National Defence—Soldiers on the Land—A Unique Feature in Strikes—Industrial Improvement From Our Own Correspondent Melbourne, Jan. 27.
It is probably not without significance that closely after the visit to Australia of Admiral - Jellicoe, und his serious warning as to the necessity of naval preparation and organization, we should be listen-ug to speeches made along very similar lines by Lieutenant-General Sir William Birdwood.
General Birdwood commanded the Australian troops in Gallipoli and later in France until he rose to the command of an army embracing ether troops besides Australian. He was possibly one of the few strictly British officers who under-the Australian citizen sol-diary and was thoroughly popular with them. His visit to Australia nominally to meet his comrades of the field in their own homes, but he is being welcomed officially and is spending some three months in closely examining branch pre-taining to the military defence forces of this country.
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