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ADVICE TO BRITAIN'S

POPULATION

London, Aug. 6.

The Government has informed

nil local authorities in England, ROUND THE WORLD

Wales and Scotland that it can-

not undertake to provide public;

bomb-proof shollers for protec- Big Air Race Planned

tion against air raiders.

They are "Impracticable and costly.

arc

Occcupiers of houses, however,

warned that it will be for them to provide "effective protec- tlon against blast and splinters| From bombs.**

It will also rest with house- holders to make their homes gar- proof.

That is, if a man is wealthy enough he may be able to protect) his family from air raiders.

If not, he must take the risk,

which the Government points out, of "air attacks on a large-scale, delivered suddenly on many parts of the country.”

This advice is contained in a circular which the Home Office has issued to local authorities.

It states that, despite the in-¡ crease in the Air Force for home defence and in anti-aircraft de- fences on the ground, it is im- possible to guarantee Immunity) from air attack.

THE REAL WORK

So, while the Government given advice to house-holders, it also tells local authorities that they, too, must get busy.

to:

It will be the task of local bodies

Undertake air-raid warning:

Impose lighting restrictions:¦ Give gas warnings;

Report damage:

and fire brigades;

Organise rescue partios:

Sydney, Aug. 1, Sydney, the birth place of modern, civilised Australia is

celebrate planning to

its 150th anniversary by organis ing an air race round the globe.

According to Austral News, the suggested course starting and finishing at Sydney, is by way of Fiji, Hawaii, Van couver, Montreal, St. John's, London, and thence along the Imperial Airways route back to Australia.

Meanwhile, Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, is organising a floral festival on a mammoth scale, an Empire exhibition, literary and must- cal competitions and a bau- tical pageant in honour of its centenary, next year. The Empire exhibition, which will open on March 20, next year. will be housed in a specially- built Centennial hall covering two-and-a-half neres.

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Paris, Aug, f. The old fight to bring the metric system of masurement into ase

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1935.

ATLANTIC TROPHY

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'SPEED AWARD

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ed by a figure of Victory, alongsida which are seated figures of Nep tune and Amphitrite. Underneath the globo hangs the Blue Riband of the Atlantic. On top of the

WICKED

globe are two more figures, sym- War Veterans and

bolic of speed overcoming the force of the Atlantic and urging forward

a modern Itner.

The Inscription on the trophy

Fear Complex

reads: "Presented by Harold MALARIA AND T.B.

Kentes Hales, M.P. for Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, 20th August, 1936, for international competition. To London, Aug. 5. be held by the ship making the Pennica, shillings and half-fastest crossing between Europe and America." Silver shields will crowns saved up for forty be attached to the base of the years by a man with a single trophy giving the names of all past big ambition made possible the and future Blue Riband holdere. new speed trophy for the Blue Riband of the Atlantic.

When Hales first offered the trophy for competition the record- holder was the Italian Haer Rex. The man in short, red-faced. It was offered to the owners of the white-haired, jovial Harold Kentes Rex who accepted it. That is why the trophy will be presented to the Hales, M.P., for Hanley, near Rex instead of the Normandie, Stoke-on-Trent. His big ambition which recently captured the record. will be realised when he standa up | Under the rules drawn up by the in the Grand Salon of the Italian ner Rex at Genoa on August 20 and says "I have the honour to present the North Atlantic Riband Challenge Trophy to the owners of this liner."

"Forty years ago i made up my mind I would present a liner speed make the truphy to

Imaginary Blue Riband' an actuality," he told the United Press in an exclu- sive interview. "I've travelled all and over the world in my time have a pretty warm feeling for ships and shipping. I'm not wealthy man and collecting

money

Sydney, Aug. 1. To what extent does auto- suggestion and fear complex con- tribute to the continued ill-health and the premature ageing of war veterans?

Dr. C. A. Courteney, formerly principal medical officer of the Australian Repatriation depart- ment, has just said some pertinent things about it in arging ex- soldiers' organizations in Australia to readjust their Physical after-effects of the war.

ideas on the

Was

"It is wicked and untrue to say trophy committee of trustees it that poison gas has increased tuber- will be held by each Blue Riband culosis among soldiers since the winner for three months at least. war," he declared. If in the meantime the record has has not increased tuberculosis, and "Definitely it

been captured by another liner it the after effects of gnasing have will pass to her at the end of the not been nearly as severe three months. In this way it will foretold 20 years ago. The death automatically go the Normandie on rate among Australian soldiers is November 20. New York as the somewhat less than the actuarial common port of most transatlantic tables of life insurance societies lines may be made the permanent show for the normal expectaney of

life." place of transfer of the trophy.

Herring In Commons

Dr. Courteney also attempted to Iny the bogey of malaria. "AI- In Great Britain at least. Harold though," he said, "It did not remain Kentes Hales is already known as In the system for more than four the man who astounded Parliament years, many ex-soldiers who had a by bringing a herring into the contracted the fever in war swamps the House of Commons to clinch his were honestly convinced that they

for that trophy meant arguments in a debate on the her- were still subject to attacks. "Many saving up the pennies and atinting ring industry. He claims that the of them," he said, "shiver, shake sale of herrings, in Great Britain and register all the characteristic myself at times. However, I've rose thirty per cent, in the follow-symptoms of malaria merely be enjoyed every minute of it and I'mļing week as a result.

cause. impressed by what they going to enjoy it most of all when

Inles has driven an automobile still suffering from malaria."

hear. they belleve that they are since 1897 and claims to be the

I present the trophy for the first time.

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which shall be remembereit."

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only man in the world who has "The worst enemies of ex-service- really never sounded his horn. Now he men," he went on, "were frequently worried me all this time was that is campaigning for legislation to those who professed to be their į someone else with more money make it illegal for any of his fellow best friends." Ridiculous and dis- might get in ahead of me in pre-Britons to sound theirs. He flew proved suggestions that soldiers

St. senting a trophy, 1 felt it was an airship round Paul's are ten years older than civilians worth the saving because in this cathedrai in 1909 and crashed in do not help returned men to secure was, if in no other. I shall leave one of the earliest aeroplanes in employment." he said, "Worse still, CoxxxccccGE Strengthen the police forces everywhere is being brought to Homething behind in the world by 1910. Flying is still one of his the absurd bogey that a returned |

hobbies, le also claims to be the soldier cannot live longer than 49 original of Arnold Bennett's "The mentices the happiness of Card" in the novel of that name.

many homes. Only those who have been in close medical contact with re- His family, he says, have never turned men aunted to anything outstanding fluence of the fear complex induced know the deadly in- in the past, but he hopes that if by this pestilential propaganda.”- in no other way the Atlaulle speed Austral News. trophy will set the name of Hales speaks with a strong Lancashire on the map. Even to-day Hales accent and wears the type of stand- fashionable thirty years ago. up "jam pot" collars that were

Holes is head of a small firm,

Treat casualties:

Arrange anti-gas services; Maintain essential public ser- vices:

the fore again this summer by the

That's why Harold Krates Hales various national committees of the International Chamber of Com-lifetime when he presents

will get the biggest "kick" of 'a the trophy at Genna on August 2013.

Solid Silver

me pee.

The chamber has long been on Rejinir rouds and clear away; recurd in favour of the decimal debris.

system of measuring in preference) The trophy itself is of solid Local authorities must also get to the Anglo-American system or silver, three and a half feet bigh together to draw up plans for other systems, and during the re-and weighing between 400 and 500

Craigengower Cricket Club is gaining The fortnightly whist drive at the unified action to be taken by large rent Paris congress the members ounces. It cost between £700 and areas.

It consists of a globe on

great popularity. On Saturday over Searching for other means of mittees to take new artion.

voted to instruct the national com- £200.

twenty tables were in play, and again which the Atlantic liner route is passing

a third prize was awarded in the re- on responsibility, the

sportive sections. Mr. Mod! won the Government has approached Order

marked by a red line and surround- Action in favour of metric caled with a girdle containing four founded by himself in 1929, known brst prize in the gentlemen's section, of St. John and the British Red culation is recommended in the enamelled panels ilustrating four as "Hales Brothers," which ships with Mr. Hoar and Mr. Haigh taking Cross, who have agreed to help interests of trade, us, it is pointed Atlantic

holders Grent chiefly motor cars and bicycles to first in the ladies' section, with Mrs. the minor prizes. Mrs. Kerman came Rex and all parts of the world.-United Sammons and Mrs. Alderman taking

recond and third places.

record

in the enrolment and training of out, universal use of the same Western, Mauretania, emergency personnel for the type of measurement would make Normandie. The globe is supports Press.

for simplicity in transactions. ;

medical and anti-gas services.

Police will be responsible for lusinessmen represented in the enforcing lighting restriction or-chamber never had difficulty de ́dera.

ciding which GOVERNMENT'S PART

existing system should be universally employed. I What. It may be asked, will the as the simple units, tens and hun- Government Itself do? It will: dreds scale of the metric system Accumulate roserves of re-recommends itself for above the spirators and protective cloth-others by its simplicity, in their ing, but only for those engaged opinion,

on air-raid precautionary ser- vices;

poses;

The chamber's resolution un

Store supplies of bleach pow- this subject pointed out that since der for decontamination par- the continued use of other systems, Establish n Civilian Gas particularly in the Anglo-Ameri School to train instructors who can countries, was likely to delay will give local lectures;

Telephone warnings to local authorities of impending at tacks:

Afford financial help towards the provision of additional has. pital equipment and stores.

application of the metric sitem unless it were again brought to the fore, the national committees should bring it to the immediate attention of their governments.

The chamber asks two things; first that efforts to apply dreimal For the rent, while householders | measurement be made in countries and local authorities are safe where it is not official and second, guarding themselves the Govern.jefforts be made to exclude all other ment will issue general instruc-systems offelally be made in couy- tlons and give technical and ad-tries already using metres and ministrative advice."

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