IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
ADDRESS BY MAJOR-GENERAL EDWARDS. (DT KLKCTRIC TKr.RGKAI'H— coprniGHT.) London, March 10. Lv the course of >i paper, which he rend at tho Colonial Institute, MajorGeneral Edwards, K.C.M.G., said that if Great Britian loses the maritime supremacy of tho world, grass may grow in the streets of London, Sydney, Melbourne and Wellington. The fleet tied to the Australian waters could not properlv defend the colonies, and they ought to be able to invite the assistance of the China and the Pacific squadron. He suggested that the Australian military should co-operate with the national navy in capturinf their common enemies on the basis of the operation of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and he thought colonists who were good riflemen and trained to fight in the bush would be admirably fitted for such expeditions. General Edwards believed that after Australia fedorates an Imperial Congress ought to consider a national defence policy which might possibly resnlt in the federation of groups of colonies for the purpose of defence.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2911, 12 March 1891, Page 3
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167IMPERIAL DEFENCE. Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2911, 12 March 1891, Page 3
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