THE ARMY AND NAVY.
—« —. — [By Emcctric Telegraph.— Copyright.] London, May 11. The Daily Telegraph, in the course of an article on the defences of Great Britain, states that the army is endangered through not being armed with better weapons. It mentions that the weapons now in use are the worst in the world, and not the modern breech-loader. It asserts that all along the line of costal defence thowarship'sare practically without guns and ammunition, and the equipment is both deficient and defective. May 12. In the House of Lords the Marquis of Salisbury, in speaking on the question of the defences of the country, censured Lord Wolseley for the speeches he had delivered on the army, and which were likely to have caused a panic.
The Times endorses the Premier's remarks. It is stated that the relations between Lord Wolseley and the Duke. of Cambridge and Mr E. Stanhope, Secretary for War, are seriously strained.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2472, 15 May 1888, Page 2
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155THE ARMY AND NAVY. Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2472, 15 May 1888, Page 2
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