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Our New Knight.
GAS ATTACKS FROM THE AIR
By "NEMO”
The Very Idea!
MELBOURNE. TEST
By Edward Kelly, MCC
Now that you know that "Heard the heavens fill with there was no power that could pro- Bradman is going to play in shouting and there rained a ghastly tect him from being bombed.
The game warning holds good the Test Matches, despite the against mustard gas, but it la un Writer-Player ban, we hope We knew
dew.
From the nations airy navies grappling in tlo central blue."
-LORD TENNYSON.
necessary to disseminate It by means of bombs. This deadly you're satisfied. On November 9 the question was weapon is, in spite of its mislead it all along. raised at Geneva as to
ing name, a yollowish, oily liquid, whether lightly heavier than water, and! Only our special organisation measures of protection against in the same way as arsenic is can provide you with the facts chemical warfare should be on- courged. On November 10 Mr. sprayed from aeroplanes over such as the following ball by ball orchards to exterminate insects, resume of the play in the second Baldwin, speaking in the House so can mustard gas be sprayed Tost Match, now proceeding in of Commons on aerial warfare, over citea. It is claimed that Melbourne. said that in spite of the Genova this method, which has actually | Bradman was opening bat. The Protocol of 1925, people on the been suggested by an American youthful
with champion, Continent were being taught the expert, would be immeasurably fountain pen over his shoulder, necessary precautions to take more efficacious, since it is ns against the use of gas attack from silent as a light shower of rain the air. He would not pretend and covers an infinitely greater that we were not taking our pre- area far more evenly than is poa. cautions in this matter. We had,sible by bombing. mado
#
his
edged two sentences to fine log. Hie anicked the next ball past third man for a parenthesis, and then slogged the last ball of the over complota through the covers for phrase.
• •
Over with non-commitlu】 com- menta. Then suddenly he lashed out and put a beautiful paragroph right over the pickets. Two com- mas and a acmi-colon came from the next three balls.
Very hearty congratulations, in which we are happy to join, will be showered on Bir William Shenton, hanoured in the New Year List with a well- deserved knighthood. Having figured so prominently in the public life of the Colony in recent years, rendering valued services to the Government and to the com- munity, Sir William was marked out as a man upon whom Royal favour was most likely to fall. The honour which ho has now received does not, therefore, come as a surprise. Still a'com-
strodo majestically from his dress paratively young man, of bound-
Ing room, and after a preliminary less energy and enthusfasm, it is
shake of the pen, took fila block. difficult to realise that he has
Larwood was the bowler. The spent nearly a quarter of a century in Hongkong, but such our investigations much The properties of mustard gas "first ball was pitched high, and in more quietly and without any are commonly unknown in this characteristic fashion, Bradman is the case. Until somo few
publicity.
country, and are much more dead years ago, however, the calls on
All active and practical pre- ly than its name would lend one his professional life made it
cautions in these Isles are con- to expect. The liquid is a very impossible for him to take that
the deep and lively interest in public ned to the Army, the Navy and stable compound, known to
as dichlorethysuphide, the Air Force, which carry on chemiste affairs which he has since so independently of.. the politician; and, was introduced In the War consistently manifested. Apart but while almost every other coun- by the Germans in July, 1917. from the time and energy which try in Europe is teaching its civil Even though it was only fired. In
Bradman was not quite so com2. he has devoted to his work on population the necessary rudi- shelle-aeroplanes not being used
por fortable facing Bowen, and he the Executive and Legislative ments of defence against air gas--it was responsible for 80 Councils and on various Govern- attacks, strangely enough the cent. of our gas casualties from blocked the first two balls of the
British public is kept in utter that time onwards. ment committees, Sir William
The liquid will penetrate any has found occasion to lend his ignorance of the most elementary
ordinary clothing, however thick: measures of anfety. support to innumerable organisa-
even rubber and o'lskins will not tions, the varied activities of
Poland has a travelling "circus" withstand it for more than a few which bear testimony to his of demonstrators, who tour from hours, and have to be decon- catholicity of interests and, at
town to town with apparatus and a taminated, if at all tainted, be- fore further use. While lying the same time, his practical "talkie" cinematograph, lecturing on the ground it gives off vapour NO IWho died of pneumonia, on
on the methods of protection. In the same way as January 1, 1933, at his residence concern in all useful aspects of in Macdonnell Road. Funeral life in the Colony. In all his France has had rehearsals of air much more slowly. cortege will leave No. 8, Mne services, whether of a business
raids in which whole districts hava The actions of both vapour and donnell Rond an
Wednesday, or public character, he has dis- been darkened, and troops, police, liquid on human beings are muni- Jardine tossed the ball to Voce. January 3, at 10.30 a.m. arriving played a freshness of outlook fire brigades, Red Cross workers, fold. Any contact of the liquid The Australian Wonder, however, (Shanghai papers please copy), and a capacity for real hard stretcher-bearers, doctors, nurses, with the skin, in however small appeared to relish the change, for gas maska a quantity, will cause a blister he immediately banged off two work which is characteristic of have co-operated with the
Boy Scouts-all in
Own civi- which becomes septie and takes Reuter cablos and an Our the man. Sir William, also, is lians. Even Switzerland, with from three weeks to three months Correspondent in quick succession. one of Hongkong's most popular her natural protective barriers, to heal: a sumclent number of, Then with a wristy shot that
now fallen on him will be At Potsdam
The vapour itself, if sufficiently he lifted an epigram right over
has exactly ucclaimed
the first man. sham gas attacks from the air concentrated, practically walks of life locally. Of Lady have been recently staged. Each same effect. It can disintegrate
was accompanied by organised the lungs to the point of causing The sensation, however, came in Shenton, herself a daughter of alarms, and when the attacks were death by suffocation, it also the next from Bowes. Bradman former well-known and highly over, cyclists rode through
temporary blindness. respected residents of the streets advertising the fact, while Even in very small quantities it got well under the firet, and lifted OVERCROWDING
Colony, it may be said that men in complete protective cloth can result in conjunctivitis of the it for a limerick right into the
hand-carts Most big cities, as we know with her husband, having, oy her imitation, on the streets.
spread eyes, or kill the victim by septic she has enjoyed equal popularity ing with
chloride of lime, or cheaper pneumonia of the lungs. to our cost in Hongkong, have natural charm of manner and
The two most nightmare pro- their slum
In September a rehearsal was parties, however, are that no sen- and overcrowding her easy grace, won friendships held in Rome, when the city was aation whatever is felt for a period problemas. In a recently-issued on all hands. The whole Colony effectively darkened and the civi- of at least four hours, so that it "New Survey of London Life will unite in the hope that both llans carried out instructions with can be ignorantly carried shout and Labour," covering the east-Sir William and Lady Shenton surprising obedience and in-on clothing in quantities large
In the next ΟΝΟΣ, Jardine ern area with a population of may live long to enjoy the telligence. The fire brigades, enough to Infect numerous people: brought in Hammond, who was no- two and a half millions, it is distinction which their
Red Cross men and other emer Moreover, it la a persistent polson, halled for splitting an Infinitive. pointed out that while there has titles imply.
gency corps co-operated with and in calm weather can He
Bradman seized the opportunity to wecks been a substantial improvement
great prceision, and men clothed the ground for over two
send it over third man for a lead in olking from head to foot and still be as deadly as ever at ing article. Not content with that, apread neutralising chemicals in the end of that periud. Uuless, Bradman slipped a fresh sheet in- the therefore, the public are properly to his typewriter and tossed off a the streets-notably round
educated against it, childen might, lotter to the Editor. Ministry of Defence.
fort- come home from school a
anair-raid.. with
DEATH.
at Yat Pit Ting at 12.30 p.m.
Ühe
water.
but
Larwood again. Bradman drop- basket and then, with a late aut. ped his first into the wastepaper
scored his first half column in as many minutes,
Hongkong Telegraph sportsmen, to the honour which has been educating her populace, these blisters will cause death, Bernard Shaw might have envied.
TUESDAY, JANUARY, 3, 1932.
in conditions since Charles Booth undertook his original survey, nevertheless there have been
counter-influences at work which have appreciably slowed down
in
Entertainment for Children
all
new
*
the causes
The nature of these rehearsals; night aftor
* *
on
members' atand.
"That was a cute little rhyme. "Sing us another one, Don,” came from the barrackers on the HUI.
Woodfull, who opened the ina-
slowly and regret was expressed on all sides that he, too, was not a writer. At the same time it was admitted that as one of the old
ing a sturdy defence, but scoring
*
Came now the fireworks. An- other looBO ΟΠΟ Wa8 pushed through the covers for a "Veritas" football tip. The next ho con- verted into a Day By Day; the next into a Salesman Sam.
The crowd were in ecetasies. "Edgar Wallace had nothing on him " roared someone. "What about Shakespenro now?" Bereech- ed a woman. At which the oldest Inhabitant shook his beard and wald: "If only he had the foot- work of Milton!"
the rate at which poverty has A famous London publishing the fact that the cities chosen are enough dichlorethylsulphide on ings with Bradman was maintain- ̈ been reduced. As an instance, home, which issues cheap it is stated that the persistent editions of the classics, ear all for from the frontiers; the thair hate to incapacitate the
oxidising chemicala used to disin-,whole family. housing shortage has greatly compiled significant lists of the fect the streets; the type of cloth- retarded the rate of decrease of most popular books of this type. ing worn-these all indicate that Five bomber aeroplanes could overcrowding. "The grim fact Among adults "David Copper-the measures are obviously to pro- carry enough mustard gas to spray remains," says the survey, "that field" is first, with Dickens in vide against the one of mustard over the whole ares of the City illiterate school he was doing his
of London; and one 'plane could, beat. one in ten of the human being general definitely the favourite gas from nereplanes,
fa- London, though its population paralyse Whitehall. With a who inhabit the eastern survey author. In 1931 "A Tale of Two fa unprepared against any such vourable wind, and bearing In After the tea adjournment area and one in seven who Cities," "Oliver Twist" and warfare, is no more immune than mind the persistent nature of the Bradman, with airy nonchalance, live in Charles Booth's East "The Pickwick Papera" were these Continental cities. Mr. liquid, the gas could be released dashed off a succession of Bulla London were found at the time especially big sellers. With Baldwin, in the speech already several miles from London at a and Inners, and then settling down of the investigation to be sub- children "David Copperfield" is referred to, stated that a bomber high altitude and would drift over to the job ho flicked a neat ject to conditions of privation Telegated by "Robinson Crusoe would always get through, and the city, so that the attackers Legislative Council report over the which, if long continued, would to second place, while "Kidnap-sald it was as well that the man could eliminate the necessity of heads of slips,
that meeting our anti-aircraft guns. deprive them of all but the ped" is also very high up on the In the street should know necessities and cut them off list. These facts throw an in- from access to many of the structive light upon one of the material and cultural benefits of most important social questions modern progress." Not far of the day. Most close obser- from half these persons owed vers are agreed that it is desir- their condition to unemployment able that children should see on or under-employment, It is re- the screen only such films aa corded. What is true of Lon- are suitable for them. To this don, is truc also of many of the end it has been frequently sug- big industrial cities; indeed, gested that special children's the conditions are common to all performances should be given alum areas. The problem is an and that films definitely designed immense one, and it is difficult for children should be maile by to solve, since the sheer force the various cinema companies. of economics has to be taken As a matter of fact, such films into account: even were better have been produced from time to accommodation available, the time, with this unsatisfactory plain fact is that it would be result, according to the reports beyond the means of those who of different social survey coun- suffer most from the exist-cila, that children have
often ing conditions. Unfortunately, heartily disliked them. It has whilst the evil persists, the Gov-often been the case that child- ernment, in its anxiety to ren have preferred films made "economise," is cutting down | chiefly for adults to those manu- severely on most of the social factured especially for them- services. Amongst the latest selves. Surely it is obvious proposals put forwards. In this from this that children do connexion is the ending of the not like to be played down to. housing subsidy, a reduction in They (probably unconsciously) the slum clearance subsidy, a appreciate the compliment of cutting down by half of the aged having something put before peopics' subsidy, greater dis- them that really exercises their crimination In regard to mater- thought. This is a fact of nity and child welfare centres, which the producers of chil- and a tightening up of Poor Ite-dren's films should never lose lief. It has well been said sight. If they are to succeed, that "the fatal destiny that as everyone wishes them to makes human minery eternal is succeed, they should remember no Innger of nature, but of that one of the most certain man." A recognition of this ways of losing the favour of point should spur people every-children in to treat them whore to the task of lifting the childishly.
As if he heard this comment, Bradman opened his shoulders and lifted n Beauty Mint into the World of Women, and then settled down in real earnest to a serial story.
Five
minutes later Jardine successfully appealed, agalhst the light. It was too dark to dia- tinguish between a colon and a full stop, so a halt was called for the
day.
The scores were:
Woodfull no. 27.
Bradman (to be continued) 18 pages, 7 cols, 4 paragraphs;
NO SANDWICHES.
Men who broke into a railway Atation refreshment room recently. lighted a gas-ring. made some toa and cooked ogga and bacon.
The fact that a pile of sand- wiches was left undisturbed is hold to support the theory that the intruders word in search of objects of antiquarian: Interest.
"We would still be engaged, if he hadn't, suggested we bought food, and not bent on stealing
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