ARMAMENTS AND MEN.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 251, 26 September 1912, Page 5

ARMAMENTS AND MEN.

IN S 1 ‘ECTOK GEN ER Al. O 1 FORCES.

AN EMPIRE TOUR ARRANGED

[PRESS ASSOCIATION —

-cory HIGHT.]

London, Sept. 25

General Sir lan Hamilton is starting on a year’s tour of inspection of all the oversea forces except those of Australia and N<w Zealand.

Speaking at the Birmingham Institute, the General said a halt should be called in the practice of pre tending that the cadet corps were merely for physical drill. It was useless to preach patriotism without entrusting the beys with a bil of patriotic work. It would cord. £3B(i,odo to equip 758,000 boys, and the amount should be immediately provided. London, Sept. 25. Mr. Churchill, aboard the Enchantress, visited the Clyde and inspected the Australia and New Zealand. FRANCE BUYS DIRIGIBLES. Paris, Sept. 25. The Govt rnment is purchasing four dirigibles with a speed of 45 miles, armed with mitrailleuses. A FATAL FALL. Paris, Sept. 25. A lieutenant in the army air corps fell and was killed at Bar-h-due. SOI TH AFRICAN NAVAL POLICY. SHOULDERING HER RESPONSIBILITIES. (Received 26, 11.35 a.m.) Capetown, Sept. 24. Mr. Smart, at the opening of the Unionist campaign at Durban, as-I serted that it was undignified and unfair to accept British naval de-1 fence for nothing. The first thing the. I nionists would do, cm coming- into ; power would be t<> either increase! their contribution or form an auxili ary fleet so that South Africans could stand alongside Canadians and Australians in maintaining the stability of the Empire. ' AUSTRALIAN DRILL SHIRKERS 1 (Received 23. 9.15 a.m.) ' London, Sept. 25. i The "Chronicle” gives prominence ; to the existence of 30.000 drill' shirkers in Australia and the natural! resentment of CO.Olm who are fill-! filling their duty. 1 EXPLOSION ON A CRUISER. (Received 26, 11.25 a.m.) London, Sept. 24. An explosion aboard tin* cruiser Southampton at Govan dock killed one workman and injured another. I

CANADA’S NAVY. THREE DREADNOUGHTS AS A NUCLEUS. (Received 26, 10.15 a.m.) London, Sept. 25. The "Daily Mail’s” Toronto correspondent states that Cabinet has decided to ask for a vote for three Dreadnoughts in November, but will leave the permanent naval policy to future consideration. If the Canadian fleet is materialised, the Dreadnoughts would form part of it, meanwhile they will be at Une Admiralty’s disposal. A PATRIOTIC BOROUGH. Hawera, Sept. 26. The Borouh Council last night considered a circular from the Natkmal Peace Council of New Zealand with reference to the Defence Act. On th motion of the Mayor, the council refused to receive the circular, and passed a st rongiy-vvorded resolution supporting the Defence Act, in which it sit. forth that "This council! considers that any person opposing) the sacrifice entailed in serving forj the defence of the country is lacking j in patriotism: that youths refusingto serve would lie better out of New' Zealand and out of the British Em-1 piri . ” ;