ARMY OF THE EMPIRE.
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LONDON, February 20/ Official on the,;f<Wmation of'ah Imperil general staff /has been 'taiblished. Only Canada has yet replied, giving a general acceptance, and expressing satisfaction that local, control has been safeguarded. '
(Received J^ebtuary 22, 8.20 a.m.) X LONDON, February __L t jMr IBa'ldane, speaking at Newcastle, declated that Canada would be Easily able tp^add five br six territorial divisions for h&r'pwn defence arid , th© assistance of ijie ij-iriblre. " , * The* Times states that m An <toetgericy Australia- might produce five, Now Zealand one, and* South Africa, four or five divisioh_, which, aided by Bri(ain's 14 «eoorid-lirie divisions and 16 first-line division©, would give the Empire tho equivalent of 23' army corps. It adds: "jGerliiany has also 23'urtny corps. ? '
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11515, 22 February 1909, Page 5
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