AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE.
A CONCEITED MAJOR-GENERAL,
By telegraph, Presa 'km'n, Copyjlgh
Received 1.33 p.m., May 13. Sydney, May 13,
Major General French, who is returning to England after a visit hero, in tho couree of an interview referred to the intention of the Federal Government to appoint an Australian officer to succeed Major* General Finn when that officer’s time expires. He said that in his opinion tLore was no Australian fit for the position. It would be a political appointment, and he supposed some Bouth Aus» tralian waster would get it. The position was of the greatest importance fo far as tbe defines of Australia was concerned. No one man could fulfil the duties the present Inspector-General was called upon to perform. The outlook in dtfanoa matters wa3 very bad, which he attributed (o the ruthless cutting down of General Hutton's estimate?. The present military board was a farce. He considered the Federal Government should take immediate steps to establish a military college similar to the Canadian oolloge.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1748, 14 May 1906, Page 2
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