EMPIRE DEFENCE.
— „ , "TRUST THE MINISTRY" ,t BY TELEGItArU—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. 'i'Y tpViJphi'"'Fobruary 11. • Moderate and Liberal members of tho House of Commons passed a resolution-to thei effect that they were confident tho Governmont would preserve the defeuces of Empire, in'a stato' and' that they deprecato any pressuro being oxerted; on tho Government te'. inducout to; modify tho Naval Estimates!', which the Government's delib.ora.te .judgment Tho Daily :Uraph'ic." :' ? repbrts, that the Government proposes to increaso'by a million and a half the Naval Estimates,,and.to, mako some reduction in the Army-Estimates, duciug the number with the colours. It was cabled the other day that 180 Liberals were pledged to reduction of armaments, and wero pressing the Goveniment'to.'reduce'the Niival Estimates.' -N
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 120, 13 February 1908, Page 7
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116EMPIRE DEFENCE. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 120, 13 February 1908, Page 7
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