THE OVERSEA FORCES.
; SIR lAN. HAMILTON ARRIVES. HIS MISSION. .By Tcleera.ph—Press AESociatioa— Copyright (Eco. February 3, 8.15' p.m.) Fremantle, Fobruvy 3. General Sir lan Hamilton, Inspector of the Overseas Forces, arrived by the Otranto. Ho is staying two months in Australia to roporfc on the state of tho' forces. Subsequently be is visiting Tasmania and Now Zealand.
, THE AUSTRALIAN VOTER. BIG POWER WITH THE ENGLISH LEGISLATORS. l (Rec. Februry 3, 9.2 p.m.) I Fremantlo, February 3. , Sir lan Hamilton, in the .course of an interview, said that tho growth of Imperial sentiment in England was extraordinary. The Australian voter was a bigger power in the eyes of tho English legislators than the English voter. "It is a positive fact," he said, "you are the apple .of their eyes. 1 think one of the effects of my present tour will bo that the equipment of tho armius of tho Overseas Dominions will 'bo standardised, and tho drill made much the, same everywhere. Since my appointment as Inspector of the Oversea Forces three and a half years ago, I havo inspected nearly every garrison in the Dominions, and also the forces in Africa and Canada. I hope the iustraliau Minister of Defence is satisfied that he is receiving good valuo for good money, for mine will be a true report." ' . '
Sir lan Hamilton declined to say how Australia's compulsory system was regarded in England.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1975, 4 February 1914, Page 7
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232THE OVERSEA FORCES. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1975, 4 February 1914, Page 7
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