It has been decided to station flotilla "of. mine-sweepers at Singapore. 'The. flotilla, which has hitherto been held in reserve at Malta, where It is being refted, will' sail on January 25 and arrive in Singapore on March 16.
It will consist of H.MSs. Abingdon, Derby, Bagshot, Huntley, Fareham, 'Aberdare, Harrow, Widnes, ' and Stoke.' They are twin-screw vessels of 710 tons each, and all carry one four-inch A large foreign firm has sent a representative to Chungking to negotiate for the construction steel bridge across the Yangtze River near this port, the first discussion on this subject being held between the representative and the Mayor of Chungking on November 13, The Mayor, it is understood, plans to excavate the channel existing between this river port and Suanhupa Sand Bar, the idea being to make it Permanent anchorage for all steamers. Sunnhupa's municipal area seems destined to become the centre of Chungking's land, water and alr communications, since it is now the site of the Chungking aerodrome, and the proposed terminus of the Chengtu-Chungking Railway Is at
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