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October 14, 1940.

After

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of

intensive training

the U.S. Navy is

Johnston, and Palmyra Istanda, Millions are being poured into development of air and naval bases there, and preliminary. work has been started on a base at Wake Island which lies west of the International date line. Far Bouth of Hono lulu is the Samoan Base of Pago Pago-also strengthened to face any eventuality.

READY FOR ANYTHING

Since April 3 what amounts Admiral James O. Richardson, necessary supplies flowing into At Hickman Fleid, huge army to wartime secrecy has covered commander-in-chief of the fleet, Pearl Harbour for the 100 or air base adjoining Pearl Har- the exact movements of the announced that it would remain more ships operating In the bour, millions are being spent. Across the Koolau Range from armada, but it is no secret that in Hawaiian water indefinitely. Hawaiian region.

Gunnery practice has. been Where the feet units go while Honolulu and Pearl Habour, at the fleet is prepared for instant action in that aren.

intensive. One gunnery school on active duty never, is revealed Kaneohe Bay, the navy, is com- "Ship for ship, our navy is was conducted despite the fact but they are absent two and pleting work on another air the equal of any in the world," that a considerable amount of three weeks at a time on occa base. naval authorities assert con- overhaul work was under way sion, Indicating the scope of The picture thus presented. is fidently: They hope that the at the time, and required much their activity. Carriers are re one of definite war time acti- naval construction programme overtime labour by mechanics ported unofficially to be esta vity. It bears the significant will make it the equal of any to keep participating planes and blishing an "outer patrol," well distinction, however that its beyond the range of patrol directors consider the existing combination of navies which the ships in operation. fortunes of history might turn A fundamental in U.S.: Fleet bombers flying from the air base establishment efficient and fair against it.

operations is to keep gunnery at Pearl Harbour.

ly complete in itself, America Screening the Hawaiian Isis ready for anything at its Ashore in Hawail, where the at a peak. Officers believe that

аго proper States maintains its no other naval gunners in the lands United

Midway, strongest bastion in the Pacific. greatest single concentration of world-with possible exception army power, troops are equally of the British-can approach on the alert. Únobatrusively, the accuracy of American crews. but continuously, sentries patrol The efficacy of American naval all important communication bombing long has been esta and transport lines.

blished.

Large appropriations have One maneuver which has con- the efficiency of been made to construct under- tributed to ground storage facilities on American naval gunnery has Oahu, but an yet no public an- been adoption of "offset firing" nouncement has been made of practice. Ships fire broadsides plans for underground plane apparently directly at each simulated hangars. In view of the flexi- other, under fully ble state of defence prepara- war

time conditions. Crewn tlons, however, it may be as- appear to aim their weapons sumed that plane storage will straight at designated friendly bo provided un-

ships. The secret is that the gun derground if thef army and navy

sights are cor- rected, so that command agreej

the shots actual. ly clear the tar- get by entirely safe margins,

that such facill- tics are advisa-

ble.

By Wendel Burch United Press Staff Correspondent

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By Abner Dean

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HITLER'S DWINDLING

OIL SUPPLIES

By WALTER HILL, Industry and Trade Editor of

"The Economist"

countries, under German control and of the rationing of the re- maining neutrals, all non-Euro- pean sources of supply are now closed to the Nazis.".

The British blockade is do

Russia, true, produces some. priving Germany of many vital 30 million tons per annum, but products. The sort of difficulty she has little to spare for ex- she is up against can bo well port. Moreover, the British Air illustrated with reference to oil. Force has been concentrating on This fuel is not only essential for the destruction of oil in re- war; it is a vital material in in- servoirs, and of Germany's oll dustry and transport. Without it producing and refining plant. the whole of Europe's economic As a result both stocks and pro. activity, as that of all modern ducing capacity are being steadi- countries, would be crippled. ly diminished.

In a normal year, Germany

Deen

Bombers maintain unbroken The island of Oahu neutrality patrols for hundreds stocked with more war ma- (including Austria, Czecho- Even if some of the oil-pro- of miles off the Hawaiian terials than at any time in re-slovakla and Nazi-occupied Po- ducing countries were willing to coasts. Battleships. cruisers, destroyers and aircraft carries cent history. Unofficial sources ONE of the most interesting put in to the Pearl Harbour say that adequate ammunition and controversial aspects in con- naval base on Odhu, near Hono- is on hand at the vast Lualuate nection with the evacuation of lulu, for maintenance and re- depot and other storage centres British women and children pairs, then depart immediately to last the fleet through any con- from the Colony is that relating on further "maneuvers"; This ceivable operation. The navy to the financial liability of has been the order of activity supply system has been taxed to the Government. It is be for the fleet since May 16, when the utmost to keep oil and other coming generally agreed that the decision to send away the feminine and juvenile members of the community, is justified, in view of the deplorable state | of uncertainty which exists in the. Far East Should.....the. Colony become involved in war- fare, every man would prefer to know that his wife and children were spared the horrors and hardships which would inevit- ably occur. Men who have al- ready seen war have no doubt as to the wisdom of those who ordered the evacuation.

The problem at the moment is to what extent financial relief (or, ald) should be provided in order to maintain men's wives- or families, or unmarried wo- men, overseas.

It would per- haps be advisable to indicate that owing to the country being at war, there may not be any liability. The defence of the Colony comes first, and if that is in any way to be embarrassed by the presence of women and children, then common -prudence clearly indicates that they must depart. It must be admitted that those who are able to ac-. cept the advice and quietly fade away at their own expense, may be in the minority. For the others, provision of free passages is not only reasonable, but essential.

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It is, however, the problems which confront people of meagre. means upon arrival in a strange country, which must exercise

BERLIN, Aug. 20.-After a mass test by 200 shapely legs, the mind of "officialdom." In some cases, grants should German Industry, claimed a new triumph recently--mosquito-

proof stockings.

obviously be made, but it might

be as well to make it uninistak, appears to be justified. The Body od

land) needs about 8 milion tons. supply Germany, they could. of oil. France requires some 7 scarcely do so. United States. million tons, Italy 3 million, tankers have been prohibited Rumania 1.2 million, Holland from entering the war zone, and 1.6 million, Sweden 12 million, Britain is now in control of Denmark 0.9 million, Belgium virtually all the free tanker 0.7 million, Norway 0.6 million, tonnage of the world. The con- Switzerland 0.5 million, and trol of the world's free tanker Hungary and Yugoslavia 0.5 tonnage has made the blockade. million. Altogether, these coun- doubly effective, tries normally use 26% million Already the Nazis have tons of oil per annum --- compelled to prohibit the use of all. But they can produce nothing in the countries under their control like this quantity of oil, and except for essential purposes. But Europe as a whole normally has by more than about one-third, le.. they cannot possibly cut consumption. to rely on imports for the bulk from 2014 million tons per annum of its needs. Moreover, the to about 171⁄2 millions, without greater part of these imports is seriously dislocaling industry-and- derived from distant sources of transport. There still remains a de- ficiency of at least 5 million tons supply.

and probably more. And this de- Germany herself is a large ficiency is increasing with the steady producer of oil, thanks to her destruction of German refining plant Intensive effort to make up for by British oir ralds. the paucity of her mineral oil Indeed, unless Germany, can secure resources by the development of access to non-European sources of production from coal and by supply by the winter, industry and other methods. But even on transport in the countries under her hegemony will be crippled, "and the the most favourable assump- military and economic strength of tions, her output cannot exceed the Nazis will be sapped Stocks, it 5 million tons per annum for is true, may still be fairly substan- some time to come,

Hal, But these will be exhausted. Rumania, Europe's biggest are not destroyed by British bombers, before the winter in so far as they producing country, can supply slightly more than 6 million tons. Apart from Russia's resources, per annum. But the greater which will scarcely be made avail- part of Rumania's output has able to Germany, the only other hitherto been exported by Ren, sources of supply which could be and it is very doubtful whether reached from Germany, without the sufficient transport facilities are water, are Iraq and Iran.

need of crassing large expanses of available to distribute all the oil A GEN that she can spare to Italy, Ger- Iraq produces about 4 million tons many and the other countries of oil per annum, the whole of under the control of the Nazis, which is run by pipe-line to the Mediterranean coast. through Syria Lastly, the combined output of and Palestinilion tone per Iran can produce Albania, France and Hungary more. Access to these two scarcely reaches one million tons annum,

Sources

per annum, cum cfupply would thus solve the "Naziga: dimculties, always provided: In the most favourable condi- that they can transport it to Europe... tions the, Nazis, can therefore Italy's untensive in the Near East secure no more than about 12 may not be unconnected with Ger million tons per annum for dis man plans to secure these supplies. Το reach them across, the Dardanelles tribution among the countries

would meet

with the resistance of under their control. Until re Turkey and, probably, Russia. This: cently these countries have been may be, the reason for Italy's al able to secure imported supplies, tempt to get control over the Red part of which found their way Sea and the Suez Canal, But even that route is a thomy one. And the into Germany and Italy British Navy is still in the Mediter

During the first five months ranem

of the current year, for example,

the United States alone exported: But even if the Nazis and tailans were to reach Traq's oll wells, they 3,868,000 barrels of oil to Spain would be unable to benefit from

ably clear that such grants are same attitude should be adopted The test has just been anahed by against 2,188,000 barrels during them for a long time to come. First,

entirely of compassionate to unmarried women or widows, a hundred pretty rauleins wes nature. If grants are to be The measure of assistance must play suite, and the Insect-proof made for the duration of the depend upon the financial posi hoalery af Wanses, Berlm's vacation war, it is essential that the most tion of

idual, and must playground. where mosquitos careful investigation should first beaded

not excessive. be made as to the financial post. It mat

of those concerned. Many money hai

pted the

be

weli

even the biggest and most

mosquito was cóm

Year

the corresponding period Inst there would be suficient time

destroy all the equipment; this could not be replaced for many can exports to Spain of Secondly there would be time lubricating oils of stroy the pipe-lines to the

Indeed, the prevention

ortage:

Germany was short, were rancan.,

imes as high as in ay this year than last. more than a presump-

art of this oil found..

KING

the

ay into enemy hands.