ARMY AND NAVY. CONFIDENCE IN THE GOVERNMENT.
NAVAL ESTIMATES. AN INCREASE FORESHADOWED. By Telegraph. — Press Association. — Copyright, (Received February 12, 8 3 a.m.) LONDON, llth February. (Moderate and Liberal member of the House of Commons passed a icolution to the effect that they were confident the Government would preserve the defences of the Empire in a state of I complete efficiency, and deprecating any pressure on the Government to induce it to modify 'tho Naval estimates, ,vhich I the Government's deliberate- judgment approves. The Daily Graphic reports that the Government proposes to increase by a million and a half the Naval estimates, and make some i reduction in the Army estimates, reducing the number with the colours. One hundred and thirty Liberals, it <vas reported some days ago, had pledged themselves to a reduction of armaments, and were pressing the Government to reduce. the estimates..
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Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 36, 12 February 1908, Page 7
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