« 2 TVA"' SCHEME OF FEDERAL DEFENCE, i i'€i: /-- "" PROBABLES" FOB THE < ££>;■/ :",:..' ./..'.. MINISTRY. < rßlobhii-Td^apli-Coßyrißlit-Unltea Press N ; Sjf^j.^? ',•„;. Jj,, 1 "'-',, • Association. > , i **B|^'?&^t ;^ '-- Sydney, July 18. ' < Commandant and the ' of Queensland cordially sgfeSap'ptove*- "and regard as quite possible l fc£ggX : Maj6r-General French's scheme, of war ' The South Australian Comman- ' scheme is too big to express ' S^StaSTopinipri', bn without careful considers- ' Slft|ilKß'^"V'- o V' le ? officers favor it. The ( is" that the subject is" one J ®fti¥lpij''the*EeaWarParliament to deal with. l SiSS^J'B'Jidppting. of compulsory 'training for * pSp^ffierwhjDle^niale population of military age - sagg|s'ted m niijre than one quarter. ' igpJlpThei-Gbvernmebt intend to mark the g^Sinaißguratioii^of. the Commonwealth by a |N|P<jg'rwfc^tfaVal"i demonstration. Invitations ' fe^?.wjjl;%''aeut>o r .the State Governors, and J sjSo£lsuaimKi!'X- '----■■-■'■■'. '. y.■ * - ■ . i^W&SxC'xA ':-.■■ '. Melbourne, July 18. J first Federal ' S'^SEMiSfstryt as .follows : New South Wales, ' ;. Victoria, Mr Deakin ; Queens- < oi f'^- r^ c ' ;son » Tasmania, * Australia, Mr Holder ; feS^tHeWStfAnstralto representative, not ] Ei^'pfpfed'pncl.'Vbrßeventh post, likely to go I #WtollfeW'S6tt ; t.ht:Wales^either--to Sir W. * W?OMW%%& : :m rAbriAira; July. 18. ; ; Governor 'has. received a cable mes-' P^%jiSge^fjHJm.-Mr..Chainberlairi stating' that «^^n'tbe ? prpclawMioi»-; of " the " Commonwealth K'Sjv^w.ni v : beJiMned; : as soon, as Western Aus g^fstraliVs deoiajonMs known. . The Federation being on January Ist. / *

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