SINGAPORE BASE
NOT A TREATY BREACH. [By Electric Cable —Copyright.} [Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association.! MELBOURNE, April 1. While speaking at a meeting of the Australian Natives’ Association, Senator Pearce, in referring to Singapore, said emphatically that its establishment would not be an infraction of the Treaty. It was clearly and distinctly understood, not only by the British delegation, but also by the American and Japanese delegations, that such a base was to be established. It was to be an essential part of the British plan for the defence of British interests in the Pacific,
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3598, 2 April 1924, Page 5
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