BRITAIN'S SHIELDING ARM.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 49, 17 February 1908, Page 2

BRITAIN'S SHIELDING ARM.

y. ) CAN ADA'Sjij 1L VAXIUX ' Kcceived lfit# 1 ' 136 P' ra - , Otta wa > February IKSDr. George Parkii* 9 . speaking at Toronto, declared' tW Britlsh protection was Canada's .salvats 011, H Canada had been left to lieriielf, ,l |ie Vancouver riot! would have lean dp cllss ? d undcr tUe guns of Japataese battleships. A WARDING AUSTRALIA.

Received . February 15. Speaking at a d?™'." 1 . con ?. ect j>£"' with the Chamber Slapping, Sir William fiobsori, the n( w Attorney-General; referred to a passal o ln " le annual report of the referring to the Commonwealth BhiPP' n S legislation, and emphasised the st# (!men ' ie 0 ' therland cheerfulw bore substantially the whole burden r Navy, without which the vast c P astlme of Australia would be unable# P« sprve immunity from foreign atttt<f s *> r twelve months Tho Motherland at least expect the right to trad* practically prohibitive i-catric^3.? n ™<Lj c ® aß ' it had to guard, The statesmen of Amtralisf toM be courteously but clearlv inW"* tllat "us leg.stotion would; :"':jP aSR n - T 'JT would not 1:1,1 > ll persisted in, to produce m effect. on P* Ml ' c °P initm in B ritftin which Aij istralia l 1 st « tesmen wOuW 40 well to pf> n fl er -