HOLLAND'S DEFENCES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 274, 18 November 1910, Page 4

HOLLAND'S DEFENCES.

DUTCH RAVAL OTTICER ££- .. VIEWED. , • . - not AmAm of g__b_m_oi_.:: The cable published in th* «<-,_, Wednesday week, st__tb_g °» estimates of the tentional neglect of _o_ttf_?«'™*S* Eastern frontier, fences, which Mc of *J&2g?_g ' -r_i_r_^^S; The officer smiled as he hem" «J sage read. He said it -'3?£S5» true that the large- expenditure on ae._« aud strengthening 0 f the. co__t_T? fences, but the inference *?" accurate. The Netherkuds _. to oppose its army to thab rf gL™*" on land, but is not too strongly its ha-bours, and-_«:,_ 3 to protect its trading __ d '£*«• Ii war comes, as probably.;__"_7r.no very <*hrt_n t date," __44*tW_i_@ it wfll !be necessary far H(-WT)_ strong enongh to keep __.'«_*■___. tral, and to protect trad.-.'dSffiSS We have no fear of a although it is doubtless true- thatS.'many covets out colonies, iwi__| \_ very valuable. Before (fer___ny !?' swallow Holland, she win have ___ 7_ fight her way to the mastery of : a_o__ for England and Prance will ne?er »£ anit of such an- international steal??/ would be involved, in seizing ___• '-flat.So we are not afraid of <_eri___vF_S are not compelled to' OTOrburderf.' jT selves' with expendituie" bit forces. England need, never. _ip_j£ influence to be cast into the -ca-f^w, her. We are more ___iy tb he _ghti__ by her side whenever -he neoaaaWaa arise," ■';.•: ••=_"_ '■■■'' .:,~y_.: