AUSTRALIA'S ARMY.
- GREATER PREPAREDNESS URGED. ' , i» Telegraph—Press Anoclalion-Copyrlglil /, ~ . (Rec.' February 22, 1.4 a,m.) ■.!'•■ ';' : . Sydney, February 21. A representative meeting, under tho . auspices of tho British' Immigration 'League, was'held to-day, the Lord Mayor ''presiding. . Resolutions were adopted .pledging the league's support in any .action taken by tho Minister for Defence to ensure that at the earliest moment there would be an adequate supply of arms and ammunition to enable the whole adult population to take part in the defence of the country if the necessity arose. Thi league also "urges the Federal Ministry 'to consider whether the , un- . settled'international conditions do not re- . an extension of the defence prepara- . 'tinns to include youth attaining the age • of. eighteen in 1911 under compulsory training, and provision of .compulsory adult training in that year. It is recommended that steps be taken to ensure uniformity Of. gauge on the trunk railways, in order to facilitate I defence. .. ;' .. , \ ■'. , BIG VICTORIAN STRIKE.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1058, 22 February 1911, Page 5
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156AUSTRALIA'S ARMY. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1058, 22 February 1911, Page 5
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