DEFENCELESS
(Press. Assn.-
COMMONWEALTH PRESENTS MOST VULNERABLE TARGET relying on britain
-By Telegraph — Coprrlght).
Rec. Oct. 15, 5.5 p.m.Canberra, -Oct. 15. Colonel Harrison -(United Australia 4 Party), for merly Gommandant of the • Royal Military Gollege at Duntroon, speaking on the Budget estimates in the House of Representatives, emphasised the danger- of an inadequate defence force. , . IJe declared that Australia will not always be able to lean on.the British' Navy, and he described how easy.it would be for an invading force to enter the Commonwealth. The.Sirigapore base in its present state was actually a bait to fiyaw an -enemy. "We are living, defence-less, in this most distant outpost of the Empire, and among "other nations, We are fit only to hang our heads in shame at the way we are relying on their goodwill and. the support. of the- British Empire."
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 355, 17 October 1932, Page 5
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140DEFENCELESS Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 355, 17 October 1932, Page 5
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