The Chilean Government granted the British Embassy request that the German merchant ship Dusseldorf, 4,930 tons, captured by British war. ships off the Chilean coast Friday, be allowed to put into a Chilean port as a prize of war, it was announced today.—United Press, Singapore Naval Base Figures in Conference Singapore, Dec, 17.
The Singapore naval base figured in ministerial discussions at London recently, Mr. R. G. Casey, Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia, and Mr. Peter Fraser, acting Prime Minister of New Zealand, said here yesterday.
Passing through Singapore by air. en route to Australia after attending ministerial conversations at London, the two men visited the Naval base here. They declared it was "heartening" to see what had been done to the Singapore base—United Press.
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