AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LI, Issue 9066, 11 April 1906, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIA'S PREPAREDNESS FOR DEFENCE. Ipbbss association.] (Received April 10, 10 p.m.) BRISBANE, April 10. The Hort. T. PlayfoTd, Federal Minister for Defence, speaking on defence masters, said lie believed Australia was in a position to meet any probable foe. In a short tome tihey would have the finest artillery ia the known world, and the- finest weapons invented. He hoped no foolish soaroee would be raised, which might commit the country to enormous expense.