BLACK-OUT TEST
GLOOM IN LONDON
BALLOON BARRAGE
SPECIAL POLICE WORK
CHECK TO MARAUDERS
(Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn ) (Reed. Aug. 11, 3 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 10.
Heavy cloud and rain to-night added to the gloom of London's first blackout. The weather moderated towards midnight, allowing the balloon barrage to toe released.
Police were posted at all vulnerable points. Specials and war reserve officers bring the total up to 20,000. Extensive patrolling is toeing carried out in order to prevent thieves operating under cover of darkness, while others are reporting on the efficiency of the tests. A Gibraltar message states that extensive naval and military air exercises, including a black-out, were carried out successfully.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20014, 12 August 1939, Page 7
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