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AUSTRALIAN DEFENCES.

<, +—* THE DEFENCE BILL* \ ,

THE COMMANDANTS SCHEME*

United Press Atfsooiation-^By Eleotrio Telegraph— Copyright. (Received July 24, 10.8 a.m.)

MELBOURNE, July 24.

In the House of Representatives the Dek fence Bill was read a second time. In ths course of the debate Mr Hume Cook e_w pressed a wish to see the way open for send* ing troops to New Zealand if she were at* tacked. He thought Australia would bs best defended by repelling an attack mad* on that colony/

(Received July 24, 10.26 a.m.)

The Federal Cabinet has adopted General Hutton's military reorganisation scheme uj a considerably modified form.

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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7765, 24 July 1903, Page 2

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AUSTRALIAN DEFENCES. Star (Christchurch), Issue 7765, 24 July 1903, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN DEFENCES. Star (Christchurch), Issue 7765, 24 July 1903, Page 2