The Federal authorities have announced that it is the intention of arranging for a visit to Australia of a high military authority from Great Britain to advise upon a policy for the development of the Commonwealth defence services.
New expenditure on wi be one of the features of the Federal Budget for next year, and it is intended that expenditure should be concentrated upon the rehabilitation of the pennament establishment.
view of this, it is said to be likely that the ministry may seek expert guidance from overseas upon the most effective way of spportioning the money available.
Twice before, a Federal Government has sought the guidance of high British authorities la framing a defence policy. Shortly after Federation the late Bari Kitchener laid the foundations of a policy upon which the universal system of military training was based, and upon which the defence forces of the Commonwealth were developed up to the outbreak of war. About eight years ago. Air Marshal Sir John Salmond visited Australia to- advise on the development of the air defences of the Commonwealth.
Tt is said that any report now obtained would be more comprehensive than either of these was, as it would Geal with both land and air defences, and probably toa lesser extent with naval defence policy. Special advice, is believed, would be sought upon the development of the mechanized questions. There seems nothing in-her ently improbable in it. German military writers have told us that the Inext war must be planned to gain point and be all over in three or four months. To that end Germany would test every possible device, in, Jorder to ensure success, and she has Following a protest which made by the German Consul General in An Balla Ce, Rudolph Asmis). against certain references in an Ansat Day message to the people of Australia by the "Governor-General (Sir leave Tiaace). the correspondence which Dased between the Commonwealth Government and Dr. Arnis upon the Dyotet has ist been made vale "The German _Congul-General_protested in the name of his government to" the "Commonwealth: Government Against the following passage in the Governer-General's Ase Dry mes:
"Australia on Anzac Day has a sacred and unfailing duty, She stands {o attention in honour of her heroic fons who, in her mame,, went forth {2"the rescue of civilization from the Srganized beoditey of force. To a Silke who went, and not less to those whom it has graciously pleased Hens ven to restore to us, Australia ves Her constant tribute" for. their "une measured, valorous devotion to King trid country and to the eternal prine Siples of ght and Sastice™ Tne German Constl-General stated that in tne opinion of is government those utterances were directed unwise {Shabiy again the German nation, the matter being referred tothe Governor-General, he replied as fal desire simply to say the passage cqioted from my Aneae Day message 5 a result the Commonwealth Bank Board, which, when asked for short-term accommodation to cover higher figure, replied inviting Government to finance their own d Bills, subject to the funding of an equivalent amount of Treasury Bills during the year. Tt has been reported unofficially that the Commons wealth Bank Board has stated that will not finance deficits in 1935-36.
The Loan Council has approved of the nett loan programmes of all, the Governments for 1934-85 being fixed at £22,649,000, They should not be misled by, writers who sought hond~ Tines, or by excitable persons, who from the unthinking, people generally hopeed that the present happy. relation ship would continue indefinitely.
As regards trade, Mr, Latham emphatic that Australia's trade commissioners in the Far East must be men of the highest attainments and status, He was tremendously impressed with the attainments and standing of the overseas trade commissioners appointed by the British Government in Far Eastern countries. He is also more than ever impressed with the necessity for direct representation of 'Australia, He added that "Australia needs more effective spokemanship in world affairs, and especially in matters affecting' peace in the Pacific."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.