ARMAMENTS AND MEN.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 298, 7 December 1911, Page 5

ARMAMENTS AND MEN.

THE GERMAN SPY. [PRESS ASSOCIATION COPYRIGHT.] London. Dec. G. Grosse stated that he wanted tlie information for a book to enable German merchants io offer coal whenever there was a she.rtage. Retold a pensioner that possibly he would send the latter to other senports to complete enquiries. NAVAL DISCIPLINE. London, Dee. 6. In the House of Commons Mr. Maenamara intrmluced a bill (leelnring the effect of the Naval Discipline Acts when applied by the- legisl'ttures to the self-governing dominions to forces raised ny the latter.

AUSTRALIAN CADETS OVERWORKED.

Mell.-uiirne, Dec. 6.

In the Senate*. Mr. Pearce introduced a bill for materially reducing the hours of drill of senior cadets. He stated that complaints poureel in from parents that the* work was tod strenuous. JAPAN’S .NAVAL PROGRAMME. (Rei c ivecl 7. 9.5 a.in.) Tck’o. Dew. G. A compromise lias been effected in military economics, whereby the Cabinet has consented to tlie? expenditure of £92.suii,GHi a year, to be spread evenly over six years for construction of battleships, three super-Dreadnoughts anti cruisers. It is hoped by economies to cover the cxpeneliturcs in 1912. JUVENILE NAVAL CADETS. Melbourne, Dee. 7. A bill has been introduced in the Senate to enable youths under 21 to permanentlv enlist under the Naval Dcfe-ice Bill.