ARMY ESTIMATES
ENGLAND'S PREPAREDNESS FOR WAR. By Cable—Press Association—-Copyright. London, March 13. The Army Estimates were challenged regarding the preparedness for war. Colonel Seely, Under-Secretary for War, exhibited a marked envelope, and offered to show it to any members of the Opposition under a pledge of secrecy. He said it contained plans for the dispatching of 150,000 troops overseas in a few days, with three months' supplies of ammunition and stores. Subsequently speakers doubted the possibility of doing this without denuding the country.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 220, 15 March 1912, Page 5
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83ARMY ESTIMATES Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 220, 15 March 1912, Page 5
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