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SINGAPORE.

    1. I arrived in Singapore on January twenty-fourth. I immediately reported to the Governor, Sir Lawrence Guillemard, and presented my letters from both the British and American authorities. I reported to him that I desired to see the arrangements that had been made for the Naval Base and the Air Base. He at once turned me over to General Crawford, Commander of the Crown Forces, who gave me every facility at his disposal.

    2. The island of Singapore is situated at the end of the Malay Peninsula within about sixty miles of the equator, and is separated from the mainland by the Straits of Johor which is now crossed by a causeway for the railway and the water mains that bring Singapore's water supply. This railway is in direct connection with Penang, the Straits Settlements, Bangkok, Siam, and, before long, it is expected to be connected with Burma and, via French Indo-China, with China. The island of Singapore is about twenty-five miles long from east to west and fifteen miles broad from north to south. Its greatest elevations are about three

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