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that voice. He wasn't fat, he
wasn't wearing a derby, and he
did not have a cigar in his mouth.
Mr.. Newton was the Man from
California. So that was what a
real detective was like.
"And my sister, Miss Margaret
Horton" Maxine was saying, af-
ter she had introduced him to
Nancy. Peggy had been standing
in the shadows Of the room and
he evidently had not seen her I'M
til Maxine spoke. Recognizing her
now he started eagerly forward.
"How do you do?" was her chill
ly greeting.
He stopped abruptly. "How do
you do" he answered with no in
Election.
els the man crazy?" Peggy
thought. !"Imagine Grams express
sion if I had rushed forward and
we had shaken hands. Nice ex-
PLANTATION. We had talked twice
without either of us knowing who
the other one was. Yes, that would
have gone over big. l can see
where he and Gran Will not get
along at all"
But on the contrary he and
Gran seemed to be getting along
famously. She had been watching
Mr.. Newton closely, and now
smiled at him-one of Grams
incest smiles-and he smiled back,
and Peggy felt sure it was one Of
his very best, also.
"You won't think me presump-
tuous, will you, Mr.. Newton"
Gran began, eff I ask you which
you consider the greatest-Sher-
lock Holmes, Philo Vance or Her
cule Poirot?"
Mr.. Newton drew his chair a
little closer to the high backed
one that held his hostess and
leaned forward with enthusiasm.
"Presumptuous? I should say
not, but you see that is something
would much rather discuss with
you than just answer right off. AS
I see it Sherlock Holmes had"
But Peggy lost track of the con
versation as she turned a puzzled
face to Maxine, who shrugged her
shoulders and looked blank. What
on earth were they talking about?
Of course she had heard of Sher-
lock Holmes, but what had he to
do with these other two men?
And what did Gran know about
detectives? Peggy felt sure she
bad never seen one before.
"Well, putting it in another
way" Gran began again, (which
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carefully"
"You do seem to take the mat
ter very sensibly, am sure. Peg
gy looked more as if she had not
slept than you do"
1t was true that Peggy had not
slept we'll. She had been out of
bed several times to look again
among the clothes she had worn
to the train. Could it be possible
that she had dropped it on the old
wooden platform of the station
when she went to put it into her
bag? Or had it just dropped in
plain sight of any one who might
come along and pick it up? But
she remembered so we'll putting
it into the bag and closing it.
What on earth was she going to
say to Harry next Wednesday if
she had not found it by then? So
her mind had raced throughout
the night. No wonder Gran
thought she looked as if she had
not slept.
"Of course I am worried, Gran.
To have Nancy lose such a COR
geous ring here!"
Her grandmother smiled at her.
But, my dear, rings cannot run
away. And we know that there
is no one here who would have
taken it, so that leaves it simply
misplaced. I feel sure that Mr..
Newton will be able to suggest
the place where it must be. Oh,
that must be he. I hear an auto
mobile. We will go into the front
parlor and see him there"
Maxine followed William. to
the front door while Mrs. Horton
and the two girls crossed the hall
and entered the front parlor. Peg
gy was surprised that her grand
mother had chosen this place to
receive a detective. 1t was here
that Gran usually greeted her
more important guests.
The old lady settled herself in
a high back chair with her back
to the window, her tiny feet
placed daintily side by side on an
ottoman, the covering of which
had been woven by her mother
in-law. When Mrs. Horton sat in
that big. chair with her feet on
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Nancy stood still a moment
thinking.
ooh, all right" she said finally.
F'Only l still don't approve of hav-
ing that detective come. I just
know he is going to get us all in
a lot of trouble. How did he hap
pen to be here and know about
your" she asked, turning to Max
inc.
HE works at the studio in Hol-
lywood and he is driving to New
York. While he was in Chicago he
talked to the West Coast studios
and they told him that I was stop
ping here for little visit before
I went on East, SO he came down
here just to make sure that there
had been no change in my plans.
''He didn't think I would arrive
until tomorrow, but. tonight he
heard someone in the hotel say he
had seen me today, so he called
right away. He wanted to see me
anyway, so when Peggy suggest
ed having him come out to look
for the ring, he said all right. And
he is coming out in the morning.
I think maybe I had better ex-
plain it to Gran, so you all can be
few minutes late for breakfast
I think it would be best for Gran
to ask me most of her questions.
Peggy would probably get all
mixed up"
Maxine had already made her
explanations the next morning
when the two girls reached the
dining room. Mrs. Horton looked
up at them as they entered.
My DEAR" she said, addressing
Nancy. Il feel so badly to hear
that your engagement ring has
been misplaced while on a visit
to us. l do trust that this young
man = Newton did you say his
name was, Maxine?-will be able
to find it quickly for you. Maxine
assures me he is among the best
in his line in California. Have you
thought back carefully over your
actions since you last saw your
ring, Nancy?"
ooh, yes, Mrs. Horton, quite
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(TO Be Continued
BLACK WALNUT KISSES

l cup black l cup light corn
walnut meats syrup
2 cups water 1-8 tsp. cream
3 cups sugar tartar
Put cream tartar in sugar, then
add water and boil until it forms
a hard ball in water. Pour on but
tered plate and add l cup black
walnut meats. When it begins to
harden, pull until it gets white
and creamy. Form into roll and
cut with scissors.
La gaceta., 1941-11-22

Los recogedores de fresas de
Plant City vencieron aver a los
Dragones de Jefferson, en- un
match verificado en- la vecina
ciudad, con anotaci6n de 20 por
O.
Plant City anoto seis puntos
en- ell primer periodic, siete en- el
tercero y siete en- ell cuarto,
Anotaron los "touchdowns''
por los vencedores, Palmer, Nc
Aipin y Moody. Palmer hizo ell
primero, pentrando en- ell centre
de Ia Inca.
Doce passes intentaron los Sc
nores de las fresas y solo COM
pletaron dos.
Jugaron por los Dragones,
Sadler, Borden, Valdes, Holton.
BOlesta, Mote, Salinero, Santa
ma Marchetta, Kirby y Redd.
Usaron los triunfadores a Lo-
reno, Moody, George Bolden,
Williams, Jack DeShong, Know
les, Watson, Glaros, w. D. Pal
mer, Lewis Rimes, Bill McAlpin
y Jose Brown.
La gaceta., 1941-11-22
LOS ESPARTANOS afro
PEuLARON A LOS AVA
DORES

Los "aviadores" de MacDill,
pajarillos sin plumas en- Ell fut-
Dol, fueron derrotados anoche,'
en- Phillips Field, por los rudos
Espartanos de la Universidad
de Tampa.
Cerca de 5000 personals paga
ron sus entradas para yer Ell "a
tropello''. Los tampenos "cogie-
ron masa" Y los aviadores no
pudieron impedir que les hicie-
ran 81 puntos. Como "lastimi-
ia" Sc les dej6 hacer dos puntos
a los soldados.
Batalla desigual, en- la cual Sc
lucieron, por carencia de oposi-
ci6n, Paul Atraub, Bill Brenn-
an, ell captain Beynon, Art Spol
tore, Willard Knight, Charlie
Wilson y Bob Bowen.
Esta victoria, que. no debiers
mencionarse sacramento, di6 q
los Espartanos su quinto triun'
70, en- la temporada, con cuatrC
derrotas. Spoltore realiz6 un a.
vance de So pardas, Ell mas i'm.
portante de toda la noche.
La gaceta., 1941-11-22

boca comenz6 a l~evantarse len.
tamente.
En- seguida, unos sehores que
ocupaban las butacaS de la fila
segunda, inmediatamente de-
tras de nuestros heroes, tocaron
en- 81 hombro a Pablito y a Isl
dro.
LosSdos compinches sc volvie-
ron, con un principle de susie.
Tienen la bondad de des-
oubrirse, senores?-les dijo un
senior, en- tono que a Pablo lie
pareci6 burl6n.
Los dos compadres sc apresu
raron a quitarse las gorras,
Corridos.
Iba a comenzar la represen-
tacion de la piececilla en- un ac-
to.
La escena representaba una
t2bernilla andaluza.
Ell ambiente va Sc les hizo sim
patic0 q los cuatro eompinches.
La gaceta., 1941-11-22
WILSON vENCIO AL CAM
PEON LEMOS

Los Angeles, Nov. 22.-La CO
roma del peso pluma de la Aso-
ciaci6n Nacional de Boxao lie
pertenece hoy a Jackie Wilson,
de Pittsburgh, que en- esta ciu-
dad venci6, por decision, a Ri
chic Lemos, Ell campe6n. Pesaba
Lemos 1854 libras y su rival
1851.
Wilson es un negro de 27 a.
nos y superb a Lemos boxeandc
" pegando. Los dos iueces, Geo.
Blake Y Bill Kershner, y ell ar
bitro, Benny Whitman, otorga-
ron la victoria al negrito. e.
t~riunfador pogo muy Electives
golpes con la izquierda atendien
do a Lemos, pero sin derribarle
De los doce asaltos, ell nuevc
campe6n gan6 ocho.
Lemos realiz6 un esfuerzo su.
premo en- el decimo segundo y
trat6 de acostar a Wilson, perc
este supo capear la tormenta.
La gaceta., 1941-11-22

Comenz6 Ell dialOgo, chispean
te, por %cierto, Heno de gracis y
muy bien subrayado por los &C
torres, y sonaron las primeras
carcajadas en- la sala.
Ell pNblico entrabG, como sc
dice en- terminus teatrales, de
lleno en- Ia obra, cor 10 demas,
muy conocida de parte de 81,
Uno de los personajes de la
comedia, un chuiillo Sevillano,
cada vez que ell tabernero o los
amigos decian un chiste, Sc e.
chaba debajo de la mesa roja.
con una risa que lie ahogaba.
Aquello hizo desbordarse la
hilaridad del pdblico.
Nuestros cuatro heroes Sc
relan como tontos.
ia risa, que en- las mujeres
tomaba 81 aspecto vel caracter
del barritar de los eiefantes o el
.rugir de las fieras, les rezumba-
La gaceta., 1941-11-22
LUIS GREE QUE BAER SOLO
ES INFERIOR A BILL CONN

New York, Noviembre o.
FL campe6n mundial Jose Luis
declare en- esta ciudad que, a su
juicio, Ell mejor de todos los as
pirantes a la corona es Billy
Conn y despues Buddp Baer, ell
hermano de Make. Luis Sc bati-
"a con Baer ell dia 9 de enero,
Despues de la pelea con Baer,
ell csmpe6n ingresara en- 81 ejer-
cito.
81 Sc le concede una licencia,
luego de que entire a servir a Sa
muel, entonces volvera a pelear
con Billy Conn.
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compincAa - , mantenia
ma NO y sobre 81, no podia
evitarse de todos modos, cierta
emoci6n de bora solemne.
Son6 la mdsica, preludiando,
y la fiesta de sonidos, despejan-
do un tanto la borrachera del
maestro, lie hizo lamentar en- su
interior ell no haber tenido item
pc de consular ell librito de ma
rras.
lila verdad es que estamos
un POGO salvajes, a pesar dina
Der corrfo tanto mundo pen
SO nuestro heroe-; desde ma
mana, vamos a leer todos, en- VOC
alta, en- ell caro-, Ell Como debo
comp0rtarme en- s0ciedad. iAho
"a mismo, a 10 mejor, estamos
la pata!
o.
En- efecto.
Gallo Ia mdsica, y el tel6n de
La gaceta., 1941-11-22
I UACTE
Ell partido de ma6ana en- Cuscaden
Los Astures llevan Ell prop6sito de finalizar
ell campeonato

Las dos fuertes novenas de la
Unione Italiana y ell Centre As
turiano volveran a enfrontarse
manana domingo en- Ell parque
Cuscaden.
Los astures tienen ganados
tres desafios, en- la serie decisi-
va, y los garibaldinos dos. 81
los muchachos del Centre triun.
fan, como auguran los peritos.
Ell campeonato Sc terminara. 81
corresponds la victoria a la u.
nione. entonces la bataEa Sc de-
cidira la semana que viene.
Faustino Casares piensa uti-
liar manana a Longval, para
abrir ell juego, y 81 este no res
ponde bien, entonces lie sustitui-
"a con Piniella.
Joe Domingo tiene deposita-
da su confianza en- Capitano,
aunque Babe Fernandez lanz6
de manera magistral Ell domin-
go pasado.
Grande es Ell entusiasmo de
los fanatics" y nuestro COM
pahero Pachin de Candamo pre-
sidira una delegation que tiene
preparados tres gaiterOs para.
cuando el triunfo Sc produzca.
Willie Paz recibi6 va unos O.
La gaceta., 1941-11-22

Jose Leto rechaz6 dos peleas
que en- Tampa be lie ofrecieron,
una con Bob Skies y otra con vi
liar, para aceptar Ell "combate"
de Jacksonville.
Buddy Scott tambien desea
una pelea con Gomez, al que
puso a dormir hace algunas Sc
manas.
Claudio Villar esta en- Wash
ington Y Sc lie traera para que
combata con Bob Sykes o Tiger
Neville Beach.
La gaceta., 1941-11-22

portunos consejitos sobre la IT,
rada a las bases, de modo que Sc
pa proteger todas las avenidas
Disgustado por ell pobre 'Fbatt-
ing de la semana pasada, Faus
tino lie ha pedido a los mucha-
chos realicen n esferzo y Pc
guen no menos de diez "jilotes".
Los p~eloteros de la Unione
tambien han practicable con el
mayor interes, ansiosos de con-
quistar la copa.
tRegira ell mismo precio de la
semana pasada.
La gaceta., 1941-11-22
go y prolongado "tiCbistlre

go y prolongado I'll Chist!
.Por '%suerte, nuestras ilustres
heroinas no Sc dieron cuenta
oien, a traves de su borrachera,
de la Erase terrible del Cogorza.
Este Sc levant6 de su asiento.
y volviendo por un instante Ia
espalda al eseenario, lsvsntan-
dOla diestra, dijo, entire sonri-
sas que dilataban su bOca cana
Ha;
-icalma, calma, parrOqula,
que mia pasao ma h.,
FL Chepa le trio de la chaoue,
ia, obligandole a sentarse de
nuevo,
|iFuera !-grit6 una VOC,
ALA, al fondo.
-iFuera!
-iFuera! - respondieron o.
tras woes.
Los mdsicos de la orquesta,
oesde 81 foso, seguian divertidos
con Ell mcidente, y mirsban siA
La gaceta., 1941-11-22
GOMEZ e CON
JOHNNY cCARTHY

BESIDE Jacksonville comuni-
can que Frank Poreda decide
no aceptar la pelea con Tommy
Gomez, ell tampeno, y que para
s~ustituir al primero sc ha esco
gido a un senior nombrado John
ny McCarthy,
La gaceta., 1941-11-22
vlCtoFianO Manteiga, Editor
OEPORTES
E R DERROTO A HOS
TAX

New York, Nov. PEI ex-
campe6n del peso mediano, Ken
Overlin, pas6 aver a la division
del peso complete ligero Y de-
rrot6, por puntos, a Al Hostak,
otro excampe6n.
Overlin castig6 a su contra
rio por la cara, haciendole SAN
grar. Dur6 ell combate diez asal-
tos. Presenciaron ell encuentro
1000 personals.
La gaceta., 1941-11-22

Jack Dempsey dara sus servi-
clos al ejercito, como instructor
de boxeo Y supervisor de cultu-
ra fisica, 81 asf Sc lie pide.
Gene Tunney es supervisor
atletico de Ia marina.
La gaceta., 1941-11-22

ST, senior, compve Ia
pintura B. L. P. Sofa.
mente Sc vende en- King
Hardware, ga. avenida
Y Gale Is
La gaceta., 1941-11-22
Rheumatic Happy;
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Thnusands WHO suffered frop the tortmlrB
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La gaceta., 1941-11-22
CON LOS GUANTES

Jose Luis actu6 de arbitro, en-
Phoenix, Arizona, en- una pelea
que sostuvieron Tabby Romero
Y Paul Lewis, hermano del ex-
campe6n John Henry Lewis.
La gaceta., 1941-11-22

Ken Overlin, como esperaban
los expertos, derrot6 facilmente
a AL Hostak. Descansaba toda
la esperanto de HOstak en- pc
garle a Overlin en- la Mandolin
la, 81 este sc descuidaba, v pc
nerlo a dormir. Como Ken no Sc
descuid6, la victoria pas6 a su
faltriquera.
Presenci6 la pelea entire los
dos excampeones, Fred Apostle
Ii, que actualmente sirve a la
marina de los Estados Unidos.
La gaceta., 1941-11-22

Ray (Az1car) Robinson, el es
pectacular negrito de Filadel :
fla, Sc batira con Red Cochrane,
ell campe6n mundial del peso
weller, en- ell mes de febrero.
Cochrane ingres6 hace pocos
dfas en- la marina de guerra.
Antes de llegar a campe6n, RO
binson tendra que peiear, Ell dia
l de diciembre, ION Marty Ser
Ivo.
La gaceta., 1941-11-22

ellos! iPos que me dices de las
gdchtS?
FL Cogorza no pudo contener
su entusiaSmo esta vez. ante la
pregunta de su compinche.
Quiso vengarse a su name
ra de la Chata y la Canamona
humillarlas y ponerlas en- RI
diculo ante Ell pdblico. y. echan-
do ell busto hacia adelante, mi
rando a las dos damas Y sena-
laHdolas con ell dedo largo ratio.
diJo, en- VOC de trueno, que do
min6 todas las voces de la esce-
ma:
II Quien, las sehoras?, D.. lE-
so son mujeres, y no estos estro-
pajos l..
La gaceta., 1941-11-22

LOS DRAGONES FUERON
~DERROTADOS EN- PLANT
CITY
La gaceta., 1941-11-22
Folletin No. 165
Mo TERCERp
-
La 4aUCHA6A1A
DE LA GALE

Atenci6n de la sala
Muchas gentes reian.
Pablo juzg6 prudente bajar
mas la VOC, y lie di6 adm al AGO.
modador:
Decia listed que ponen....?
-Es secci6n Vermut-termi-
no 81 empleado un POGO impa-
ciente Y deseando marcharse-
son tres actos.
Daban, en- efecto, una piececi-
LA en- prosa v luggo dos actos de
una famosa zar3dela.
Al fin sonaron los timbres, VI
feno en- la sala un silencio So
GRSS : 4
KiAp-E
La gaceta., 1941-11-22

ba, como ell vino, por TODD ell
cuerpo.
La Chata y Emerencia, sobre
TODD, Sc caian una sobre otra.
Sc doblaban, Y la Canamona em-
puJaba sin cesar a su vecina del
asiento, una senorita modernis-
ia, que parecia I'm esparrago tri
guero con los labios pintados.
En- cuanto al Chepa Y a Pa.
blito, tambien Sc determination
de risa, Sc empujaban, Sc daban
palmaditas en- la espaida v en-
los hombros, subrayando y sal
picando con frases chulas y cas-
tizas las ocurrencias de los acto
res:
La gaceta., 1941-11-22

La atenci6n de la sala Sc des-
plaz6 hacia aqui, y sonaron va.
rias carcajadas.
AL mismO TEMPO, muchOs
espectadores lanzarOn I'm lar
La gaceta., 1941-11-22
IL hav6, que tio!...

-iChav6, que tio!...
II Vaya I'm ito con salero!...
Il Bueno, a mi Ell torerillo e.
Sc que Sc mete debajo e la me-
sa pa reirse, me tie enamorao! L..
-fHay que quererlos a tOOs
Evening star., 1941-08-05

soon alCer tnlS Snot was dred,
Japan was told that the irrepar-
able has not happened yet and
that she still has a chance to
recover If she decides to mend
her ways.
The United States and her
friends are quite prepared, it is
stated in well-informed quar-
ters. to sell to Japan oil. gasoline,
cotton and whatever else Japa-
nese industry may need for peace
time activities. Also Japan may
sell to this country all that her
factories are producing. Fur
thermore, under certain circum-
stances, credits could be opened
to enable her to finance her
trade and improve the difncult
internal economic and social
problems.
To obtain all this she has to
do just one thing: Abandon her
present aggressive attitude and
come to a peaceful understanding
with the United States, Great
Britain and the Netherlands
about the future Of Asia.
Naval Force Goes to Pacific.
Whether the japanese leaders
will listen to these earnestly
given warnings is unknown here.
For the time being there is little
that can be hoped from the pres
ent regime. Changes in the cab
met are not difficult and there
is a sufficiently large number of
japanese statesmen to draw from
If the Emperor decided to put
a less militant government in
ONCE.
Besides having extended an
olive branch to the Japanese,
military and naval measures are
being taken by America. Britain
and Holland to checkmate any
further aggressive move by
Japan.
Ship movements are coniden-
tial matters. but it can be said
without divulging any secrets
that there is a combined naval
force in the Pacific today not
far from the new Japanese bases
which could give the Japanese
admirais q severe headache.
Warned of Retaliation.
Japan also has been warned in
a most earnest manner that any
further move in the Southern
Pacific on the Asiatic mainland
Evening star., 1941-08-05

The old Japanese policy of
squeeze and smile then squeeze
some more Is not likely to be as
effective as it has been in the
past.
For the first time in many
years a definite policy has been
agreed on between London and
Washington. No common policy
was possible because In certain
British quarters there was a belief
that If Japan could be humored
the sword need not be drawn.
Appeasement Ended.
The United States and Great
Britain have now gone as far as
they could 90 with the humoring
policy.
Even the appeasers In both cap
itals-men who were loath to see
the conflict expand to the Pa
ci1c-have come to realize that
the appeasement policy encour-
ages the Japanese to want more
and more until they chose their
time to squeeze the Western
powers out Of the Pacific.
But before all the bridges are
destroyed q last attempt is being
made to make the Japanese
leaders understand that neither
this country nor Britain wish the
destruction Of Japan. Quite the
contrary they are willing to ex-
tend a helping hand provided
Jingoism is replaced by q sensi-
bic policy.
Evening star., 1941-08-05
By GOULD LINCOLN.

FALMOUTH, Mass.-More in
dustrial war activity probably is
in full swing in America today
than there was in 1917. This
statement is based on reports
from Rhode Island, the smallest
State in the Union, to be sure,
but also one of the most thor
oughly industrialized. Eighty
per cent, it is said, of all indus
trial activity in the State is CEN
tered on defense, direct or indi-
rect. This country is preparing.
1t is not yet prepared for a con-
f1ict-not as it should be pre-
pared-but it will be. Obviously,
the sooner the better.
All the time the country is
preparing to fight if necessary,
the emphasis is placed on the
idea that this country must, if
possible, keep out of a shooting
war" Economic warfare, yes.
The arming OF other nations now
at war with potential enemies
of the United States, also yes.
But no shooting by the American
Navy or Army. Whether this
attitude is correct or not depends
not so much on cold, hard facts
Evening star., 1941-08-05

strong deterrent on the japanese.
They have devoutly hoped that
fleet would be withdrawn to the
Atlantic. But the administra-
ton has been adamant in that
respect.
Defeat of Japan's Navy would
effectually destroy Japan's hope
of controlling Asia, or of ever
making a serious contest against
this country.
The President has moved care
fuIy-and at some times with
extreme boldness-in dealing with
this foreign situation. Two of
his boldest steps have been the
trade with Britain of American
destroyers for naval bases in the
Atlantic Ocean and his more re-
cent decision to take over the
defense of Iceland against pos
sible Nazi attack and occupation.
Evening star., 1941-08-05
This Changing World
U. S. Held Extending Olive Broneh to Jopon
Before Exertns Full Pressure to Curb Her Expansion

would bring about further retail
iation. A move into Thailand,
for instance, would further in
crease the economic pressure
from both American continents,
to say nothing about what mill
tary steps the British might feel
compelled to take to safeguard
their vital strategic position at
Singapore.
An attempt to lay hands on
the rich Borneo oil fields-that
island is only poorly prepared for
defense-might bring action by
the naval units now being rushed
to the South Pacific.
Besides a number Of American
ships protecting the Philippines,
the British. according to press
reports which now appear to be
confirmed, have sent naval units
from the Mediterranean where
they are needed less than in the
past. The number of units is un-
disclosed-although by now the
Japanese naval intelligence must
have a fair idea-but besides
battleships there are a number of
cruisers and modern destroyers.
Japan's Policy Losing.
Until last week the British base
at Singapore could only boast of
an Insignificant naval force. A
few cruisers and mostly old de-
stroyers and submarines. This
force has now been substantially
increased, and while alone it
could not meet a Japanese men,
ace, it has together with the other
squadrons, turned the tables on
the Japanese and has become a
first-class menace to Tokios ex>
pansionist ambitions.