French Air Force Carrying Out Extensive Practice Paris, July 29 Extensive air defence manœuvres are taking place at present in the south-east of France in the presence of the Inspector-General of the French Air Force, Gen. Fecamp. In all towns and villages of the eight departments forming the manœuvre zone, all lights must be extinguished at night with the exception of vitally important power and electrical works, Last night a large number of bombers and pursuit planes took off to bomb or reconnoitre the localities shrouded in almost complete darkness., The inhabitants of Lyons were kept in a state off suspense throughout the night by the continuous shrieking of sirenes—Trans-
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