A BUDGET WITHOUT FIGURES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3115, 20 June 1917, Page 5

A BUDGET WITHOUT FIGURES

AUSTRIA HIDING THE WAR FINANCES. (Rec. June 19, 0.45 p.m.) ! > London ; June 18. In introducing the Austrian Budget, the Finance .Minister withheld the figures, on the grounds that the enormous deficit would create a painful impression. The extraordinary figureless Budget was coldly received.—The "Times." HUNGARIAN POLITICS. THE POLITICAL CENSORSHIP.' ■ (Rec. June 19, 8.15 p.m.) London, June 18. An official report from Budapest states that Count Esterhazy's Cabinet at its first meeting abolished the political cen-sorship—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BIG EXPLOSION NEAR VIENNA THREE MUNITION DEPOTS BLOWNHP. Berne, June IS. Vienna reports a formidable explosion at Steinl'eld, a suburb of Vienna. Three munition depots were blown up.—There are no details.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. - ' (Rec. .Tune 19, 6.« p.m.) Amsterdam, June 18. An official report from Vienna states that 100 people wore injured by the explosion.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GERMANY'S W,AR LOSSES AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT. Amsterdam, June 18. A German official message ; states: "The casualties reported during May totalled 110,956, of which number 19,00b' were deaths. The total casualties of the war are -1,356,760, of which 1,068,127 are deaths."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GREAT FOREST FIRE IN SWEDEN DAMAGE RONS INTO MILLIONS. (Rec. Juno 10, 9.20 p.tu,) Gothenburg, June 19. A fire which has destroyed great areas of woods in Western Sweden is raging on fourteen miles of front, and already has done damage amounting to millions. Soldiers are assisting thousands of civilians who are fighting to extinguish the fires.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.