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LORD KITCHENER.

PROMOTION TO FIELD MARSHAL.

By Cable.—Press Association.- Copyright

London, August H. \ Lord Kitchener is to l>u jjrtjinotccl to the rank of Field Marshal. Upon vacating his command in ladiu he represents the Kin;,' at the forthcoming Japanese mauocuv res; thence he proc .to Australia and New Zealand to . /.y.-t tlic troops and advise on <jiii-.sli>.(i-. <» iffence upon the lines d<nd ii upon l>,v the Imperial Defence Com. i-. nee. Afterwards he succeeds the of Connaught in the Mediterranean command, the importance of which he will greatly increase.

Lord Kitchener will- also be given n gent on the committee 01 impciial defence.

A GREAT MILITARY SCHEME. EMPIRE'S FORCES/ THE MEDITERRANEAN A POSSIBLE THEATRE OF WAR. _; Received 10, 0.10 a.m. : . August 9. ■ The Times' military foreshadows the- gradualVf4rination by Uird Kitchener of ajt efit&BJ,,,. mobile military force in'the'SfclJUerfariean and the reorganisation of the hetejogenouf Anglo-African forces, for defensive purposes'. He adds that it is conceivable that the Mediterranean will be the theatre wherein in certain eventualities the forces of the British oversea dominions will effect an initial concentration, lh» commander-in-chief Ir.ving n perfect knowledge of the 'nulan, Egyptian and African problems, and being in close touch with the military ideas and aspirations of Austiiil •.-ia, he would Iri in a special favorable position to direct the forces! which might gravitate to the middle sea.

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 169, 10 August 1909, Page 2

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LORD KITCHENER. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 169, 10 August 1909, Page 2

LORD KITCHENER. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 169, 10 August 1909, Page 2

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