THE EMPIRE'S DEFENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 244, 20 November 1909, Page 2

THE EMPIRE'S DEFENCE.

A HOMOGENEOUS ARMY. OF 1,250,000 MEN. By Cable-Press Association—Copyright London, November 18. Lord Lucas, I'mler-Sccretarv of Stat« for -War speaking at i|„. I,ii.eral Coloami Uul,, described 1 lie efforts bein? made to secure a homogeneous Imperial army. He said 30 Imperial ofll*»r« were now serving j n Australia, N.-y Zealand and Canada, while 12 of their officers were in Britain. It was possible a Canadian battalion would be present at the next British manoeuvre. The in,l,t,,ry forces of The Empire, he quarter mo6t " raillion ani » RECENT DEFENCE 'CONFERENCE, m t, , . Load oH) November 18. SilHoSS wnM lm ' e bcen v » h]m - THE AUSTRALIAN MILITARY PROPOSAIS. f„„„.. i o- Jf aim > November 18. JZr> , S ' r - * : << Wa, '* H,Uton ' speaking n ,l. n l C °'-m" 1 I " sti ' u t<'. «M the con" al Lf mi tar y„ proposed by the Australian Government solved t'i,. Z Z °\ de /5 11C<! . and ■** an example

THE IMPERIAL NAVY. WISER COUNSELS PREVAILING. *;,- ir, «-. . London > November tg « S m. \Y lute speaking at the So.. i" i\ ot Arts, said a satisfactory note mlw, S ereoun SSee Were , eW erea R ai„-;ev^ o ~mn w l„A <lmira ? nd "» "<*essitv o employ ng vessels of many classes in loped the colonial contribution, to .n n'ovtinn^rf 1 " 0t te limit *<l loth, hlol M„,h , S '" ! "- Tho - v sll <"' l ''. !>" •I'lilcil, include personal service ■\ni.m- r, \V-," nVS|m -if rs Stato ih «t s "- i"in: , A^tr ,s " poocdwdFisWr

THE AUSTRALIAN NAVAL PROPOSALS.

'i Th,. ~, i M !*°»™. November 10. . utt naval p0i,,.,. U|l( , cr t , a £«» reached the Defence Conference'™ t«k. the fniancia! X^V°tCt