A NAVAL BASE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 709, 7 January 1910, Page 5

A NAVAL BASE.

THE PERMANENT LMPORTNACB OF SYDNEY. i/ i, KITCHENER ON DEFENCE. By Telcsraph-Prosa Association-OonyriEht Sydney, January 6. The banquet at the Town Hall last night m honour of Lord Kitchener nas a brilliant function. The principal speakers were tho Minister for Defence (Mr. J. Cook) and Sir George Reid, the newlyappointed High ;>..Commissioner.- for -the Commonwealth..;:^;,;,>;<:V• ■;:':'■;':;'".:•. ?; :-.'; -M,

■; In}, his ..speech. .Mr. 'Cookvsaid.'the. ".object :of; : : Lord; Eitohener's ■ visit was ) . -to, fo'nnulate a'..scheme.;of defencer'.to enable ;Australi^;tb;;bold.;the ; continent;: for. 'themselves,'•'and- ; for the Empire.;' Her paid■ a -compliment to Lord: Kitchener's'diplomaoy,'; whibh.ihad prevented;as much war .as;he ; had 'successfully,;. undertaken \-in defence Empire.:; ■ ;'::;> : - ;-::.-'."

?;';Lbr4i Kitoheher, :iri. a'.brief .reply; said : hi':had:: been-'struck ;by -Sydney's.. mag-' nrficeht, harbour, andiits value as a naval baseiin'. time' of ;war.':ltwas l on: the Navy !that ..wevmustjrely 'in: :the -first .instance' to-frustrate : the; designs' 0f... tho'enemy-, on isolated portions "of territory, and to keep' open'communication: with;other■ parts of .the .world.;.; }',;'■ ;'-;';,>:--'.-"-.-.-...-; ; , : ; '[/'}' ■~ '-'■:.-: ■■'■'.'■-'

v I V' r Wateyw.,'ph'angea';''-'.may';.:'o«n'r,^''' r -sMd 'the'.; FieM-Marshal,;"Sydney;; will ■remain/a', naval,base;of, theSrstvimp'orti made; safe from .attack. .'Complete secur-; -'ityis;:only;obtainable .byXefficient; fixed .defences,.' supported. '. by a: mobile 'and /em:-" oient-land'force.'.',/ ;.,-. -;:;.■:;;>.:■:'. "Mir:--':'-

;. ;; It entirely ; fortunate,:; added 'his Lordship; that; the ;hafniral features, of the; country .round; Sydney, would greatly facilitate';'the; steps: that' had .'to. be .taken' for effective defence.of the-harbour.- ■}:'■■■'■'■

A REQUEST TO CHILE. WISH TO SEE THE TKANS-itNDINE RAILWAY. (Eec. January 7, 0.30 a.m.) Sydney, January 6. Lord Kitchenor, while at Newcastle, informed tho Consul foi Chile that ho would like to visit that ,countiy to see the trans-Andine Eailway,' and uishedto know ~if the Chilian Government would send a warship to Tahiti to meet him. The Consul undertook to ascertain if the Chilian Government would do so.

-.: Lord" Kiteliener. expects .'to .finish V his tour 'of iNew.: Zealand, on March' 2,' and thence ..to proceed' via.' Honolulu to ■Tahiti. ; ':'-V':,-';,.■':;:.: :; v ' ; :Y-'-; .;;:,.■,'.:■'

A\ COMPREHENSIVE "INSPECTION: .;>;:; 'January .7, 1.5 a.m.) ' ':'■-_. /.';':::' ''.".:' .Sydney;, January .. 6. '; ■;.Lord Kitchener .visited the; Liverpool camp, .where ..nearly.SOOO.'men. of various'. arms were'.: under canvas. He spent the day, on horseback in a .comprehensive in-' spection'--of •'the ; troops, ' watching the manoeuvres of 'the attacking and the defending 'columns. ~ ; ' ...-.-' ■:." ' •■' : \

•I NEW ; ZEALAND-ITINERARY. ..: The- following" cablegram has ;been'.' received by his Excellency the.'■'; Governor from Lord Kitchener:—''l .propose the following, 'itinerary for- Now, Zealand:— Leave Melbourne in H.M.S. Encounter on February. 12; arrive at'the Bluff on flfth, thence .by ;rail;to-: Dunedih: same dny. : Leave Duhedin February'2l'. for Christohurch, arriving there same day. Leave Christchurch on the evening'of. the 23rd,: and. arrive dt ; Wellington , following morning. Leave Wellington on the 28th for Auckland, and arnvo on March ,1, uiy official visit to the Dominion ending there about March 3.—Kitchener,. Brisbane." . '■:'.'.'.■■'.''■■.■■"

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