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R.A.F. PAY THIRD BERLIN VISIT IN FIVE DAYS
London, To-day. REUTER LEARNS THAT the latest R.A.F. flight over Germany was carried out in the early hours of the morning by aircraft of the Bomber Command and. was one of the most extensive reconnaissance ralds over Germany since the outbreak of war. A number of aircraft participated in the raids and no enemy opposition from fighters or the ground was encountered by any of the British planes, all of which returned to their bases after flights ranging from six to nearly ten. hours duration.
NAZI PLANE IN THAMES·· ESTUARY
This was the R.A.F.'s third visit to Berlin in four days.
Through a gap in the clouds the captain of one of the aircraft was able to identify an important railway junction 17 miles south of Berlin by the shape of the railway lines and the adjoining canal...
Three parachute flares were dropped
over the Junction and, having established, his position, the pilot continued
course to on his Berlin.
city.
London, To-day. Anti-aircraft batteries fir- ed at an enemy plane over A number of searchlights came into the Thames Estuary last action as the aircraft approached the evening.
No enemy fighters were seen and The raider was so high that it the German batteries did not open could only be seen as a speck streak-fire. ing away towards the east.
round About 40 shells burst before it got out of range.--Reuter.
ST. DAVID'S DAY IN
FRANCE
Its mission accomplished the air- it craft returned to its base after a
Reuter. fight of nearly ten hours.
When the Welsh Fusiliers left for France, they left behind their mas- cot, a goat. They have now managed to beg, borrow or — buy another goat and this animal took part in the cele- brations yesterday in customary style.
Paris, To-day. Welsh troops in France yesterday celebrated St. David's Day, and every Welsh soldier wore a leek in his cap. |--Reuter.
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Chungking, To-day. The compulsory evacuation programme of Chungking began of yesterday under the direction the Chungking Defence Headquar- ters, which sent out a squadron of workers to visit every house in the city and check up on inhabi- tants not possessing legitimate do- micile permits or without em- ployment.
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All such were given five days grace to evacuate after which second check-up will be conduct- ed. Three days after the second check-up the residences of all not possessing domicile permits be sealed.
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River steamers will transport of evacuees from the city free charge while bus and lorry fares will be greatly reduced.
A cordon of inspection stations the has already been set up in suburbs to prevent the influx of all those lacking urgent business
reasons.
With the approach of the air raid "season" the City Govern- ment is making every effort to reduce the city's present popula- tion, which apparently is as high as last Spring, in order to forestall a repetition of last year's events. The Chungking Defence. Head- quarters has already prepared an evacuation schedule for all gov=" ernment offices having no compell-. ing reason to remain in Chung- king.-Reuter.
Berlin, To-day, In an announcement dealing with the principles that govern the proceedings of the Hamburg prize court, the official news agency says that "enemy destina- tion" is proved if the ship touches at an enemy port.
This applies even to goods des- tined for a neutral port-Reuter,
Mount Vernon (N.Y.), To-day. The New York Die Casting Corporation, whose employees are chiefly Finnish or of other Scan- dinavian origin, has refused to accept a Soviet order for parts of tanks and tractors.
has
The company's president informed the Soviet Commissariat of Machine-making Industries in New York that any such work at present might lead to disorders in the factory. Reuter,
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