at Pearl Harbour will be developed to America's "Singapore of the Pacific" provide anchorage fon any fleet that. might be needed for future emem=" gency in the Pacific, I Plans are moving forward rapidly to eliminate the few present deficit cies of the great naval base on the island of Oahu, and make it adeqi to any naval need that might arise war or peacetime, Pearl Harl 2,100 miles from California, is reg ed as the strategical centre of defen for Western America, One of the most pressing needs at Pearl Harbour has been deepening of the harbour to make room for more. fighting-ships. This improvement is now projected, and bids on ext operations are to be opened at the Navy Department. 1
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