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SINGAPORE BASE.

London, July 14. Tn the House of Lords. Lord Chelmsford, in replying to a question, said the Government was not si.'Hiding still with reference lo Singapore. It was still exploring the situation. Since Air MacDonald’s statement, the United States, Japan, France and Italy must have considered die position. Lord Haldane admitted that Singapore was wholly outside the boundary fixed by Washington and also admitted Australia and New Zealand'.- displeasure at the. Government's decision. Ihe question was „ii;u ciinet. it would have on the Government’s general foreign police :i a new base was established i, i: job a light im an instrument of of-iVn-'c as well a- of defence- -something domiiiaimg the whole Pacific. The Government was endeavouring iIP j> (lie Navy efticionl, Lord Ilal,iane -aid. but (lie Singapore scheme weni beyond that. It a.dded a new ..■capon which it was not good for dn- Xavv lo possess. The e-stah-li.-iinienl of a new base was irreconcilable uilli Ihe Government's foreign ji.dicv. which aimed at making Iji'e worid belter. Thai policy might fail, hut it was a policy whereon the Go\i rniiienl mcanl to slam! or fall. Lord Linlithgow said the country !,ad not been treated fairly with reference to Singapore. He was of opinion that its abandonment was more a gesture to Labour extremists Ilian to any Foreign Power.

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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2759, 17 July 1924, Page 3

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SINGAPORE BASE. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2759, 17 July 1924, Page 3

SINGAPORE BASE. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2759, 17 July 1924, Page 3

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