THE ARMY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 49, 25 February 1903, Page 2

THE ARMY.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. .London, February 23. The Secretary for War, Mr JBrodriok, has issued a piper showing that two army corps are still unformed. Experiments in new cavalry methods are proceeding on Houoslow Heath, embracing Boer tactics and other lessons learned in the South African war, especially improved markmanship. Beceived 25, 0.45 a.m. London, February 24. Mr B. W. Beckett, M.P. for Whitby, moved an amendment to the ! Address-in-Reply tbat the Army system was unsuited to the needs of the Empire, and that expenditure was increasing without a proportionate strength of efficiency. Mr Brodrick made an effuctive reply, in which he slid that recruiticg was satisfactory, 51,000 biviDg joined in 1902. He added that in a few y.<av* the princple of delegation in tho ma! ter of control would I e the key to the army system. Though noar more exp-nsive, it would become, eventually, more economical to create reserves, re idfrifjg it possible ca have a minimum wrh the colours. He appealed to the House to allow the policy to have a trial. Sir Chailes Dilke oaid that expenditure on i ho Navy ought to be increased. Mr dtclar d the country was alarme 1 at tho incroising national expenditure,