Pedro are twelve battleships, 25 cruis-Jers, 61 destroyers, four aircraft carriers, 14 submarines and 31 auxiliary ships. Navy officials said the man-Jccuvres would involve practically all these warships with the possible exception of the battleships.
Disclosure of the Navy's plans to Inold manguvres at Pearl Harbour, [America's "Gibraltar of the Pacific, Jcoincided with the announcement th: work has begun on the Navy's new slant alreratt carrier, the USS. Hor-
Navy officials said the Hawaiian manceuvres, ostensibly for training purposes, would test the impregnability of Pearl Harbour. They said that fleet units would be sent 10 }Hawait periodically, with one section arriving shortly before another com pletes training, Navy officials said Pearl Harbour had also been selected for the man-Jceuvres because these was "litle congestion" there. "Informed quarters pointed out that Pearl Habrour is Row so carefully guarded that the manceuvres probably can be carried out in complete secrecy.
"Temporary" Transfer Navy Department quarters said the transfer of these units to Hawaii ]would be only "temporary" and that the proposed' reinforcement of the Pearl Harbour defences would not constitute a transfer of the entire US. Fleet.
Most of the warships expected to lbe transferred to Pearl Harbour in the near future are destroyers, eruls-Jers and aircraft carriers. Navy offjelals said it was doubtful that any battleships would be sent to the "Gibraltar of the Pacific" mediately.
Disclosure that the Navy is planning to send a Jorge part of the US. Fleet to Hawaii resulted Jwidespread speculation in unoMcial Jquarters here last night wher it was [believed the action indicaveu the direction in which the U.S, Navy is directing its attention, Observers recalled that the US JAsiatie Fleet was this week provided with an air arm of an initial fourteen long range bombers which arrived in Manila yesterday. The arrival of the powerful bombers in [Manila was preceded by the arrival Jot the seaplane tender USS. Lani ley which sailed to Manila from Honolulu—United Press.
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