THE IMPERIAL FORCES.
A CANADIAN OFFICER'S SUGGESTIONS.
United Press Association—Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received midnight, February 9th.
LONDON, February 9. Captain E. Lascelles, the Canadian who served on General Hutton's staff during the Boer War, read a paper at the Royal United >Seryice Institution, in which ho suggested that- the colonies should provide, train and mobilise an Imperial service legion of 20,000 troops. Canada' to raise 10,000, Australia 6500. and New Zealand 5500. He believed, that/the colonies could easily find tHe men. and many officers of the colonial forces that- served in South A fries wou'd probably be available. He estimates the cost at £250,000 annually, exclusive of ammunition, mobilization, stores and subsidies to transports.
General Hutton. in discussing the paper, considered that there was no hope of inducing the colonies to accept such a scheme. It was out of the question to suggest any control of the Dominion and C&nimonwenlth forces, outside of Canada and Australia. . ■ . • V r Tlie Earl of Glasgow presided.
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Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12900, 10 February 1906, Page 5
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