INDIAN AFFAIRS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIV, Issue 12734, 1 April 1909, Page 5

INDIAN AFFAIRS.

Efficiency of the Army. Lord Kitchener's Assurance. Press Association.— TeJporrarih.—Copvrieht. CALCUTTA, "March 31. Lord Kitchener, in the Budget debate, paid that India was able to mobilise nine infantry divisions and eight cavalry brigades witl) a rapidity hitherto impossible. The re-arming of the artillery with quickfirers and the troops with new rifles was practically complete. India was capable of producing guns, rifles, and ammunition for all needs.