AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE.
STIRRING APTCOAL BY LORD NOItTHCOTE. United Press Association—By Electric Telogrtvph—Copyright. SYDNEY, April 29. Lord Nont'hcotOj the retiring Govor-ror-Getveral, speaking a;t a colouration of tho landing of Captain Cook, said that though ho was perfectly certain that the Mother Country would div; charge to the best of her ability tho defence of Australia, yor she w:i3 12,000 miles away, aaid might have to fight at any moment for Jier omi defonce. Australia should take a large share of her own defence. Her prosciM immunity could not bo coxi.nt.ccl on as permanent. Lot them call in advisors whnlo there was time-, and imiport- for pioneers men who, Hke Cook and Iris followers, know how to defend tie land they had assisted in creating.
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13103, 30 April 1908, Page 7
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