1941-05-28 — Page 39

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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 28, 1941.

CHINA MAIL

WINDSOR HOUSE

A NEW SHELTER

FORMALISM

ISOLATIONIST

WHEEL-CLOGS

So much has been said in commendation of the new type of air-raid shelter in England that it seems દ pity it was not designed earlier. The Anderson shelter has its strong points. It can re- sist violent blows and al- most anything but a direct hit by high ex- plosive. The same ia claimed for the "table. shelter" which the Home Secretary has now intru- duced to the public on a reasonably large scale. It will give excellent cover against the debris of a two or three storey house. A great merit it possesses, and does not share with! the Anderson type of shelter, is that it has a permanent place in the house. The family does] not need to turn out of doors at night. A down- stairs room becomes bed-room and the shelter is a steel-framed and steel-covered bed with a spring mattress. In length and breadth there is room for two adults and a child --possibly two children, says the Ministry of Supply, though the dimensions suggest a very tight fit for the four. With the wire sides and ends removed and the top try of Aircraft Production. I have covered with a cloth, the never been among so much money) shelter becomes a table.in my life...

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POLITE

FICTIONS

LINDBERGH DEFEATISM