'The Matson Lines passenger trame, manager, Mr. Sydney Walton, said! Fast night that thus far requests for Accommodations from the Far East {otalled 46 from Yokohama, 84 from Kobe, 400 from Shanghai' and 106 from Hongkong.
These requests for reservations, it was understood, were over and above reservations already made by Amer!~ cans on all regularly scheduled American liners leaving the Far East January 1. All regularly scheduled ships up to that date were fully booked, it was understood here.
Matson Line officials said that the Monterey, which sails immediately, from Log Angeles, will carry equipment and supplies for the Mariposa which wilt be put aboard the latter ship at Honolulu.
Returning via Australia After calling of Far Eastern ports with its expanded passenger facilities, the Maripose will return to. the United States via Australia, New!
Zealand and Honotuty, The United States liner Washington will leave New York on October 19
No decision has yet been reached jas to whether the United States liner hatton will also proceed to the!
East. Unofiicial quarters believed this ship would not be used for eva-enation purposes unless the regularly sschedliled ships, in addition 10 the Washington, Monterey and Mariposa, were unable to accommodate all ap-Plicants—United Press, Twelve units of the US. Fleet] sailed from "here yesterday: for Hawaii to rejoin the "Fleet, Those units, it was understood, may engage Inv tactical manceuvres en route to)
Hawai Meanwhile, i was learned that several other units of the Fleet, which were also scheduled to return to. Hawaii yesterday. will be! sent to dey dock here and in San Francisco for overhaul, These units include the battleships New Mexi Mississippi and Avizos and two) destroyers,—United Press, ily for in Pacific Philadetphi, Oct. 18
The Assistant Secretary of Navy, ate. Lewis Campion, warned. Japan Have last night thatthe United Sites Fleet ip wand for action in the che of the. bhintedt_watnings ever addressed to. Japan by. 2 ligh ineriean"efieals sity Compton des dlared that the "Amecican Ney Fendy to give a domined good account intely tthe Pacite ite have
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