MOBILISATION ORDER

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 78, 29 September 1938, Page 9

MOBILISATION ORDER

BRITISH FLEET

PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.

LONDON, September 28;

It was announced after-a meeting of Cabinet that the British bFle'et was mobilising:. The Admiralty announced that the mobilisation was a precautionary measure.

The Naval proclamations issued to^ day call up all officers and men of the Royal Naval Reserve, the Royal Fleet Reserve, and the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. They also extend the service of those serving iri the Royal Navy and Marines and call up officers on the retired and emergency lists of the Navy and Royal Marines, also the special reserve of Naval Engineer officers and the Royal Marine Special Reserve officers. > The War Office announces that normal anti-aircraft training will be carried out by searchlight units tonight, when searchlights will be exposed and target aeroplanes will be in the air. PREPARATIONS IN BRITAIN. City banks and business houses are arranging duplication of records, and in some cases are moving their Offices to the country. Many precautions in Lancashire include the rapid construction of trenches in Manchester parks. The ' Canadian Pacific Steamship Company has been advised that the Admiralty has taken over the Empress of Australia "temporarily.". The liner is at present at Southampton. Thirty-six men at King's Lynn refused to load a German steamer with 100 tons of pig-iron for' Hairiburg, saying: "We should, not load cargo that may be used against us in a few days." " r The authorities have cancelled the leave of the Metropolitan Police. Certain officers have been recalled from leave.'