LONDON BLACKOUT
INTENSIFIED BY CLOUD & RAIN ALL VULNERABLE POINTS GUARDED. EXTENSIVE PATROLLING. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. (Received This Day, 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, August 10. The presence of heavy cloud and rain is adding to the gloom of London’s first blackout. The Weather moderated towards midnight, allowing a balloon barrage to be released. Police posted at all vulnerable points, with special and war reserve officers, bring the total up to 20,000. Extensive patrolling is being carried out in order to prevent thieves operating under cover of darkness. Other patrols are reporting on the efficiency of the tests.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 August 1939, Page 6
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96LONDON BLACKOUT Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 August 1939, Page 6
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