translate English to French: Before the South African War, the annual defence budget had averaged some $1,600,000; in 1911, on the accession of Colonel Sam Hughes to the militia portfolio, it stood at about $7 million; and by 1914 it had almost reached the $11 million mark.
Le Niobe, croiseur protégé de 11,000 tonnes doté d’un armement principal de 16 canons de 6 pouces, rallia Halifax, le 21 octobre 1910, et le croiseur léger Rainbow arriva à Esquimalt, le 7 novembre 1910.