KITCHENER ON JAPAN.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 804, 29 April 1910, Page 5

KITCHENER ON JAPAN.

NO.TIMETO GO TO-CANADA. Br SMesraph—Press Association—Oopyrieht ".'.-;:: ; : .'' London, "April 27. . Field-Marshal ..Lord Kitchener . has Bmyed. ; at Southampton.. -He' was-given • an'enthusiastic reception.' ' v;-. •Interviewed, "'-. he; said he had -travelled through. Australia, and New -Zealand with ■ &o\ greatest,:possible 'interest He had teen highly.impressed. /The people had shown the<greatest.-keenness- in putting defence'i ! on; a- more. satisfactory' : footing. ,• No.: doubt 'they intended to ■: make great improvements/ :He regretted'he had not time'to'...visit; Canada, but it would have been, a poor compliment, to. hurry through ; Hie :Dominion., , ■. -.-/ ;-,"-. '.',. ;>:■'• . •■■■; Lord, Kitchener, said .he, had : been much 'impressed by-the.Efficiency of: the .Japanese army and the activity-and-energy' in »11 /departments," of Japanese-life. /.COST/OF-DEFENCE SCHEME. ; ' ;i;HE: peeiod; w te^ningV;':V -r-.:V(R : ec:<April;2B, : .tl.3o p.m.) •" ■;--..':;, -'-■- i-ondon;.April:2B.;o ■Sir Francis Khollys '(representing King Edward); Lord, Roberts,. Sir George Reid, ,«nd others -welcomed /Lord/Kitchener on his arrival' at the, Waterloo; station: . Lord Kitchener,, on :being'-interviewed, «aid -he was very; pleased "with- what he , saV: .in Australia / and.' Nelr .Zealand. ' A>;ked if ho thought,the.period.of training under the Defence Act. sufficient, he replied: "I do .not think you must'eris;-; examine me on that point. I can only. .Bay.' .as,- iii my memorandum to. the. Aus- : tralian Government, that;there is;splendid, material, of which to, make an army.'' Asked whether exception was taken regarding;the cost of-his scheme.'herepliedV "No. It. is" surely- not a large sum: A : prosperous country like Australia-will find that she can bear,that.very-well."-.■'»,■■ ■ [Dealing, with the reported -refusal of Lord Kitchener, to take 'up the; Mediterranean command,- tho "Times of; India" lays: "If anyone-thinks:for/a moment, the idea, of Lord Kitchener rusticating ,at Malta,,;filling.'iri.ihis :time-;with petty Inspections, is ludicrous. He; has much bigger ends.'in' view..-'We -hold to' our opinion; that, ho will-be thefirst.Chief of the ! Imperial General Staff, and his success, in Australia' shows. how well qualified; he is to' fill-that post. 'His' name is-also being' vigorously canvassed for a far more .exalted office undertho. Crown, for- which his qualifications .are less evident.>-' But -whatever he does, lie:'will not .waste his time -in a second-rate ornamental .office, like that, in the'Meditertaneon."] ■;