LORD ROBERTS PESSIMISTIC.
V.X.AKXX’.SS OF BRITAIN. HAi.DANii RELiES ON THE NAA’Y. I (Recii'.ui IS 8.-15 a. in.) London. Dee. 17. Lord Robert-:, writing to the Press, di'.necc.tes Sir. Haldane’s opinion. He says vie liave just been on the brink of n great war, but the regulars are not Hi ted for war. The rilles are inferior to the Fn-ticli and German rilles end the artilleiy is; scarcely rwiii" saii-'fai'icry. it, would be d'llleult to v.i'.ii’. ieniperatt'iy res;.:.'Ciii:g ih<- Teri-uorials, who lack
e-rient ials for modem warfare-dii'-cijdiii:'' and si:c/ring with per ciiiibn.
.Mr. i 1 ’.!■'at; -. replying'. said he would raib.’.T i'.iy more fur inei-i'ase in iii<‘ navy tlia'i increase in ihe supply if in:lf-;ra>ued soldiers. Despite wi'iit mid a.Lunt Hie eiiicii'ni v of Gei-i!i:o’ soldiers, <mr own
regidars v. i.ie line:-:; in the I v, in Jd.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 6, 18 December 1911, Page 5
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