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Show FRANCE PLANS TO FORCE JT 00E0 Hoarders Are Holding Back Coin, Estimated at Four Billion Francs. PARIS. March 16. 5:05 a. m. A bill to demonetise existing French gold coinage has been introduced in the chamber of deputies by Deputies Lo-noir, Lo-noir, Bouffandeau and Eymond The purpose is to force boarders to bring out gold estimated at four billion francs which Is still being kept-In hiding hid-ing in spite of patriotic appeals to the owners to exchange it for notes. The bill provides for tho issue of a nev, design, which, alone, will have currency curren-cy after tho war. Special arrange ments would be made In the case of French gold held abroad. |