1939-06-15 — Page 14

"I suppose I'm

fussy..

... but I don't see

why, at my age, I

should put up with

second-best...For.

instance, I'm fond of the theatre;

but, believe me, I'd rather stay away than see an indifferent play.

So that's why, when you offered me whisky, I asked you to make mine a White Horse. I daresay some men hold that one Scotch whisky is as good as another. Well, when they know as much about it as I do, they will think differently."

WHITE HORSE

Whisky

You can tell it blindfold!

Sole Agents for South China: Jardine Matheson & Co. Ltd.

DRINK

EWO PILSNER

At the

"Red Lion Inn"

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 15,

PREPARATION AGAINST ATTACK OF

and would fol high explosive,| wide area of de

THREE TYPES OF BOMBS FROM THE AIR In big cities

In the event of war breaking out may also be. employed. between Great Britain and a power

།

POISON GASES

chester or Livel fare would con mixture of hig! diary bombs, W

on the European continent, it is ex- As far as poison gas bombs are amount of poiso pected that the first signs of hos- concerned, the general impression, opinion is that ti tilities will take the form of large prevails that these will be charged ly little poison scale air raids over great centres of with one or two compounds, must reason that gas population. Although every coun- ard gas and phosgene. On the whole, tremely localize try has made preparations to ward phosgene is more to be dreaded than pared with hig off these attacks, considerable loss mustard gas because of its diary bombs. of life and immense materi- delayed action. A whiff of al damage will

undoubtedly phosgene will not make its effect engue. Hostile aircraft sent felt until some time later, and in to attack enemy

cities will be fact part of the work of wardens

PROBAB

The probable

BRITAIN'S AE

provided with three forms of bombs, will be to induce those who have sending air squ will be to order which they will release on their ob- been in a phosgene gas attack to go jective. These will be high explo- at once to a hospital, although they certain amount sive bombs, bombs containing poison might be feeling "on top of the to follow this gas and incendiary bombs.

world" at the time, Mustard gas is medium-sized h heaviest of all such projectiles car- swift decontamination is necessary

The high explosive bombs are the almost immediate in its effects, and would plaster th would shake up windows, thus ried by aircraft. They may weigh in order to prevent dire consequen-

to stop draught pounds, though the heaviest type is anything between 25 and 3,000 ces.

the way for a Such things as lachrymatory gases not likely to be used very much are scarcely likely to be employed, owing to the difficulty of transport since the damage they do is not In all probability these very heavy only relatively slight but temporary, bombs will be used against definite and therefore it would be a mistake objectives, such as arsenals, to waste transport on their use. where such a bomb could create the The tactics of bomb warfare na- maximum measure of damage. The turally vary with the country over type of high explosive bomb which which bombing planes have to we are told will be in general úse operate. In very open country, air will most likely be of 500 pounds. raids would be practically useless. The charge will in most case be of In moderately built-over areas, an trinitrotoluol, or TNT, as it is usual- enemy might drop a few gas bombs ly called, though other explosives for the purpose of shaking morale

ON TOP OF THE WORLD.-Jumping into the safety sheets and using the hose from the top of a 90ft. "ladder are only two of the many thrills experienced by the recruits of the Auxiliary Fire Ser- vice at Morecambe during the course of their training. Photo shows an unusual angle picture of a Morecambe A.F.S. recruit practising with the hose 90ft, abovo the ground on the telescopic ladder.

The fire

ine Thetis, t

at Birkenhe

EAT AT

Kitchen

mmy

INEXPENSIVE SATISFYING,

Bringing Up Father

DID YOU LEAVÈ

A MESSAGE AT MY OFFICE ASKIN' ME TO CALL HERE ?

NO-1 PHONED-BUT WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE AS LONG AS YOU ARE HERE?I WANT TO SHOW YOU A GREAT INVENTION OF MINE-

WHAT PIECE OF MACHINERY.

OH-IT ISN'T ALLE ONE PIECE-LHAD

TO PUT IT TOGETHER-

MY- MY-MY-1. DIDN'T KNOW YOU WLIZ AN INVENTOR- DID YOU DO EVERY: BIT. OF IT?

I DIDN'

EITHER SOME DON'T

AM-

THAT

TOG

WEEK

GHT