SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE.
RETIRED OFFICER'S VIEW. (bt cablb—pbbsb absociatio*—coraumra) UT7BTBAIiAST AHD S\l. CABL» JLBBOCU2IOX.) SYDNEY. July 13. Lieutenant-Commander Rolleston, R.N., (retired), who was present at the Battle of and who arrived in Australia in H.M.S. Renown/* in an article in the "Navy League Journal," says that Singapore is unsuitable for the Pacific base, as in the event of Japan going to war with the British Empire, the first would be to attack Australia, Therefore Port Stephens would be more suitable.
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Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17815, 14 July 1923, Page 11
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