THE MEDITERRANEAN COMMAND.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10081, 29 June 1910, Page 5

THE MEDITERRANEAN COMMAND.

SALARY £5,000 PER ANNUM.

Received June 28, 9.30 y.m. LONDON, Juns 28. In the House of Commons, on tha discussion of the Army Estimates, Mr Wyndham said the Mediterranean command might bring a prominent soldier into dalicate relations with the British representative in Egypt, andjthe representatives of selfgoveriting Dnrm-ions. Mr Haldane dsclared that representatives of the Dominions at the Imperial Conference" held in August 'agreed to endeavour to fashion the amies of-the Empire upon a single pattern. An Inspector-General of the overseas* forces was now badly reeded. Major-Ganeral French was much overworked. General Sir lan Hamilton was not only a soldier of great distinction, but he had commanded the Canadians, Australian?, and New Zealanders in the field. In the event of war, Sir lan Hamilton would be empowered to co-ordinate in the ma t?r of strategy along the great n ilitary highway joining east *nd. est. Hence Malta would be his he.-di Tariera for two or three months, but he would sit on the Defence Committee in London during the rest of the year. His salary would be five thcusaH pounds steilirg.