THE OVERSEA FORCES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1922, 3 December 1913, Page 7

THE OVERSEA FORCES.

INSPECTOR-GENERALSHIP. TO BE A33OLISIIED. By Telegraph-Press Association—CopSTichti (lice. December 2, 10.40 p.m.) Lonetahj December 2. Tho _ "Daily Hail" states thai, tlio post of Imspcetor-Gcucral of the. Oversea Forces will shortly ho abolished, effecting a saving of £10,000 annually. It is considered that this duty could ba equally well performed by an officer, recommended' by tho Chief of tlio liny perial General Staff. BRITISH TERRITORIALS. London, December 2. Sir lan Hamilton (Inspector-GencraT of tho Oversea Forces), speaking at Edinburgh, matlo a. vigorous reply to' critics of the British Territorial forces. ! He eulogised the defence forces of tlio j Dominions, which ho described as "vigorous'offshoots" of our own voluntary system." He praised tho patriotism of tho newspapers of tlio Dominions in this connection, and denounced tho English progs, which was finding; it easy, and pleasant to find, fault With the*. British Territorials. Ho emphasised tlio po-iii-b that tho' Navy must always bo iu tho first posi-; lion, and this position would scow bo> : jeopardised by a. compulsory Army, Sir Tail Hamilton was (lie- first—and -pre-. fwit— Inspector-General of the Imperial Forces, and has just, concluded his in-' spection of (he Canadian Militia. He will inspect the Ajidrnluyn. mid Nov Zealand 1 forces next autumn. A. future appoint-! meat: to, tho command of ths Ariayitt' India, has 1«h riinionred. !'.'•