DUTCH PERTURBED.
Japan's Shadow Worrying in
East Indies.
STRONGER NAVY PROPOSED.
LONDON, March 21
The Hague correspondent of "The Times" states that in connection with the Dutch Government's ■ policy of strengthening the home and colonial defences, which has the public's unanimous backing, it intends to build up a strong fleet of cruisers, submarines and aeroplanes for the East Indies.
The Singapore correspondent of "The Times" states that not for a century have the Dutch in the East Indies been so perturbed. Japan's shadow has worried them.
Their problem is largely consistent with those of Australia, New Zealand, India and Malaya. The Dutch derive some satisfaction from the Singapore base, but wish to guard against the possibility of having to protect themselves in emergency. They have established seaplane and submarine bases on the New Guinea coast, while the Borneo, Balikpapan and Pontianak oilfields are well protected.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 68, 22 March 1937, Page 7
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