THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1936.
700 HONGKONG
WOMEN TO WALK
INTO CHAMBER OF CHOKING GAS Nurse's Part in Colony's Air Raid Precautions
NUCLEUS OF
ARMY TO MAKE HONGKONG PEOPLE SAFE FROM GAS
"Telegraph" Special Representative,
Great interest was manifest in the exclusive article regarding anti-gas measures to be taken in the Colony, published in yesterday's issue of the "Telegraph". This 'interest was evidenced by the number of telephone calls
received yesterday afternoon.
AS THE RESULT OF FURTHER ENQUIRIES, THE "TELE. *GRAPH" SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE IS NOW ABLE TO DIS- CLOSE THAT AN ARMY OF 700 HONGKONG GIRLS-EUROPEAN AND CHINESE-ARE GOING TO DISCOVER WHAT TEAR GAS IS LIKE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
Plans to train the entire nursing and medical staff of the Hong. kong Branch of the St. John Ambulance Brigade in anti-gas work have already been completed, and this necessary course of instruc- tion is being placed into operation immediately.
Fourteen St. John Ambulance officials and nurses, including Mrs. R. Langley, the Hon. Secretary, have already undergone pre- liminary walks through a special gas chamber filled with tear gas.
It is intended that each of the 700 members of St. John's Ambulance will receive full training in anti-gas work.
The Officers and English-
*speaking nurses, numbering "PEARL
about 250, will be the first to! undergo the course of training, which will be given by leading naval experts.
They will form the nucleus of an army of instructors to tench) the entire Chinese population—| or as many as will attend lec-1 tures-the art of self defence In the event of air raids.
SHORTAGE OF FUNDS
For financial reasons, the train- Ing of the St. John Ambulance| workers will take longer than would ordinarily be the case.
For instance, the Brigade is Ho short of funds that the only complete gas masks in its pos. session are fourteen that have been lent by the Government.
KING"
VISITS
COLONY
OWNS 70 LUGGERS
One of Australia's mast colour- ful residents passed through| Hongkong this morning en route to Europe, transferring here to
Canadian the
Pacific liner Empress of Asia.
A recent demonstration by nurses of the Hongkong St. John Ambulanco Brigade.
Ultimatum
at Pistol-point
Saved Shameen
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Orchestra
DAVENTRY RELAY From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 355 notres (845 kilocycles):
4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme.
7 pm A Light Concert, Song Come Back to Sorrento.... Charles Kulman (Tenor);
Solo-Poissons. D'Or the Pin
Richardo Vines Flute Solo Carmen
(Del
Thirteen years ago Communists overran Kwangtune Fantasy...Marces Song
and captured Canton.
In a book just published in London by Messrs. Hurst
(Soprano
Turace in Demerara
R. C. Malo-
the and B. B.
and Blackett, an Englishman named Charles Kennett tells tonello Solo-A La Guitare
It is hoped, however, that if the Down South, and throughout eign concession in Canton, escaped massacre at the hands public response to the current appeal for funds is sufficiently the Far East, he is known as of the horde of Chinese rebels. -generous-n-supply-of-gas-mask the "Pearl King of Australia. Kennett states that a British military_adventurer, His fleet of pearling luggers is Captain Chick, saved the lives of the Shameen residents by In the meantime, the Brigade perhaps the largest individually | forcing the Red War Lord, at pistol's point, to counter has made arrangements with the Home authorities to obtain a say owned fleet of pearl fishing ships mand his order. ply of special respirators, effective in the world.
He is Captain A. C. Gregory.how the entire European population of Shameen, the for78) Adolpho Frezin; Song
will be procured.
for all types of gas, Tor-distribu- Centred at Broome, in Western
tion to the Hongkong population.
Darwin, Australia, and at Port
in
"It was one of the bravest acts 1 have ever seen," says
Kennett, who, like Captain Chick, was in the pay of General Wu,
the War Lord.
Wu was preparing to advance [~~
Any resident of Hongkong can North Australis, Captain. Gregory's obtain one of these masks by feet of seventy ships regularly puts on Shameen. He fully intended applying to the Hon. Secretarytu sen at the beginning of winter each to let loose his rebels and they of St. John Ambulanco year, returning at the end of October would certainly have massacred Brigade, forwarding the current to lay up for the "willy-willy" (or, the whites. exchange rate to cover the cost as we know them,, typhoon) season. of purchase in England. This is £1 Is. for the special type of respirator, or fis, for the generni type of mask.
OFFICER ON KING LEE
throughout
The few troops, guarding the white quarter would have been helpless before the onrush of Reds) The catch of each pearling lugger who, in 1923, were imposing a anually averages five to nine tons of
of terror pear shell per annum. Just before reign the Great War, pear! shell fetched Southern Chins,
open market. £240 sterling on the Now it is £100, with the result that most of the smaller pearlers have been squeezed out of the industry.
In addition, a large supply of the British Government's Hand- book No. 2 entitled "Anti-Gas Pre- cautione and First Aid for Air Raid Casualties" is now available)} in Hongkong, and copies can bó obtained, at a cost of 50 cents, from the Secretary of the Brigade,
This is one of six Handbooks to be issued by the Air Raid l'recau- tions Committen in England.
At the time the King Lee was the These books are to be adopted as Blue Funnel liner Charon, and standardised works for public gularly traded between Eremantle consumption throughout the Briand Singapore. She was sold to tish Empire. Every resident of Chinese owners some time ago and
was brought to Hongkong. Hongkong should have a copy.
Handbook No. 2 contains chap
ters on:
The nature and properties of chemical agents likely to be em
ployed by an enemy;
the effects produced by gas on personnel;
the methods by which chemical agents are likely to be used;
general principles with regard to protection against går;
protection of rooms, etc. against
gas;
body;
and clothing..
Chick and Kennett were perate. They decided to take the hazardous step of forcing Wu to abandon his plan.
BLUNT 'DEMAND
Trespassers
Beware!
Memory of a Kiss"
(J. Strauss)....Arthur Fear (Bari-
tone); Instrumental Fete Cham petro-Polka; SongBeautiful Gar den of Roses....Charles Kulimah (Телог).
7.30 p.m.
A Relay from Daven.
Dance The B. B. C.
Orchestra, directed by Henry Hall,
try
7.50 p.m. From the Studio. "Now Books Worth Reading" by D.E.A.
8 p.m. Time Signal, Weather Re- port, Stock Qrotations and Announce ments.
8.05 p.m.
George Scott-Wood
(Piano-Accordeon).
1. In a Little Gipsy Tea Room; 2 Lulu's back in town; 3. Stars and 4. The Stripes for Ever-March; Whistler and his Dog: 6. Top Hat Selection; 8, The Big Broadcast of 1936-Selection.
8.25 p.m. Song Hits from Talkies
The danger of trespassing on railway lines in the Colony is
Burlesque" 1. "The King of dea-exemplified in the Annual Report Selection; 2, At the Codfish Ball;:
of the Kowloon Canton Railway, Early Bird "Captain January."
8.45 which discloses that four Chinese
Concert Waltzes. p.m. who attempted to walk along the (J. Strauss); Roses of the South (J My Darling_("The Gipsy Baron"] permanent way were killed by Strauss). passing trains last year.
"Pushing our way through the
9.20 p.m. A Classical Pro
It is interesting to πολι that Captain Gregory was at one time
9 pm. A Relay of the Daventry Chlef Officer of the steamer King Lee, well-known on the China coast, crowd of officers," says Kennett caused by the Kowloon Canton Rail- and Announcements.
These were the only violent deaths News Bulletin (Copyright by Reuter)' and recently the subject of much in his book. "Stormy Petrel" "we way. But two trespassers and one Jocal litigation.
entered the War Lord's room and passenger suffered injuries. there found him in curnest con- ! There were three minor collisions, Choral Ave Verum Corpus (Mo- wultation with various of his most six cases of engine failure, and two zart).....Berlin Children's. Mozart Choir: Arla-Within these ancred highly-placed officials,
re-
Captain Gregory's association with
"Chick came to the point and bluntly asked what action was being taken with regard to Shameen.
cases of petrol rail-cor failure.
gramme,
On the other hand the punctuality Walls ("The Magic Fluto") (Mozart).
of
The
trains improved considerably. 1,706 through express trains that ran between Kowloon and Cau- Hongkong shipping does not end with teng been a thern in the side of all
"Wu replied tha! Shameen had late each, while the 10,301 trains on lon averaged less than one minule
the King Leo. At one time he was
services averaged only 2.29 Harbour Master at Broome. By a the Southern Republic and it was minutes late caeli, a record that com peculiar coincidence,
well-known time the foreign powers recognis-"pares most favourably with any part longkong resident, Captain Dalziel ed they could not invade theer the world. months in 1911, whilst Captain Dalziel relieved Captain Gregory for twelve Southern Republic. went south on leave.
KOOMBANA DISASTER
"I'LL SHOOT..."
Chick hnd his automatie · in his By that you mean,' said Chick, hand.
The oficers drew back. They
During Captain Gregory's absence you are going to let loose your
..Ivar Andresen (Bass); Symphony No.
10
5 in C Minor, Op. 67 (Beethoven) conducted by Sir Landon Ronald,
Royal Albert Hall Orchestra.
Big Ben from Daventry. p.m. 16 pm. From the Studio. Eddie Harkness and his Orchestra. 11 p.m. Close Down.
Followi
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SOUTH ASIA ZONE
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Ď p.m. Sonata in A major Op. 2-by Ludwig van Beethoven,
1. pan. News and Review in English. 54 pm. Germany at Work. 6.45 am. News and Review in German,
Concert of Light Music,
from Broome, and while Captain swing on those practically de- were used to sudden death and Dalziel was Harbour Master, the fenceless men, women and chi- they enuld see by the look protection of the cars and lung; terrifle 1811 willy-willy" struck dren, guarded by a mere handful Chick's strained and haggard faco (10.74 metre) and DJN (21.45 metres). protection of the remainder of the Broome and the surrounding country, of soldiers."
that he meant every word he The ateamer Koombana, with over first aid for gas casualties; and 200 soula aboard, vanished in this you are one of us and you know
My dear Chick, replied Wu. uttered. Decontamination of personnel typhoon, and Captain Dalziel was one warfare is not a pretty sight of the party which made a subsequent
"' 'I don't give a damn about fruitless search for the missing ship.
your pretty sight but if you do not rescind any orders you may have given and send definite instructions that no uct of hostility is to be shown towards Shameen, I'll shoot..
Maybe I won't leave this roo'n alive, but you can bet your cotton pants you won't!'
A series of pubile lectures for Chinesa residents in Hongkong are already being held at the Chinese
Y.M.C.A.
Captain Gregory_ is frequent visitor to the Far East. The crews of his pearling ships are Japanese Koepangere, mixed in equal
A further series for European re-and sidents of the Colony will commence numbers throughout the fleet. This
to
at the St. John Ambulance Brigade is a precaution takon by every Headquarters in the near future. pearler in Western Australia
It is also possible that a series of prevent the theft of valuable pearls. similar lectures will be given at the Japanese and Kochangers dotext each
"Wu also realised it and gave the orders Chick demanded."
In a mailer of minutes one Briton, facing dozens of fully armed Chinese and himself armed, with only a small auto- matic, had saved thousands of llyen.
.8 p...
News In English,
8.15 p.m. Little Gorman Broadcasting
A.D.C. 1,35 pm. Concert of Light Munle (con-
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"Without doubt," says Kennett, at 2 pm, "that act of Chick's stands as one of the greatest played in that part of the world, and hero is one who and takes his hat off to him.”
European YMCA for Kowloon reother, ami readily "split" if one ** Either you give those orders
afdenta.
the other race commite a theft
of
here and now, Wu, or
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Wavelength
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Schuman (Seurano). **From the Woman's Print
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