In the debate on Somaliland in the House of Commons, Mr. Brodrick, Secretary for War, said that we had no intention of administering or holding the country, Our policy is to keep the coast line and protect the friendly tribes, and we are not prepared to incur further heavy expenditure.
General Manning, he said, has emued out the anticipations with which the expedition started, though some. reinforcements might be required to hold the necessary posts, A motion to reduce the wa plies was put to the vote and rej—Reuter.
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