Singapore, Jan. 31, A fleet of British warships sailed from here to-day in preparation for the theoretical attack on Singapore in maneeuvres on the largest scale ever staged by British units in the Far East, The "attack" on- Singapore will begin on Wednesday when the manœuvres officially begin. The war games will cover 40,000 square miles and will include three American warships which are expected here soon from Australia.
The special objective of the defending air force here will be the British aircraft carrier Eagle, whose planes will be the greatest potential "menace" to the island.
The public here will, see little of the manœuvres which will be controlled by radiò. a Taking part in the exercises will be ships of the Royal Navy from the East Indies and China squadrons and the Royal Indian Navy, troops of the Singapore garrison reinforced by the 1st and 2nd Punjab Regiment and the Malay Regiment and squadrons of the Royal Air Force at Singapore reinforced by some units from India and Iraq.
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