SINGAPORE BASE
FLOATING DOCK OPENED Prm JLuceiation—By Telegraph—Copyright SINGAPORE, August 14. (Received August 15, at *ll a.m.) In opening tho floating dock at the naval base in the presence of a large and representative gathering, the Governor (Sir Hugh CliiFord) said he had not been consulted as to tho future of the base, and he had some doubt as to whether the ceremony was a christening or a funeral. He did not think it probable, however, that a final decision would bo reached on this momentous subject without the rulers of the Malay States being consulted and consideration being given 'to tho fact that they had contributed £2.ooo,ooo.—Australian Press Assoliation.
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Evening Star, Issue 20254, 15 August 1929, Page 9
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110SINGAPORE BASE Evening Star, Issue 20254, 15 August 1929, Page 9
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