AUSTRALIA IN ARMS
THE NEW DEFENCE SCHEME. _j LORD KITCHENER'S ADVICE. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright Received 10, !)..o p.m. Sydney, February 16. Speaking at Maitisnd, Mr. 'Deakin said the Governnv-nt had received from Lord Kitchener .-: ,■ heme in consonance ■with th« IV:" i At. which would l.c .found to throw !' into new shape, to make it ni,;:c ••wiieaily effective in its parts and altogether, as they could .scarcely have accomplished it' without the advice of a man who had alrcaly made two or three armies for service on behalf of the Empire. Reinforced by his authority, the scheme would le put into operation at once. The preliminary arrangements and appointments were already being made. It was a scheme not only for raising the men and organising them, but also for arming them. Making themselves self-dependent in the matter of am-
munition, small arms and cordite, 'ne scheme would enable Australia to attend for herself in the empire, and assist the Mother Country to stand against the world.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 317, 17 February 1910, Page 5
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165AUSTRALIA IN ARMS Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 317, 17 February 1910, Page 5
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