IMPERIAL DEFENCE

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 10 February 1913, Page 5

IMPERIAL DEFENCE

STRONGEST BINDING LINK. (Received February 8, 10.45 p.m.) LONDON, February 7. | The Pall Mall Gazette states that I the luncheon notably demonstrated I that after the Crown the Navy is the ■ strongest link binding the Empire. A [ united defence movement is unmisI takably developing. | CANADA'S PROPOSAL. MR BORDEN'S DECISION. (Received February 8, 8 a.m.) OTTAWA. February 7. Mr Borden has decided that the ! naval question has now been fully | debated,-leaving it to the Opposition to decide whether to continue the debate indefinitely, in order to compel Mr Borden to dissolve the House. Mr R. Mac Donald attacked the Premier's decision. great principle, lie said, was at stake. Did Mr Borden pretend to know more about naval affairs than Lord Beresford, or even Australia's Premier (Mr Fisher). Instead of doing her duty as Australia had' done, Canada proposed to give up her status as a filiation- and Empire and become sub-' servient. WHOLESALE GRAFT ALLEGED. (Received February 8, 8 a.m.) OTTAWA', February 7. Mr Bonrassa chnrses Mr Borden with making the gifts of tile Dreaddroughtc. merely as a sliielcli-to cover a contribution cf £3,C00.0f10 of tho Conservative Party's election funds. Mr Bourassa alleges wholesale graft.