CANADA’S DEFENCE.
INCREASING MILITIA* FORCE. By Telegraph —Press Association —Copyright Received 9,22 p.m., June 13. Ottawa, June 13. Sir Frederick Borden, in the Dominion House, declared that the militja was increasing yearly. It was larger to-day than ever it had been since the Fenian raid of 1870. There would be no difficulty in recruiting a permanent force. Canadians were tho best paid in the world, receiving 15 dollars a month, and a substantial increase after the first year’s service.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1480, 14 June 1905, Page 2
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79CANADA’S DEFENCE. Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1480, 14 June 1905, Page 2
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