GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 15, 18 June 1913, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

JAPANESE FINANCE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Tokio, June 16. The Government has dismissed 5000 officials. It has effected a saving of £6,500,000, including £1,500,000 estimated increase of revenue. Economies in tho War Office total £1,000,000, and in the navy £500,000. EARTHQUAKES IN BULGARIA. Belgrade, June 16. There have been several earthquake shocks at Tirnova, and subterranean rumblings have continued throughout the day, causing a great panic The churches and other buildings are badly damaged, and many houses are uninhabitable. A number of deaths have been due to falling masonry. Most of the bakeries have been destroyed, and bread is obtained from the neighboring villages. AFTER MANY YEARS. Rome, June 16. King Emmanuel has released the Sicilian brigand chief, Guiseppe Terrara, who has been imprisoned at Ancona for half a century. FRANCE AND GERMANY. Paris, June 16. M. Etienne, Minister of War, in a speech at Rennes, declared that Germany's sudden army increase indicated that she had designs on France.' It would lie necessary to adopt three years' service ii Frenchmen did not want to become Germany's vassals and satellites. FRANCE'S VITALITY. Paris, June 16. The vital statistics for 1912 are as follows:—Births 745,000, deaths '690,000. COMMONWEALTH SAVINGS BANK. London, June 16. The Commonwealth Savings Bank Department was inaugurated to-day by Sir George Reid, who explained its advantages to emigrants, who would be enabled to deposit money which would earn for them three per cent, while they were at sea. Then they could have it transmitted to Australia free of charge.