Hamilton, the present garrison would have to be trebled, and he also recommends the raising of a local: Malayan force of 10,000 fighting men to serve as a mobile support to the garrison. To repel hostile attack from warships and aircraft it would be expedient to mount long-range guns and antifaireraft batteries, besides laying out an aerodrome.
"When I inspected Singapore, Sir Ian Hamilton wrote last March, "Thad not seen the Anzacs fighting in Gallipoli. I saw visions military expeditions sailing south (to Australia) and had fears. Now T have no fears unless we ourselves fit' out a half-way house (Singapore) and then—half-gar-ironing it, as is our. wont—make present of it to the wrong people,'
official forecast of the expenditure necessary to make Singapore safe against a coup de main has [been published so far.
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