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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 13, 1989.
Britain's Second Singapore
Plans For A Great New Pacific Naval Base
WIDER RANGE FOR EMPIRE WARSHIPS
Plans and estimates for the construction of a "second Singapore" are being prepared for the Bri- tish and Australian Governments by Sir Leopold Savile, the well-known dock and harbour engineer.
Singapore, in the Straits Settlements, is the world's foremost fortified naval base. In view of world tension, it is likely to be duplicated at Syd- ney, New South Wales.
Such a base would have vital strategic value to any Empire or Allied fleets operating in the Pacific. It would afford a particularly wide strik- ing range to Britain's warships.
It the plan materialises, as it is the auspices of the Federal Govern- expected it certainly will, largement. docks and repairing bases will be constructed in Sydney Harbour.
Any docks built in future would have to be large enough to accom- modate Britain's five 35,000-ton battleships now building,
During the war, several des- troyers were built in the Cockatoo Dockyard, and they proved success- ful ships in every way. They were 26-knot vessels of 700 tons, equipp- ed with four-inch guns and torpedo the big Australian States, tubes. Others were built on Queensland and Victoria, had both Clyde, taken to pieces, and re-erect- submitted claims for their ports toed in Australia, be considered as naval bases when the idea for docking capital ships to guard the Pacific was first put forward.
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Actual provision of these facili- ties has been held over, pending the report of British experts on the whole question.
Australian experts have already submitted their reports, and it would appear that the advantages of Sydney as the site outweigh all other considerations.
Sydney is the headquarters of the Cockatoo Island Dockyard, cap- able of building large-sized crui- It would be simple matter to set up repair and supply depots at such a point.
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CZECHS SACKED FROM
SKODA WORKS
Warsaw, June 3. The official P.A.T. nows agency announced to-day that several thousand Czech workers have been dismissed from the Skoda muni- tions plants and replaced by Ger- mans brought from the Reich.
The decision was taken, the agency said, because of repeated attempts at sabotage.
Furthermore, 80 Czech workers have been dismissed from indus- trial establishments in Witkow- ice. Havas.
D.B.S. CARRIES ON: A FEW BOYS RETURN
"The School is carrying on as usual," the "China Mail" was in- formed by Mr. G. Goodban, head- master of the Diocesan Boys' School, this morning. "There have been no disturbances to-day."
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A few of the students who ab- sented themselves yesterday turned to their classes this morn- ing, and more are expected to fol- low suit shortly.
Increase In Danzig Tension: German View Of Incident
DANZIG, TO-DAY.
One result of Australian firms AN ATTEMPT BY A POLISH CUSTOMS INSPECTOR TO TAKE TWO DANZIG STORM-TROOPERS ACROSS THE POLISH placing orders for ships in British yards has been to arouse interest
FRONTIER AS WELL AS A FIRM REJECTION BY THE in the Commonwealth in their own shipbuilding and repairing indus- POLISH GOVERNMENT OF DANZIG DEMANDS FOR A try. It has been pointed out that
LIMITATION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF POLISH CUSTOMS many harbours, particularly Syd-
OFFICIALS IN DANZIG HAS LED TO A DECIDED IN- ney, are already ideally situated and equipped for ship construction.
CREASE IN TENSION BETWEEN POLAND AND GER- MANS OF THE FREE CITY.
£9,000,000 DOCK
Singapore as a naval base was on completed last year, when Sir Shenton Thomas, Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Com- missioner for Malaya, opened the King George VI. Graving Dock, Previously, warships being docked at Singapore were placed in the
A naval base and building estab-large floating dock. lishment at Sydney would have ob-
The Graving Dock is big enough vious advantages to the British fleet, as well as to the Royal Aus- to accommodate the biggest capital tralian Navy, which,at present, ships afloat or building. Its con- consists of several cruisers, des-struction cost more than £9,000,000. It invovled the conversion of wide troyers and escort vessels.
areas of swamp and rubber land. Miles of railway lines were laid and many buildings erected.
AUSTRALIAN BUILDING
For a long time now, the possi- bility of warship construction has been discussed by the Common- wealth and State Governments. Careful investigation of every pos- sibility of making it practicable have been made. These investiga- tions have been carried out under
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The Graving Dock is nearly 1,000 feet long, the width at the entrance is 135 feet, and the depth overall at low water is 35 feet.
More than 6,000,000 cubic yards of earth were excavated in shifting hills, and more than 8,000,000 cubic yards went to fill the swamps.
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Authoritative Danzig circles ex-|to Gdynia, whereupon the Germans pressed the opinion yesterday that became suspicious. threatened by economic reprisals Poland in the event that the Danzig Government attempts to with the activities of Polish toms officials would only serve expose the present untenable situa- tion and to accelerate the inevitable development.
Cus- to
TO BE CHARGED
Words ensued which led to cusations and a quarrel. Inspector by Lipinski was finally set upon the Storm-Troopers and, after be- ing beaten, fled into the woods, but was later found by the police.
During cross-examination, he ad- It is announced in official circles
bring Storm-Troopers from Danzig that the Polish answer to the Dan-mitted having been commissioned to
influenced the zig note. has not
to Polish territory. official attitude and that the Danzig not intend to Government does change measures which have been planned against Polish officials.
SPYING CHARGE
Cross-examination of Inspector
Polish Lipinski, of the
Customs, official has revealed (according to quarters) that he was involved in espionage which cannot be justified. on the grounds of Danzig laws.
The Polish assertion that Polish Customs official in Danzig are con- is
PALESTINE LAND cerned only with the Customs
AGREEMENT
Jerusalem, To-day. An agreement on the sale of land in Palestine has been reached be- tween the Colonial Office and the mandate authorities, the newspaper "Palestin" reports.
Palestine would be. divided into 17 regions, in eight of which any sale of land from Arabs to Jews would be prohibited; in six regions Bale would need the permission of the British High Commissioner, and In the remaining three the sale to Jews would be free. Trans-Ocean.
contradicted by an admission ob- tained from Inspector Lipinski, it is stated.
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Regarding details which led to his arrest, it is
declared that Inspector Lipinski, posing as a German reserve, officer, invited Storm-Troopers to have a drink with him and continued to provide them with drinke until he believed. they were sufficiently inebriated; he then proposed a trip to Gdynia.
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Having reached the village of Bohnsack, to which point he had brought the Storm-Troopers in taxi, Inspector, Lipinski excused himself to make a telephone call
It was announced here yesterday
that he will be brought before the court to answer charges of attempt- ed kidnapping.-Trans-Ocean.
FOOD PROBLEM WITH GASTRITIS
For years, doctors wanted to find a food that would not-ir- ritate the inflamed stomach walls of patients suffering from gas- tritis and that at the same time would rebuild the patient's strength. In severe cases of gas- tritis solid foods are out of the question, even liquid foods are often vomited. Yet the patient needs quick new strength to re- In build his exhausted body. Horlicks, doctors and nurses have found an ideal food,
Where other foods are rejected, Horlicks retained by the. patient.
strend almost at once
starts to come back, with the result that convalescence“ is shortened too. Get Horlicks It is to-day from your store. delicious to taste.
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