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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MARCH | 22, 1937.

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By An Aviation Correspondent.... INVESTIGATIONS which, it is claimed, prove the in- adequacy of the Home Office proposals for the pro- tection of the people in air raids, are reported upon by the Cambridge Scientists' Anti-War Group in a book".

Assistants who took part in the tests Included two women-Miss Shirley Glasstone, of Strangeways research laboratory, and Mrs. Neru Wooster, wite of Mr. W. A. Wooster, a member of the editorial, committee of the group.

The proposals were outlined int The group were unable to obtain the Telegraph recently. This is the one of the Government's 30,000,000 reply of the Cambridge investigators: gas-masks, so they experimented with There is no doubt that some of civilian type of mask, sold at 178. Od, our results are a challenge to prople MUSTARD GAS PERIL, In high places who have made cer- Results showed that a person wear- protected tain categorical statements on behalf ing the mass would be

against chlorine for some hours, but of the Government.

the mask, protecting only the face and lungs, offers limited protection against mustard gas, which attacks the whole surface of the body.

We hope this challenge will not be ignored,"

The basement of a shop, the dining room of a semi-detached villa, the sitting room of a Council house, and the bathroom of a modern villa were used to test, by three methods, the "gas-proof room," pre- pared according to instructions given by the Air Raid Trecautions Hand- bock No. 1.

different

Results showed that, "assuming that air outside contains enough inus the

to kill a man in an hour, it tard gas would be possible on an average to remain alive for about three hours in the gas-proof room.

"In other words, the 'gas-proof room is not gas-tiglil.

"Completely gas-tight rooms can only be constructed at great pense, by experts."

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High River, Mar. 5. Is the Duke of Windsor thinking eventually of going to his ranch near here, per-

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Recently the Alberta govern- ment received a check for $312 from the duke, in payment of a year's inxes on the picturesque 3,840-acre property he once keenly enjoyed visiting when he was Prince of Wales.

There are other events and factors which hint at the possibility Alberta'a "royal rancher" may some day es- tablish residence here, perhaps as the husband of Wallis

Warfeld Simpron, the American-born woman for whom he gave up the throne.

Since 1920, the duke has taken on interest in his ranch. At that time he acquired 2.200 acres which were crown land bought from the dominion government. Later the duke added to these holdings an Indication of his interest.

In 1930 he was granted a special 99-year lease on petroleum and coul rights to the property.

OIL STRIKES NEARBY Recently there have been sensa tional of strikes in the world-famed Turnier Valley, Which is only about 30 miles northwest of the ranch. The Canadian Maple Leaf Royalties com- pany for same time has been carry- ing on extensive exploratory opera tions, between the south end of the valley and the royal ranch.

If the duke destres, he cari allow

This beautiful fur coat was made for a Russian Grand Dukte before the War. The coat which has never The gas-proof room, the ofBelal been worn cost £1,000, and has been first line of defence, is found to be advertised for sale by its present of limited value for everybody.

The gas-mask, official second- Jine i of defence, "is unavailable for young and old, who are, therefore, on- protected,"

owner at £300.

COSTLY BLOOMS

Dealing with the menace of the in-MAN EATS UP cendiary bomb, the group finds that in the event of a combined gas and thermite attack (which might be ex- pested in time of war), it would be practically impossible to put into Harold Williams Likes His practice the precautions recommended by the Home Ofee.

Pansies-Not Overfond

A VAST CONFLAGRATION

A squadron of nine bombers could j drop

9,000 thermite bombs on an area of two square miles.

"Fires caused by such a raid would very likely be impossible to deal with, even with the improved fire brigade organisation envisaged by the Home Olce, because of the probable amul- Kamation of separate outbreaks into a vast conflagration."

The group wonders: "Why should the Air Haid

Precautions Department fear panie so much?

"Let an onlelal of the Red Cross Society (Sir William Coutes) provide lan answer;

In the next war an aggressor will try to create such a state of panic among the civil population as to arouse |a craving' for peace.

The panle can be avoided if every man and woman knows what to do in

case of air raids.

Of. Thistles.

Melbourne, Mar. 1.

Harold Williams, Melbourne coal merchant, created a sensation at a dance here by eating £10 worth of special flowers.

He declared that flowers are good eating, und looked well and plump. despite his strange diet.

"They're full of vitamins,” he said. "A pansy mukes a good entree, but like them all-that is, all except thistles."

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Munching: a gladiolus, Williams admitted that he wasn't really keen fan chrysanthemums or dahlias "Protection of the Pubile from either, though he found roses, violets Aerial Attack":..An Examination of and nasturtiums appetising. the Present Proposals by a Group of Cambridge Scientists. (Victor Gol- lanez. Price 2s. 6d.)

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TITLE NAME NOT CHANGED Title to

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Throughout the years that the duke

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Members of the ranch staff, queried by the United Press, sald they had heard of no plan of the Duke's to sell the property

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