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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST

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SECRET LIGHT FOR AIR RAID SAFETY

Illuminates Towns; Invisible From Air EXPERIMENTS AT BEDFORD

London, To-day.

An important discovery was made in the ex- tensive air raid test over Bedford yesterday, when it was found out that aircraft do not obtain a per- fect view of streets lighted with a certain form of light.

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Brothel Abolition

In The East

London, To-day. The conference of the central - authorities of eastern countries, meeting at Bandoeng, is sidering the possibility of the abolition of licensed brothels the East British Wireless.

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The "raid" was carried out for two hours by giant R.A.F. bom- bers, which flew backwards and for- wards over the town, a strategic centre with important industries.

The streets were illuminated with dim blue lights and it was found that aircraft flying at 2,000 feet cannot as a rule see the streets un- der these conditions.

The lights, however, give out suf- inficient light to enable traffic to move

in safety.

The same effect was obtained where blue discs covered emergency traffic, such as fire engines, bulances and police cars.

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COLD SNAP The Home Office is now following

SHARP FALL IN TEMPERATURE

Sudden change of wind, bringing

up the investigation for general ap- plication of the new lights. Reu- ter.

YOUNG SOLDIER

PASSES

The death occurred at the Mili- Arctic air currents from Siberia tary Hospital, Bowen Road, yester- gave Hong Kong shivers last night day of Rifleman Albert Nod- and this morning.

dings, "D" Company, Royal Ulster Rifles.

The change was in temperature was rapid and drastic.

Deceased, who was 25 years of age, had teen ill since October and Yesterday afternoon, -65 degrees had been on the "dangerously " was registered; by midnight a drop list for the last month. He was suf of 15 degrees had occurred, and at fering from pyrexia of an unknown

5 am the lowest point was reach-origin. G

ed when the open-air thermometer The funeral has been arranged

at the Royal Observatory showed for this afternoon and will take 48 degrees.

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