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London, Feb, 3.
The presence of an American cruiser squadron at the Sydney celebrations has just demonstrated to the whole world the sympathy and community of ideals existing between two great nations of the new world, declares "The Times" in a leading article to-day.
And the further visit of the same squadron to Singapore—which has been accelerated by a few days at a British suggestion in order to coincide with the ceremony of the opening of the new graving dock—is, the newspaper adds, gratifying to all shades of British' opinion.
That ceremony, though of great interest within the British Empire, since it marks the completion of a work the benefit and cost of which are shared by several members, was not originally intended to be an international occasion, or there would no doubt have been other foreign guests besides the United States squadron.
But it is only appropriate, "The Times" adds, that Sydney's guests should move on to Singapore, where they will receive as warm a welcome as has been accorded to British fleets which in the last few years have paid visits to the Panama Canal zone,—Reuter,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.