London vid Bombay, 16th May.
The Budget for 1905 submitted to the Austro-Hungarian delegations involves as exceptional military expenditure an extraordinary credit for the Army of £3,500,000 sterling, including £2,000,000 for field guns. 'The total required for the Navy is £5,000,000, extending over several Years, and' including large extraor-mary credits for arming the ships now in construction and for building torpedo-boats.—Reuter.
Late:
Lhese enormous demands for ex: traordinary naval and military expenditure have caused amazement and anxiety at Vienna, The newspapers decline to believe there is sufficient ground to impose such a burden on Austria-Hungary.—Reuter.
London, 16th May.
An Austrinn communique declares that the requirements of the budget are not excessive. It is more necessary for Austria to be in the forefront in the matter of preparedness than many States. The war in Asia shows the value of readiness.
"The speech from the Throne to the delegations alludes to the favour-uble prospect in the Balkans. Tt expresses hopes that the murderous war in the Far East may be limited as much as possible both in time and space and refers to the special requirements of national defence.—Exclusive service.
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