SINGAPORE BASE
HON, WINSTON CHURCHILL’S DEFENCE.
(United Preee Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). _
YANCONVBIR, Aug. 16
“Tlie completion of the Singapore Naval Base is essential-/to Empire communication,” Hon Winston Churchill declared at Toronto to-day." “Singapore,” he said “was nothing more or iess than a resting _ place for the British fleet and the friendly relations between Britain and Japan belied the assertion that it was a menace to the Oriental Empire’s, security. We must have communication between the various parts'of the Empire and. the base must be built. Australia .and New Zealand have already contributed more money to •. its construction,, than , the Mother Country' To stop now because of a change in Government would be disastrous.”
He recalled the efforts of New Zealand and Australia for the Empire during the war. These dominions * were entitled to expect that if danger should threaten them, the Empire should go to their aid with all ( the strength which could be mustered successfully. To accomplish this the Navy needed a base in the East where ships could obtain fuel and -supplies en ronse ’to Ans£rhlia:V 1 ‘j j£.
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Hokitika Guardian, 19 August 1929, Page 6
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