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BIGGEST BLACKOUT EVER TO FORM PART OF AIR DEFENCE EXERCISE
London, To-day.
Royal Air Force squadrons will fly over France by night for the first time during an air defence exercise which opens at 8 p.m. to-day.
They will be the bombers of the "Eastland” attack- ing force, and after leaving their home base, they will fly over France as far south as Beau- vais, before turning to make their raids on the defended area of "Westland.”
Other bombers of the Eastland force will attack from over the North Sea,
Among bombers which will make the long distance raid from France and the North Sea will be the Wel- lington squadrons, which have twice recently flown nonstop to Marseilles and back and the Hampden squad- and back.
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THE BANK HOLIDAY WEEK- END CROWDS, WHICH HAVE BEEN LARGER THAN EVER,
The air defence exercise this EXPERIENCED VERY MIXED year is the largest that has
THE BANK. WEATHER AND ever. been held. More than 1,800 air- HOLIDAY ITSELF, IN LONDON, craft, together with anti-aircraft HAD THE LEAST FAVOURABLE. guns, searchlights and barrage bal- CONDITIONS EXPERIENCED loons, will be engaged and some FOR SEVERAL YEARS. 60,000 personnel will be directly employed.
Observer corps listening posts throughout the area will be manned.
BIGGEST BLACKOUT EVER
The exercise, which includes the biggest "blackout" yet undertaken in early hours of Thursday morn- ing, will end at 7 p.m. on Friday.
Throughout the Bank Holiday weekend, training preparatory to the main exercise has been in pro- gress and holiday, crowds in many places have witnessed thrilling dis- plays of low flying and diving. Pre parations of ground defences have been going forward actively during the weekend.-British Wireless.
As a result, indoor places of amusement, museums, picture gal-- leries, shows and exhibitions were well patronised.
Skies cleared towards the even- ing and the streets became more animated, but the usual outdoor: activities of the day were greatly curtailed.-British Wireless,
HAIMEN BAY -⠀
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Shanghai, To-day.
The Japanese naval authorities: yesterday notified all foreign ship- ping concerns that Haimen Bay, south of Taichowfu, Chekiang, will. be blockaded as from this morning.. -Our Own Correspondent
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Japanese Army Bringing Pressure On Government
Tokyo, To-day.
The Japanese Army will invite the Government to take up an unambiguous attitude towards the situation in Europe, it is declared in Tokyo po- litical quarters.
"After a thorough examination of the entire situa-
tion" in numerous conferences with the Gen- eral Staff of the War Ministry and the War Councillors, as well as after a discussion yes- terday between General Itagaki, Minister of War and Admiral Yonai, Minister of the Navy, the Japanese Army has decided to pro- pose to the Government to:
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