Berlin, September 18.
The Dutch budget for the year 1908 shows an income of F. 183,000,000 and expenses of F. 194,000,000. In order to cover the estimated deficit of F. 11,000,000 the Government does not consider it necessary, for the time bei to increase the taxes, as the definite accounts for 1907 are apparently getting very favourable.
Queen Withelmins of Holland, when opening the States-General with a speech from the Throne announced that it was intended to drain dry part of the Zuider Zee, to increase the coast forts, to revise the maritime law and the law governing the proceedings in the courts and to extend the right of election, The German Emperor, who is at present hunting in the Schortheide, will go within the next few days to Posen, to direct manures on the plan of besieging a large fortress. He will then yo by Konigsberg to Memel, ment of Queen Luise of in will be unveiled. Later
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