Asked whether the extension of the European war to the Pacific was likely, the spokesman said that there were no indications at present of such an extension and he hoped that it would not occur, Questioned about the forthcoming American Naval manceuvres in the vicinity of Hawaii, the naval spoke> man said that the United States was at liberty to hold manceuvres for national defence, as done by other nations.
Replying to questions as to where the western Pacific begins, the spokesman ppinted out that there was no official definition, but it was generally held that the western Pacific begins at the International Date-line—Domei,
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