NAVAL DEFENCE OF EMPIRE
WORK AT SINGAPORE DOCK PROMISE BY FIRST LORD OF ADMIRALTY United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, December 6. In the House of Commons. Sir Bolton Evres-Monsell (First Lord of the Admiralty) said that, provided the necessary provision is made year by year, it is anticipated that the Singapore Naval Base will be completed at the end of 1939. OFFER FROM WESTERN PACIFIC. MUCH APPRECIATED IN ENGLAND. By Telegraph—Press Association (Received December 7. 8.5 p.m.) RUGBY, December 6. The Government of Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, which comprises a group of small islands in the Western Pacific with a population of 34.000, offered the sum of £750, as a contribution towards the cost of the defence services of the Empire. The offer has been gratefully accepted. and the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific has been asked to convey the sincere appreciation of His Majesty’s Government of the United Kingdom.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19667, 8 December 1933, Page 9
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