AN ARMY OF EMPIRE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14447, 13 February 1909, Page 9

AN ARMY OF EMPIRE

A; SYSTEM;

(Pes Hutted Press Association.) WELLINGTON, February 12. Inquiries nude to-day at headquarteri regaaxling Me Haldano's remarks on the creation of an army of tlio Empiro elicited tlio information that doubtless the cablegram iliad reference to an attempt that lud been mado, and: which was progressing, to have tho outlying' dominions and colonics of the- Empire placed upon the sarno lines and establishments and examination processes as those which, obtained in regard to tho British territorial forces, Already Bomotliinj to this end has been dono on tho lines desired. It is this which mahoa possible tho interchange of officers, of which an earnest may bo seen in tlio contemplated despatch to England of four Now Zealand officers, which will toko place in a few weeks' time. Even now Cclouel Kobin, as Chief of Staff, is m close contact, with tha military portions of tho defonco directors of Grout Britain, and already the examinations of oliiees, tlio standards and methods ami systems, and tlio character of (he questions, problems, etc., submitted at tho various examinations hold under the Council of Defonco have been remodelled, so as to secure the uniformity with the territorial! scheme which the British Government desires.