Show CLLV1DIAX DEFEXCES OTTAWA Oat a 3The government govern-ment has decided upon a line of action for strengthening the Canadian defences and arg the militia force more sails Colonel Lake quartermastergeneral has started for England to confer with the imperial authorities on the subject and to purchase guns I being the inten tion of the government t increase alt al-t field batteries by two guns Jtr Dickey minister of militia will introduce troduce a bill to arm the forces with teL te-L rifles Colonel Powell adjutantgeneral oC militia has been retired and will be succeeded suc-ceeded by a younger mn |