3 JULY 1909, Page 11

On Tuesday a Memorandum was issued by the Army Council

"on the existing Army system and on the present state of the military forces in the United Kingdom." Appendices show that the total number of officers liable for service abroad on January 1st, 1909, was 10,157, as compared with 7,463 on December let, 1905. The number of non-commissioned officers and men on January 1st, 1909, was 265,515, as compared with 185,823. For service in the United Kingdom only there was a personnel of 371,091 out of an establishment of 502,375 in October, 1905, and 263,507 out of an establishment of 313,314 in April, 1909.