THE GERMAN ESTIMATES.
<s* - THE RICH TO PAY. A BIG INCREASE.
!>■ TulcKra.jih. VvfHs AiwocinUun. t.'o]).\- njrln. Berlin, Tuesday.
The North German Gazette hhvh that it is smni-ofiieially announced that it is intended to cover the initial cost of. tho military jncro/isos by a single levy on rich men if the Reichstag approves. This "fortune tax" would obviate tho necessity for a loan. The Government urges that tho tax should he passed before WhitmuiLide.
Of fifty million sterling to hn upon!; in four years cloven million will be recurring unci woven and :\ half rr.ilHonß will ho spent in now harrackn on tho east const. Tho Government proposes to abolish tho royal families" exemption from taxation. Tho KaiHor, at Wilhelnißhavon, witnessed tho launch of tho super-Dread-nought Koenig. He declared that such battleships were tho greatest need at the prosont .serious hour.
WAVE OF PATRIOTISM IN FRANCE. Paris, Tuesday. A remarkable wave of patriotism is spreading over Franco. The press and public have accepted tho necessity for three years" service and any whoso time expired are volunteering for new service, especially among the cavalrymen.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 547, 5 March 1913, Page 5
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