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T 7 —■ NEED FOR PREPARATION. BY CABLE--PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT LONDON, Dec. 16. ' The First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr W. C. Bridgeman), k in a speech at a luncheon in London, when referring to the Singapore base, declared that nothing could be further from the truth than that the scheme is aggressive. We desired to retain our valuable friendship with the United States and Japan. He was sure American and Japanese statemen did not regard the provision of the base as any kind of progressive policy, but as a policy of defence, leading to greater efficiency and economy in the navy. It was simply a measure of insurance.
There was no cloud on the horizon as far as we could see at the present time, added.Mr Bridgeman, but nobody, could foretell the future, and we must be prepared for any unexpected turn in events.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 18 December 1924, Page 5
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145SINGAPORE SCHEME. Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 18 December 1924, Page 5
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