BRITISH DEFENCE.

Colonist, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11735, 18 September 1906, Page 3

BRITISH DEFENCE.

Received September 17, 10,30 p.m. London, September 17. Mr Haldane, in a second speech at Newcastle, Baid that no single nation was able to reduce its armaments. He believed the day was approaching when the democracies . themselves would initiate such reduction, but meanwhile we cannot afford to b& weak and must put our forces on tb« best possible footing. He spoke hopefully of the relations between Boer aud Briton, who ; were now drawing together, and said the admixture of blood would bring an increase of strength and grit.