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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 16, 1939.
NEW
AIR
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THE EFFECTS OF BLAST WAVE
Much entirely new information, often of an unexpected kind, has been accumulated by re- search workers charged by the Ministry for Civil Defence with solving the more vital Air Raid Pre- cautions problems.
Earth shock and blast wave effects on human beings have been studied, and the curious fact has been established that the blast wave from a 500 lb. bomb exploding at close range is much less than that suffered by the turret crew when a heavy gun is fired.
The study of strutting basements, for use in places where neither the in order to convert them into shel- Anderson shelter nor the strutted ters has also yielded much new in-basement is available. formation for, on this subject,
SPEED there was previously no trust- The time table of all this work worthy data. Many houses have shows that Sir John Anderson has been blown up to test the various acted expeditiously on
the theories.
data obtained by his experts. It was A demonstration of the effective- within a day or two of the comple ness of the standard sets of base-tion of the strutting tests that work ment struts, similar to that given had begun on preparing for the dis- with the Anderson shelters, is like-tribution of the standard prop sets. ly in the near future.
Meanwhile, a combined brick and concrete shelter has been devised
TAKING THE PROFITS OUT OF WAR
The Anderson shelter was in large scale production only eight weeks after the announcement of the official shelter policy, and the conference presided over by Lord Hailey to consider air-raid shelters presented its report eight weeks after being convened.
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RAID DATA
ARRESTS. BY NAZIS IN BRATISLAVA
Bratislava, To-day.
Over 50 have been arrested and sent to concentration camps in the past 48 hours for being con- cerned in the distribution of anti- German pamphlets.-Reuter Bul- letin.
POLLS TEST FOR GOVERNMENT
London, To-day.
There are now seven by-election. pending at Caerphilly, South Ports- mouth, Hythe, Belfast, East Corn- wall, North Brecon, Radnor and
Colne Valley.
The last two contests have been
to necessitated by the succession the Honourable Ivor Guest (Con-
crete shelters will be sent out to local authorities, and the code for servative) on the death yesterday
employers, defining the standards of Lord Wimborne, who was Lord- of protection required for their Lieutenant of Ireland during the workpeople, together with the list of vulnerable areas
War, and by the death last night where these
Marklew (Labour).- obligations operate, will also be of Mr. E. circularised..
British Wireless.
British And French Interests Are Completely United
PARIS, TO-DAY.
THE EVENING NEWSPAPERS WARMLY APPROVE THE BRI-
TISH ATTITUDE REGARDING TIENTSIN, AND EM- PHASISE THAT THE JAPANESE HAVE NOW RAISED THE LARGER QUESTION OF CONCESSIONS GENERALLY. More difficulty has been experi- enced, however, in pressing for- Whatever the Japanese motive, Įpanese ships forbidden facilities in ward the local authorities with says "Journal des Debats," it is cer- British and French ports. their Air Raid Precautions schemes, tâin that British and French in- The most-favoured-nation treat- LONDON, TO-DAY. and it is here that there seems to terests are completely united. ment by Britain could be terminat- FURTHER
The British and French Govern-ed, but it would be more difficult MEASURES TO an appreciable time lag. The cir-
break LIMIT THE PROFITS OF FIRMSçular issued by Sir John Anderson ments have consulted together, and för India and Australia to ENGAGED IN ARMAMENT to the local authorities urging them whatever decisions are taken, they off economic relations with Japan, MANUFACTURE
and they would have to be consult- WERE AN-to accelerate their preparations is will act in common.
ed. NOUNCED IN A HOUSE OF the second, he has had to send out
BLOW TO SHIPPING
The co-operation of the United COMMONS ANSWER YESTER-this year.
"Intransigeant" says economic States is considered vitally neces DAY BY THE PRIME MINISTER, WHO RECALLED HIS UNDER- Details of the new brick and con- sanctions could be imposed and Ja-sary.--Reuter. TAKING AT THE TIME HEAN- NOUNCED THE INTRODUCTION. THAT THE MATTER OF ARMS PROFITS WOULD ALSO CONSIDERED.
NEW SHELTERS
BE
4 SHOWS
DAILY
He said the provisions contained in the Ministry of Supply Bill, toge- ther with the ordinary contracts procedure, revised as it had been from time to time to take account of changing conditions, went far in the direction of preventing -sive profits.
exces-
to
The Government "felt, however, that there might be cases where in particular by reason of large in- creases of turnover further mea- sures of limftation were called for, and it was therefore proposed include in the Finance Bill provi- :sions for a tax on concerns engaged on a large scale on armament work in respect of any excess profits aris- ing from that work.
A memorandum explanatory of the proposals will be issued with
the necessary. ways and means re- solution on Monday.-British Wire- *less.
GERMAN ENVOY RETURNS HOME
Berlin, To-day.
Count von der Schulenberg, the German Ambassador to Moscow, is
in Berlin to make a report.
His visit is of a routine nature, it is stated, and he will soon return. to his post in Moscow.
Authoritative, quarters refuse to give out any information, regarding his¡ presence in Berlin-Trans- Ocean..
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