STRENGTH OF THE ENTENTE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 144, 17 June 1912, Page 5

STRENGTH OF THE ENTENTE.

BETTER THAN ALLIANCE. NAVAL CO-OPERATION. PARIS, June 15. The Premier {M. Poincarp). in referring in the Chamber of Deputies to the suggestion made in the Bna to transBritain and France into an alliance, said that the entente, although not written on parchment, had the support, of the majority of the people of bo'li u.itioss.

Its strength lay in its present form, and an alliance was unnej-ssarv, and would be a mistake.

The remarks of the Pramiir wer:: re ceived with cheers.

The relations between Gfionany ano France, M. Pomcaro actdeJ. were" satisfactory.

M. Deleasse (Minister for Marine) bas issued an order for the conecilration of the destroyer? scattered in the ChajTuel and on the Atlantic mil J" one corarc.i.vid !fi order to assum- , th-c protection of the French coasl.

It is- prosutn-cd that ;;ip order is baser! upoD an assumption that in tli:- eveflt cf war of an offensive cha.riori-r these waters would be control'lcci by England, while the main French battle fl=;?t would to concentrated in the Meditemaeid. CANADA'S EEXP. EITECTZVE AHD PEOET3EED. LONDON.. June 15. Mr. R. L. Borden f Prime of Canada.) has arrived in Lo'jdo.i on a, three, -weeks' visitThere are now five Canadian Minister., in England. Thoir chief objeoi i.v the discussion of Canada s same in Imroirial defence. It is understood tiia- it is intended to proffer immediate. eIT-'eiu-e ai'!.