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NEW MEASURE TAKEN

A LARGE PART OF PLYMOUTH is to be declared an evacuation area following four raids in eight nights, and 10,000 school- children are to be moved immediately to rural areas in Devon and Cornwall.

Mothers with children, expectant mothers and old age pensioners who wish to make their own arrangements will be assisted to evacuate.

Fighter Planes In Action

A decision to this effect was reached yesterday at a conference between the city's Emergency Committee and a representative of the Ministry of Health.

Latest reports Indicate that

rald Monday night's

caused widespread damage, particular. ly in arcas already heavily hit. and many were killed. NEVERTHELESS CASUAL TIES WERE NOT SO HEAVY AS IN ANY OF LAST WEEK'S RAIDS.

Four Shot Down

It is now confirmed that four German aircraft were destroyed during the raid on Plymouth on

que.

Ministry communi-

During yesterday's operations by aircraft of the Fighter Command Monday night, three by A.A. guns. four medium-sized ships says an Air encountered north of Although there was a certain Dunkirk

bombed amount of activity by enemy air- craft during yesterday near the and

machine gunned, south-east coast there are no re- despite thick cloud and ports of bombs being dropped.-- rain, announces the Air Ministry news service,

were

As the bombers turned for home 11 number of Messersch

m dis tried to intercept them but were beaten off by the fighter escort.

Spl'Ares on patrol over the Straits of Dover encounter- ed

Reuter.

HEAVY ATTACK

ON BREST

Attacks

by both Bomber and Coastal Command aircraft on Brest, where German battleships are lying,

were

made without the loss of any air- craft, says an official communique In Lon- don quoted by Reuter.

RICE PRICE IN SHANGHAI RISING

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") The price of rice in Shanghai rose to a new level yesterday with number one Saigon rice quoted at $140 per zah,

The sensational Increase was due (0) rumours that beginning from next month there would be no further large shipments.

The Rice Guild estimates pre- sent stocks at 1,500 000 bags.-In- ternational News Service.

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Official Statement Announcing the declaration of an evacuation area in Plymouth the Ministry of Health states: "The question was .considered lust

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The Italian High Command not feel the step ought then to claims that B'uck Shirt troops and be taken in view of the heavy units of the Italian air force have pressure on reception areas.

occupied Corfu. International

a number of German; But the Minister himself News Service. fighters and a dogfight ended with the Germans quickly dis- appearing into cloud,

A British pilot sald, when his aircraft landed, "Although we did not see any of the Hunsl crash some were damaged and We were Jeft 'cock of the walk.***

into

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One of two Nazi bombers shot down by A.A. fire during the raid on Plymouth crashed sea only 220 yards from shore. When it hit the water it threw up a terrific column of soruy

SEARCH WAS MADE AT DAYBREAK FOR WRECKAGE BUT THE QUICKSANDS WHERE IT CRASHED HAD SWALLOW- ED IT UP. REUTER.

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The R.A.F: again at- tacked Junkers troop- carrying 'planes embark- ing

at enemy troops Benina aerodromes, near Benghazi, on Monday.

One 'plane was destroyed and o number of others severely damag- ed, while considerable, casua'ties were inflicted among the troops, says an R.A.F. communique issued- in Cairo yesterday.

R.A.F. fighters shot down Messerschmidt fighter over Mal- ta on Monday.

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In Abyssinia, both the R.A.F. and the South African Air Force) continue to give support to the successful ground operations.

South African fighters má- china-gunned and damaged, on- emy aircraft on: Gimma aero- "drome and motor transport con-: centrations between Batle and -Tandono.

R.A.F. bombers bombed - and machine-gunned enemy positions and trenches in the Chilga area."

One fighter is missing fróm all, these operations. Reuter":

children to the number of about affected as 10,000 from areas qly as possible."

visited Plymouth on March 24, shortly after the first of the recent air attacks on the city. The question was then discuss. ed on the spot and it was agre-

This decision places Plymouth in ed it was not neccesary or the same category as London and the desirable to take action,

similar places regarded by The authorities responsible local- Luftwaffe as desirable targets, The only ly have now requested that Piy evacuation refers of course

and mouth should be made an evacun- to children of school age tion area and arrangements are women with young children. being made to remove school British Wireless.

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