DEFENCE OF THE EMPIRE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 13928, 11 June 1909, Page 2

DEFENCE OF THE EMPIRE.

THE CONFERENCE

By Electric Telegraph.— Cc.p\n 'lit , MELBOURNE, JiWlO. Uj'onel Foxton, who represents tlie ( ommonwealth at tho DefcMioe Conferonce, says ho is in favour of a vi-or-f'is pnhcy of naval and niihtarv "doi;no" '" tA«^tralia.t A«^tralia. The naval mdo t present w M the first in importance Kverr Australian aspired to «cc hi.s country make ft ho K ii,ninß w.th tho ><m, t ruction of a local , la vy. and m « nI"° S \ ,'; me Al " traI '« may boast r « nay, but for many voars she must !-o t >po,k ent on the British navy. He ;• oti ,1 not rrdiirn. but rather increa.se 'he present subs.dy. These wore ho^ < -or. his jK>rsonnl views. U,> i la ,i V( , t to disruvs with his oolleaguos thc/p01,,' t( > I ' i>l.icod before tho ronforoiioe '