AMERICAN NAVY CHANGES
Far-Reaching Reorganisation Announced
New C-In-C's AMERICANS
""Undisclosed
Duties"
FAR-REACHING reorganisation of the United States Navy, which in future will be divided into three fleets Atlantic, Pacific
TO PAY MORE
Stiff increases in In- come Tax and excess pro- fits tax are predicted by: officials in Washington as the immediate result of, President Roosevelt's Budget proposals.
Tax revenues under the present
highest point in American history
and Asiatic was announced in Washing-budget programme will reach the ton yesterday by Col. Frank Knox, Secretary but nevertheless President Roose-
of Navy.
velt recommended additional tax- ation.
Ways and means were, how- lever, left to Congress.
Col. Knox further announced that Pre- the most logical means of raising sident Roosevelt has authorised an increase of 42,000 in the Navy's man-power.
He also said that Rear-
Admiral Husband Cemmel,
is replacing Admiral James
Richardson
as
Commander - in - Chief of
the Pacific Fleet and will
report to the Secretary of: Navy for duties sent undisclosed.
at pre-
The present Atlantic Patrol force, Col. Knox sad, now mcludes about 125 ships, and the princi- pal change in that respect was the change of name
Destroyers For Britain
Tax experts consider income tax
additional revenue and that the rate will increase to 10 per cent
Increases in gift and estate levies are also predicted. — Reuter.
BRITAIN TO LET SUPPLIES
INTO FRANCE
AT PRESIDENT Roosevelt's personal re- quest a special shipload of foodstuffs and
MEAT RATION VARIATIONS ANNOUNCED
Owing to the diver- sion of shipping for the war purposes to Middle East, the Ministry of Food an- nounces it will be ne- cessary during the next few months to vary the meat ration at short notice within the range of 1/- and 1/6d.
The Ministry will announce the amount of the ration week by week and for the current week it will be 1/2d.
Supplies to cater- ing establishments will be corresponding- ly reduced.--Reuter.
The Axis
The Navy Department, he dis clothing is to pass through the British block. Doesn't
closed. intends to ask Congrees ade from the United States to unoccupied
for authority to build 280
au-
xiliary vessels such as submar.
ine chasers, minesweepers and
patrol boa's.
Asked concerning the possibility
of releasing more American des- troyers for Britain. Col Knox said: "I don't think any
more
destroyers can he detached from
our Fleet without serlously im- pairing its efficiency.
the final decision did not rest with Col. Knox added, however, that
him.
No Increase - In
Asiatic Fleet
Colonel Knox declared that it is not intended to increase the Asiatic Fleet's strength at present. The Nurvy planned to hold the usuri Blestemanoeuvres in the Pacific this Spring but the ar-
without notice.
The increase of 42,000 in per- sonnel raises the Navy's man- including re- power to 232,000, serves on active duty. Reuter,
RECORD
U.S. PUBLIC DEBTI
France for distribution under the direct con- trol of the American Red Cross.
The President's request, it was stated at the Ministry of Economic Warfare in London
Care!!
The Alisis indifferent to the how words ac- cordings au statement
Radio in reply y 180 Prose-
Italian G.O.C. Missing
General Berganzoli, the |commander - in - chief at Bardia, is missing, says a Cairo communique. It is possible he escaped in a motor-boat held specially for that purpose.
that
The communique ́reveals on the night Bardia fell, General Berganzoli and two
Blackshirt Divisional commanders deserted, leaving the regular commanders to carry on.
One of the Blackshire comman- ders has been picked up north of Bardia.
and the General Berganzoli others are still missing, and it is probable that they left in a motor bout reserved for that purpose, The scarch is continuing.
The commander taken prisoner is General Antonelli, Commander- in-Chief of the First Blackshirt Division.
Crept Through Cordon
The spokesman at Cairo last night suggested that the Black- shirt general who has since been captured may have been mistaken for General Berganzoli.
The open rocky nature of the terrain, said the spokesman, doubtless facilitated escape from Bardla
Before the British forces Ipunch- ed the final onslaught it might have been possible for a small batch' or 'Italians to creep through the cordon round the town Reuter.
AMERICAN WHEAT FOR
ernment during the past few days. The goods dent Roosevelt's speeck to SPAIN yesterday, was addressed to the British Gov-broadcast frism R
consist of Vitamin A concentrates and cloth- Congresses.
ing.
It is stressed in authoritative quarters that this concession, which is being made solery for the relief of children in unoccu pied France, in no way alters,
polity
France as a whole.
The fact that the administration of relief goods is being under- taken by the American Red Cross is considered sufficient guarantee i
that they will, in fact, reach the children for whom they are in-
tended.
Wheat For Spain:/ The goods are being shipped In the same. vessel as a cargo of wheat consigned to Spain by the United States. ·.
GREEK
PEOPLE'S MIRACLE
Creation of 8
·
The statement" added: "TresTS!
dent Roosevelt repeats the absurd Conditions upon1wflokt opinion that victory of the Axis the American Red Cross would constitute a menace to would send a cargo of America, although anybody with
.
knowledge of European affairs wheat or flour to Spain, to knows perfectly well that
the meet immediate civilian
first principle of the 'Axis policy
is always the Monroe Doctrine, requirements, have been namely complete disintered ness to the New World
communicated to the
Spah is ha Government)
"We are prepared to go ur ther. By the New World we stated Mr. Norman Davis,“ third mean not only the North
South American continents' · but
and
Chairman of the Ameri- period of Greek civilisa- Australia, New Zealand and all can Red Cross, in Wash- tion as a result of the vic-the islands in the Pacific." |ington yesterday'
The announcer added: "What torious conclusion of the
If such we resent is that the American would presumably be a separate a cargo were sent it present war was predicted President should impose his shipload and additional to car
system on us and if any at. yesterday by General
tempt is made to do so then sent to Europe.
goes already announced-as-being --- Metaxas.
The occasion was a presenta- tion to him of a bronze copy of a statuette of Pallas Athene by Machos dating from the sixth
Century.
it will mean war, but it will The conditions were not speci- not be we who are, the aggrasfied in the Washington announce- дога It will be Ẩmerica.' Reuter,ar
Disclaiming credit for creating SOVIET
and
President Roosevelt's es-
When unloaded: at 8 Spanish timated deficit of $9,210,-port the vessel will proceed to a 000,000 will create a re-port in unoccupied France. cord public debt of $58, In addition to this shipload it
Greece's moral strength, General 367,000,000 and this. will is understood that a small con-
Meluxas said.......that--it - had... been signment of Vitamin A concen- automatically require the rates, which had been detained dormant and re-awakened
given a forward pulse, **: raising of the present debt in Bermuda, will be able to pro-
"The miracle: which has--begn:|: limit of $49,000,000,000. ́*
accomplished," he said is "the" 000,000 when the annual deficits occupied France by the well- in this that its significance lies. This compares with $16,185,They are being taken to un-work of the Greek people; It is started in 1931.
known dress, designer, Madame-Reuter, Meanwhile the new record of Schiaparelli;' who is returning $87,000,000,000-In the mational in- from the United States to Paris. come would exceed the boom year
of 1929 by $7,000,000,000,
The amount the President has
cced.
Fürther: Relief
ment but it is believed that the American Red Cross is reçûð an assurance that it will be given complete freedomh-in-handhing' supplies Reliter
INTERESTIN APPEASER ROOSEVELT
Congress has received wide men-
President Roosevelt's speech to
TO:
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|tion in the Soviet press; and is RETURN?
not liked by the Gerroan end Jas panese, press.
The official Soviet newspaper de p
under a double-coluhn houding; †1961
The Germanspread is to be in THE DE stricted to say that it was a pro- | RECONS"
GIFTS FROM ASSAM "Pravda rana 700-word article THE
allotted for National Defence will It was stated in London yes- comprise $3,447,000,000 for the terday that If, the present ship- Navy $5,936,000,000 for the Army ment safely reuches the proper ALASSAM, WHICH HAS „Ale Vocation to Germany, Italy, Ukpan, DINDAN and $407,000,000 for various agen- destination, further quantities of READY CONTRIBUTED ENT and Russia, it was revealed in AND cies, including the Federal Bureau relief food for children in un-OUGH TO 'THEUR.AR/ POR Berlin yesterday of Investigation and $1,000,000,000 occupied France will be allowed FOUR FIGHTERS HAS NOW SA Berliniekerim maid that for future allotment.
through the blockade from the SENT 20,000 FOR A BOMBER, President Roosevelt's 1,000-page to time:et
addition, £900, has heerji sent to the Lord Mayor's Fund budget book simplifies defenes ap........... propriations in detail Observers President Roosevelt, it was for air-reid victims and a further say this conforms with the in-added, was well aware of the £500 da to be distributed among creasing official tendency to shield distinction in such cases between the British Red Croes and several Information from possibly hostile occupied and unoccupied France, funds for the benefit of the armed
- Router.
forces Reuter
reves.
In
the German, press will describe it, as provocative and “arfogant beyond description.""
The Japanese prema takes the
violent line, the Tokyu†bri me Nicht Nichi" grumbling that t is aiment conally at. Jaman, which | fay Is fighting China. -- Reuter. Rein
SIMAN
noted?