SINGAPORE BASE
‘Absolute Necessity” TRAINING OF RESERVES fßy Tcleeranh—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, March 15 Speaking at the R.S.A. korero last night, .Rear Admiral Burges-Watson made reference to the Singapore base which, he said, was an absolute neces sity for the protection of the Empire’s interests in the Pacific. He said that in many ways the situation in the Pacific resembled strongly that of Europe just before the outbreak of the Great Wai He mentioned that the personnel ot the Navy had fallen from 240,000 war-time strength to 120.(XX) in 1921 and slightly over 90,000 to-day. In the event of an emergency ships i could he built, but it took years to i train a man Io lie a sailor. He urged I ilmi a real naval volunteer reserve , and imilai oig.ini aliens should be I oiicoutaged ar much as possible because ! the Dominion, not having a large fis.'i- | itig population, would be sorely in need | of sailors to man mine-sweepers and
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 79, 15 March 1934, Page 6
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