DEFENCE OF BRITAIN
APPEAL to reservists,
Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, November 9. (Received Nov. 10, at 5.5 p.m.) In the Spectator 3lr Jolin St. Jx>c Strachcy makes an urgent appeal to tho reservists, Ho nays that the ovcrtluwv of an ancient rnilit.iry Kmpiro by an army of 400,000 fighting men in a fortnight litis made the question of national defenoo a living issue. The reserves, which now number 170,000, can k brought up to 340,000 if all the counties do as 1/ondon, Edinburgh, and Surrey have done. If they doubled it he was certain tho Government would fee! obliged to provide uniforms and rifles, which would be absolute necessaries should a call ever be made on their patriotism.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 15608, 11 November 1912, Page 5
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DEFENCE OF BRITAIN
Otago Daily Times, Issue 15608, 11 November 1912, Page 5
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