Local United States Navy head here. remained ona hear basis (or day' a8 further ship-movements were carried out with rear secrecy and caution.
"The new pocket cruisers Balch and MeDougal were placed on patrol duty long the southern California coast, fellowing the Reid and Hull whic Yeturned. to San. Diego, America's largest naval base, Naval guards meanwhile questioned all visitors, including tradesmen, before allowing them to board any of the. twenty vessels undergoing repairs at Mare Tiana.
Oficial secrecy was enforced relay on all feet movements while aval launches armed with machine: tune patrolled the harbour to prevent foreign fishing craft from approach= ug the anchorage of American naval vessels, "Ail civilians were. banned From the destroyer units although civilians silt were. permitted aboard the cruiser unite after submitting to Ning destroyer units were transferred. from here to Sen Pedro' 'Monday.""Naval officials. said" the transfer was for training purposed although other quarters pointed out frat' the fine vessels, all of World War construction, might be despatch ied. to the naval" base at Peatl Harbour, Hawaii, to release newer ships for duly elsewhere—United Prew Stopping All Fishing Vessels Los Angeles, Dec. 23.
Secret manoeuvres of the USS. Navy along: the west coast of America which have Kept the Navy on a near Wartime basis' the past thave days hogan to assume definite meaning today when it was disclosed the Navy, Customs and "Los. Angeles "District Attorney were ce-operating in a drive rid" the coast, of fshing " boats operating under' "dummy" American 'To Avoid international complica tions, "was reported, the Navy stopping all ishing bonis off the coast fud scrutinizing' their erects and: Papers. The majority of foreign Owned ships under Amorioan registry, fare Japanese, it was understood.
Customs officials to-day seized. the 25.000 Nancy Hanks, alleged to have been built for a Japanese, Mr. 'Suzuki, but registered by an Amer con citizen, Dr. Masaaki Kuwader 'The United states attorney said 1 the charges were correct, criminal charges would. be brought "against Mr, Kuwadera. "He forecast ditional seizures' soon, 'Aliens own, operate. control or man 4.002 fishing' boats. in California, it was understood here, Between 400 and 400 of these were tald to be. under Japanese control while the majority ff the others wore owned by Italians and Portuguese.
"The 1,600 ton destroyers Aylwin and Downes let the harbour here to-day relieve the Balch and McDougal 'The "Channel Patrot™ will identity all commercial craft leaving of enter ing' San Diego or Sen Pedro, sccording to reports here—United: Press.
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