IMPERIAL DEFENCE

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 171, 12 August 1909, Page 2

IMPERIAL DEFENCE

THE WORK OF THE COLON JUL OKFKHK. By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright KiHifivcd August 11, H.iij p.m. London, August .11. Conferences are )irocecding daily hei tween the Admiralty officials and the I delegates, the object being to co-ordinate tho definite defence sc-hemes propounded hv each Dominion, and sub-committees of each are working out the details relating to ammunition, transport, and supplies with the Admiralty experts. With a patriotic object, everybody concerned observes silence as to tin 1 proposals under consideration, but Sir Joseph Ward declared bis opinion respecting the Dreadnoughts and showed that New Zealand will adhere to her ofl'cr in its entirety.

The Commonwealth's proposal is an optional offer, and cannot lie easily dealt with. It involve* a complex consideration, which pos 1,1, will require refer•once to the Conn onwealth before a final settlement is reached.

NAVAL (I)LLK(iIiS. j London, August 10. Colonel J. P. 0. Koxton, Australian delegate to the Defence Conference, hopes to visit the Osborne and Dartmouth naval cadet establishments with a view to proposing similar establishments in Australia. He states tint though the Commonwealth possesses the rights, under the naval agreement of 1003, to send cadets to England, there are many difficulties, especially the long vacation in the case of youths without friertds. Colonel Foxton considers that the Naval College is within tho reach ol all, and the States should attract youths into the service at an early age.