Ottawa, Feb. 4.
Defence of the Pacific Coast was given prominence in the defence estimates introduced in Parliament. o-day. "The estimates totalled $34,000,000, An accompanying memorandum emphasized the importance of Pacific defence.
'The estimates provided for the! urehase of two new destroyers from. Great Britain and 5 new aircraft as well as' for augmentation of the voluntary naval reserve by the en-Histment of fishermen, sailors and yachtsmen aged 18 to 35.—Reuter.
Paris, Feb. 5.
'The finance committee' -of the French Chamber has approved: the projected law authorising an extraor-Jdinary grant of Frs. 4,000,000 as the contribution of the French Govern-iment towards the cost of sending to China a first ald unit organized by the League of Nations, and has demanded that the Chamber treat the matter as urgent. The projected law will probably be discussed by the Chamber next Tuesday—Trans-Ocean,
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