NATIONS’ EXPENDITURE
german army bill involves ANOTHER £10,000,000. rjy Telefrraph—PrecM Association—Oopyrieln BERLIN, February 27. Some authorities estimate that the new Army Bill will involve another ten millions sterling. ' The press foreshadow difficulties in the Reichstag over the Bill. Imperial and Prussian loans aggregating twenty million sterling are pending. They will be chiefly expended on railway construction*
The military expenditure of the German Empire, entered in the Budget for 1911-12 amounted to ordinary, and XI.IM,SOO extraordinary; total, J640,814,500. This is exclusive of expenditure on colonial troops. A £20,000,000 BILL IN FRANCE. PARIS, February 27. The has introduced into the chamber a, twenty million sterling Defence Bill. BELGIAN BILL DOUBLES ARMY STRENGTH. BRUSSELS, February 27. The Army Bill doubles the strength by 1918 to 360,000. ITALY SPENDS £500,000. ROME, February 27. Italy is spending half a million sterling on dirigibles and hydro-aero-planes. PARSEVAL AIRSHIP FOR ADMIRALTY. LONDON, February 27. The Farsevai airship for the Admiralty is nearly ready.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8367, 1 March 1913, Page 5
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