Of "Daily Telegraph"
London, May 10.
The naval expert of the "Daily Tuegraph" understands that a conference of Flag officers and their staffs of all British Naval Squadrons east of Suez may be held at Singapore in the near future to britig"up to date the ce-ordination of Far East defence measures in the event of an emergency.
A similar conference, he says, has been held at regular intervals in recent years, but the one pending promises to be of particular importance. Officers who may attend, include Admiral Sir Percy Noble. Commauder-in-Chief of the China Station and Vice-Admiral James Somerville, Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station.
Rear Admiral Custance, Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Squadron, and Commodore Rivett-Carnac, Commander-in-Chief of the New Zea-
Jand Squadron, may also ye present, the naval expert adds.
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