KITCHENER'S PLANS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 733, 4 February 1910, Page 5

KITCHENER'S PLANS

A SINGLE COMMAND. , DEFENCES FOR 1 AUSTRALIA'S BACK . DOOE. . •By Teloeraph—Press Association—Copyright. • (Rec. February 4, 0.25 a.m.) Melbourne,/ February 'B'." Although . Field-Marshal Lord .. Kitchener's formal; report will 1 not be sent to the War Office and the Common-; wealth Government until his visit to New Zealand is concluded, Ministers aro becoming ; verbally acquainted with- some of the visitor's moro important, conclusions. • - The opinion is gaining ' ground that Lord Kitchener will recommend a modification' of the Military Board system of administration, and a ; reversal to the General Officer Commanding, system on the purely war side of tho administration. , ■" : •Ho is also likely to .recommend the expenditure of -.-■■ air' enormous sum ;in strengthening the whole of the' defences of Northern ' ' " Lord Kitchener will sail for Tasmania to-morrow. 'AUSTRALIAN MILITARY COLLEGE. Melbourne, ; February 3. The Federal Minister of Defence, Mr. J. Cook, ..has appointed Colonel Bridges, who is at. present in London, to be head of; the proposed Military College. - v., [Col. Wm'. Throaby ;Bridges, : Chief of: Intelligence on the Commonwealth Military Board, was born at Greenock, Scotland, 'in 1851, and Mrved .in the South i African' War .in ; 1899-1900.] -■■. ';