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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 152, 21 May 1901, Page 3

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o\i '.))!■ i'.rii:; i' f -:.•'.';.' inisal'-.ni i'tisaluti-.m v.'r.s | con, ' Mr Ui'oarick. in tho onn "so of a spivit'il suminiiTg up. urg'. 1 loat 'h'ar; was comparativc unanimity oo tho G >y. rmnont side, and poifttol out, tha Itoaolcs aioss of ! awaiuje.; ! Z'vc H. 0.. B..:va- i ''!;aa's ■,nn n-'Ls'-.tiv'.-.i iiy .'•'.':7 v>jOs io 'lll. '; ii^^c Ttie TJ, ■' > ;,!;-,i h '.-,'!]') ah-t.'-.i-acl from oting incln.iC'l ".Tt s'-s "'•n--e)a Caiii'ciijii .i'-(l IJ. A Yo;tiir;'i, 'iv J. ' .'ca'iiah, V;:j;)rllasdi, (.'(,l-!i,l Wo!i»y Mat M-,;.-,^ 10. A. G.aih'iaa ,-nid T. ; \ G-ttan. 'i'iio ivso!aci-:!"i \i;<; li.ua put and carried by I30 : "> avani.-t 1..". v1. Iu aaiaiigir; vn; in ii:-; C:i iho ] A)'my j rrcaHcl tie: :.-;■:. t!'-i.t ; t cue r.-.dlicit ! ni-iaio-ot ani'i; a t'.-!:")!:-IGoO t'l"■'..: v.a''''C a-niy --j-;. v'o:*,' -001"'.mn;'. :j. -f ::!!)nH ai'i.i) iisniiiiirjitiia: and no .'..uijaato reset v.; of nvti 'cry amnnin'Hon in this courit-y. Jle v/oitlu never farci'.t tiu: s!,ia::.. Tha Press is iiidiprnaiifc over tliisr.umis-

sion of Ml' B:ilfour. Lord TCosebcry'* was f'xpfi'io.'l b:}c:ui-"3 the uo:T;i:u supply of 142 iiiiliionsofsiin.il ai'tu.i Hinmunition hf:d :-.'i;:k to !)3 millions. The present G N ~>'■■■••rumnt inceasp.d it to 570 mil'ion--. Novi'i-i-hcwi uL'.de;- {!:.: war t'-.is was ahnept crJutu ..to'. though vmbho and private i'aaooned made tremendous efforts. In the house of Commono da- in<; the debate on the army rro>-<j;;,nifiatiovi wheiue Sir A'quith characterised the scheme as a retrograde effort, which destroyed the foundation of Curd'.veil's reform and fronted the homo defence us a inilitftry iiitlier tun.n a navaJ. question. Mr Bvodriek jusiid-d. the policy of deee.ii!.i'!ilifla.Uort and the : ixteeii commando into .sis; fi,<\d producm;? units v/iiicli were not too iiiL',;e for one general, hut Bu.'li.-ii.iiitly large to oe administratively independent of 'he War Oiliee. Of next hap >rta~.ee to the delegation of the authority and the organisation of units came '.lie work of improved training for them. Tha reform -of the medical service, transport, and the War Cuke itself—(cheers)— solieited a vote in favour of the spirit of rlie scheme, which was referred to as a skeleton elothable with flesh and blood f.oficrdin.e; to the iie-jds cf the situation. Heci-iiiting had, since ];ist year, fnlTy met the requirements or the service, and had vibld r d 1(3,000 men apai" from tho 25.000 which had b-:en raided for special emergency corps. The question of inerea-ej pay was held to be an increase withjut absolute necessity. r.i;<l only to tei.urii i,im Li jorats to cut dywu the r.umiH.. ; - aj ; d opoil the regiments, ile pointed out that an inquiry would havs rcveaied the unprep'-iiciutss of tL-e army in 1885; when Mr Gladstone challenged Russia.