ori Ori- ent nigh High prices were paid for these articles Gold fine In Switzerland is valued at about a 0 kilo 22 pounds and in the Orient or at Vienna it is quoted at 2400 per kilo There Is therefore a considerable margin which allows a 11 large lorge profit to our manufacturers and their agents I also to forel foreign ll merchants These articles articles ar ar- tides however are not all destined for Turkey A great many of them find their way Into the central em em- pires rf M When steps were taken to check this trade numerous orders for watches with cheap movements In heavy gold cases came caine flowing Into the watch watch- making centers These orders were destined for Constantinople The scheme was perfectly apparent and find government authorities took prompt measures mN to put a stop to the proceed proceed- ing |
