Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 February 1938 — Page 8
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3 U. S. CRUISERS NEAR SINGAPORE
FOR INAUGURAL |
Newspaper Declares Visit Is More Than Act Of Courtesy.
SINGAPORE, Straits Settlements,
Feb. 11 (U. P.). ~The United States |.
cruisers Memphis, Milwaukee and Trenton are expected toanchor here
Sunday to be the guests of Great Britain at the opening of the $100,000,000 Singapore naval! base, 1500 miles from British Hongkong and 3000 miles from Japan. Maneuvers just ended provided the first big test of the intended impregnability of this “Gibraltar of the East”; Monday the base proper, with its accompanying floating dock, will be formerally inaugurated.
Other Ships Arrive
Three French warships and a Netherlands warship already were lying off Singapore. The principal interest was in the American ships, en route from Sydney, Australia, and it was suggested that they might remain here for two weeks or longer—-sufficient, as it is said here, to make it obvious that they are welcome guests, Though Monday's opening is purely formal, some significance attaches to it. It marks the official completition of 10 years of work by thousands of coolies, who have converted this island off the Malay Peninsula from a snake and crocodile infested swamp-jungle into a Twentieth Century fortress which brings the might of the British Navy some thousands of miles toward the Far East. Giant naval guns, the new fioating dock big enough to hold a 50,000-ton ship; airports; enormous stores of fuel safe underground, great repair shops—everything, in fact, needed not only to defend the base but to supply a fleet which, in war time, could be used presumably only against Japan—are ready at last.
Entente Is Hinted
All these facilities will be dis played to officers of the three American cruisers due here Sunday. Extensive plans have been made to entertain the crews and the Singapore Municipality and the Colonial Government have appropriated special funds, Commenting today on denials from Washington of any BritishAmerican naval agreement, the Singapore Free Press said: “The most casual observer can see that the decision to send three American cruisers to Singapore was actuated by more than a desire to repeat those good-will visits which have featured Singapore's naval life in recent years. “Those who know something of the causes behind the speculation over the meaning of the visit are satisfied that if the facts are ever known they will prove a surprise for those who persist in believing that the United States naval visit of Monday falls into the same category as other visits to Singapore.”
COMMISSION HEARS * EXTENSION PETITION
The Public Service Commission |&
today was asked to order an exten-
sion of the Columbia Ave. trackless |}
trolley line. Filed by Frank Beckwith, attor-
ney, the petition, which contained |& about 530 names, requested that the | § extension run from 25th St. and |X
Martindale Ave. north to 30th St.,
east to Dearborn St., south to 25th | § St. and west on 25th St. to the |X
present terminus,
Mr. Beckwith said similar peti-
tions are to be filed with the Safety and Works Boards.
UTILITY’S SOCIAL CLUB TO FROLIC TOMORROW
The Indianapolis Power & Light Co. Women's and Men's Clubs will sponsor a Valentine dance tomorrow night in Ipalco Hall, 16th and Alabama Sts. Miss Lucy Court and William Shine are to be assisted as cochairmen by Misses Mildred Haber, Jane Howe and Helen Tarrant; Ray Forbes, Jack Norris, B. W. Whaley, John Linhart and Edward Ledig.
POCAHONTAS TO MEET
Pocahontas Council 350 will meet at 8 p. m. Wednesday at the I. O. R. M. Hall, North St. and Capitol Ave.
Miss Norma White designed the card invitations which today ‘were mailed to about 5000 Manual High School graduates to remind them of the school's 43d anniversary celebration on Friday, Feb. 18. The program now being arranged is to include dinner, entertainment and speaking and a dance.
CITY SCOUTS TO PAY TRIBUTE TO LINCOLN
Wreath to Be Placed on Statue of Emancipator.
prepared to make their annual pil-
University Park, where they will lay a wreath on the statue of Abraham Lincoln in honor of the 129th anniversary of his birth. The Scout band will play 18 selections, The Rev. W. E. Carroll, Northwood Christian Church pastor, is to speak. Each Scout at the pilgrimage will receive a picture of the famous Lincoln statue, “Lincoln, the Debater.” Construction work on a new stadium at the Boy Scout reservation northeast of the city will begin March 1, Frank H. Henley, Indiana World War Memorial secretary, announced. Mr. Henley is secretary of the committee which conducted the drive to obtain funds for the project. The announcement was made before the Boy Scout Executive Board at a special anniversary meeting yesterday at the Board of Trade Building,
SPEAK AT MISSION Members of the executive committee of the International Union of Gospel Missions will speak at the Wheeler Rescue Mission, 245 N. Delaware St. at 7:30 tonight.
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