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FLARE-UP IN EGYPT

On the surface, developments in the government at Cairo ralee a constitutional issue of the first magnitude. Young King Farouk recently dismissed former Pre- mier Nahas, head of the Wafd,

PEACE PROPAGANDA

WHICH WAY IS IT POINTING ? A

AIR RAID

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---McRac in the Melbourne Herald

PRECAUTIONS

and the Local Authorities

HE question of Air Rair Precautions is very much in the public eye at present, and rightly so. It is, however, essential that if this protection is to be obtained it should be sought at once-not because it is felt that a war is imminent, but because, should an emer- ency arise, it will then be too late to take effective measures. an Research has shown that the effects of air raids can; to a large extent, be nullified and it is up to local authorities, employers

the political party having overwhelming majority in the Egyptian Parliament,

and

appointed a new Prime Minister heading a Cabinet from which the Wafd was excluded. This royal challenge received an im- mediate answer from the Wafdists who created a turmoil in the Egyptian Parliament and prevented the reading of the King's decree which would have adjourned. · Parliament for a month.

Politics in Egypt, however, should not be judged strictly by western standards. Though

holder to take advantage of the facilities of labour and to the ordinary house-

now offered

The following notes give some idea of the problems involved, and how they have been overcome.

There are three main types of HH bombs-the high 'explosive, the incendiary and the gas bomb.

Sectional Drawing

of a

Civilian Shelter

means

that

non-persistent. This either they are sufficiently volaille to disperad quickly, or they remain in the state in which they are distri- buted for some considerable time.

Gases also vary in their type and are nomully under the headings of;— Tear Gases, Throat and Nose

Irritants,

It is reasonable to suppose that in operations directed against the civil population the high explosive bomb will be largely used with a view to

Lung Irritants, Blister Gases. ganised by the Government. In largo inflicting crippling blows

on buildings housing many people the Perhaps the two best known.are specific objects, such as Power training of fire squads is essential, phosgene, which is a non-persistent lung irritant, and Mustard Gas which copied from Europe, they do not but the prudent householder als As regards g08, this provides a is a persistent blister gas. function in the western manner, would do well to consider how very dificult problem, due to vary- ing weather conditions and methods as a commentator points out in best to defend himself against of distribution, but almost complete

The word gus is used for all these American

protection can be obtained by the chemical substances, but actually the this form of attack. journal,

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liquids (or mists) or finely divided The problem is also rendered more solids (or smokes).

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THE "VERY IDEA"

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THIS IS NOT JUST OR MEAT

TROUBLE STALKS ALONG THE MILKY WAY.

By Eddie Kelly, Herizinan

MEMBERS of St. George's Society will be perturbed to hear that Rinderpest has made its appearance in the cattle herds of the Colony. We have just herd about this menace.

Rinderpest is a discaso.

It occurs in swine, cows, hogs, dogs, and cats. And yet they any humans can't contract It.

Sheep and goats are also affected, by this highly contagious anima) disenso. DEMA, CORN, Seat

It Just shows that, if you own a sheep you: multon take any risks with it.

All the cattle that have died froma Rinderpest in Hongkong have been Incinerated. Naturally, they Est feel all burned-up about this epide- mic. Nasty Incinerations are being made regarding treatment of the dend bodies.

Strong male members of tho'dalry herda say it is all bull to be, teared of the disease.

But the weaker females want to Ko to some udder place, where they'll be safe.

It took some of the more sober minded cattle all their time to stop. two or three of the younger cows from clearing out straight away, This is vulgarly lowri as suppress- ing a tuter.

Anthrax has also made ita oppear- ance in some herds,

When they contract it, they just stand plaintively waiting for the end, still chewing their cuis My cud,. but it is awful

Veterinaries

confess themselves helpless in stemming these discases.

We think they're all vel.

There's only one way to deal with this outbreak,

You've got to take the bull by the horns, and get -·li ́properly *** cowed, yet

Which la ́oll we have to say aboût Rinderpest:

safe, even though it is better to be at an altitude than at ground level.

There has been a certain diver~ gency of opinion as to where an air reid shelter should be-whether in a baseinent, ground floor, oronun upper floor.

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The ideal chelier should give pro- tection from five dangers-high ex- plosive, splinters, blast, fre and gas; catloned above, a direct hit from explosive bomb of consider- siz might well render shelter uninhabitable wherever it was, but the other four dangers definitely ins dicate that a basement, if avaliable, is preferable.

abla

Any ground floor or upper foor Toom may be hit by splinters from bombs and the windows are vulnerable to blast

Therefore, unless there is serious

from flooding, danger

basements should be used. If there is no báse-- ments, then it would seem that the best room would be that which ia most protected by adjacent build- ings. In other words, room which faces on to a narrow space with an- other building near.

The Home Omee has laid down that in an ordinary, room: ar base ment not fitted with any snecint ven¬" tilating equipment, the number of persons should be limited so that there is 75 square feet of wall space

Filtration System.

To begin with, Egypt is a it is normal in some countries to pro- perience of this type of warfare is creasingly important. It is based on To combat high explosive bombs, difficult by the fact that previous ex- This latter group is becoming in-

cross-roads between East and vide shelters with rosis

made of fucking.

arsenic and is 100 per cent, per- | vibrated re-inforced - cancrete about West. Until recently, it post, thick, the walls of the shelter under one set of conditions, viz., in sessed neither self-government belog even thicker for protection the open and when breeze was are available. Certain gazes can be

a true national conscious against bombs bursting alongside the blowing, this breeze being necessary sprayed from aircraft, and being; per person..

to carry the gas cloud from the heavier than air will gradually des ness. Since the days of the Luedly the chances of a direct lut operators to the enemy.

cend to ground level. Pharaohs, the

Conditions would be very different by high explosives are very small in- of the deed, so small that the normal course in the case of gas dropped on a city burst on contact with the ground, or

Impact

bombs may be used which people, known as fellahcon, had in thin connection is to concentrate from aircraft, as here the posionous time bombs which can be set to submitted passively to a long on avoiding the dangers due to the fumes would be among buildings and detonate at a predetermined height, splinters and blast consequent on the streets, and probably calm days thus spraying the gas over a large series of alien conquerors. Even explosion of this kind of bomb, would be chosen, resulting in the gas area which would gradually descend to-day the upper class derives bomb, these are usualy quite small quirky, as it did in the last wor

With regard to the incendiary hanging about instead of dispersing past the roofs of houses into streets. mainly from foreign stocks. The and burn only for a very short space

It would therefore not be sufficient The gases used can be grouped to go up to the top floor of a high royal family descenda from an of time.

into two sections-persistent and building and expect to be completely As they manufacture

ture their own Albanian adventurer, Moham- oxygen it is

impoamble to extinguish mad Ali, who made himself mas-hem by ordinary, means, and pro- ter of Egypt about a century aclung the tire started by the bomb tection is largely a question of al- ago. The misrule of his suc-as soon as the latter has inished cessors brought English Inter-reached dangerous dimensions.

burning, and bèlare the fire hús. vention. British interests are still dominant, although by the 1988 treaty Egypt was declared an independent nation.

Equipment is available for hand- ling these bombs while burning and uepeating them in buckets of sand.

Training in this work can be, ob- tained in the Training Schools or-

While Egypt is basically aa growing social unrest latently Mohammedan land. its Oriental revolutionary in character. character has been profoundly

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After many years of research system has been developed which overcomes the disadvantages of what we may call the "scaled-up room” type of shelter, and not only docs this system make it unnecessary for the room to be absolutely airtight, but it allows a very

muchi

larger number of people to be accom- modaled in a given space, and per- mits them to remain there under healthy conditions almost indednitely. This is known hs' the Gnë; Filtra- tion System, and consista" of supply-- ing to the shelter a continuous. Now of pure air. in such a ust that the pressure inside the shelter in very slightly higher than. the, pres- sure of the atmosphere outside.

In this system the air fa drawn Into the shelter through special fillers According to "Stamp Topics" | "Now let va

which remove every trace of polson Manchukuo has issued

gas, and the air inside the shelter is a new ichthyofauna"! says Mr. S. Xnctually purer than the air we usually Residents Association Bullding, where to find one. stamp illustrating the Sinking Lin. Wo would if we know

ey now have a chance of get- EN E

modified by Western Idens and Such are the basic factors ing up in the air. mothods. Economically, it is which condition an experiment bound closely to

the Went. parliamentary government

foundation of Its midderni

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During the week, local aquariats were told that Grunts aro widely distributed in tem- Egypt's long-staple cotton is the only fourteen years old. Small some people becoming rich is even heard them on cross-chan

The only thing that prevents perate and tropical scas. We've wonder that there has been a money.

nel steamers," " perity. Our machine age has struck deep roots, nearly 1,000,

We also notice that Plector 000 persons being employed institutions, and further compli people have bought blocks of five by the yellow colour with We hear that some groups of hynchus pietus is made attrac- Egyptian milla and factories,

cated by British Intorven-tickets in the Derby Swoop. It's several rows of regularly ar tion. During much of this syndicate it that way.wt Material prosperity is most period the late King Fuad unequal. It is confined chiefly, governed autocratically in dis

whole series of political crises, including throo different con-

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ranged spots. Sounds a bit fishy

to the Oriental ruling class and regard of parliamentary majóri~| We are pleased to learn that This is the day to think of a the European colonies. The tios, much as his young son, King Georgo is encouraging number, doublo it, take away nativo. masson, poor and uncdu- Farouk, seamed about to do; British music. Wo doubt how the number you first thought cated, still live under primitive when he dismissed Nahas over, whothar His Majesty has of, and perhaps the answer will condition. That has engendered Pasha

read Eeyore's articles.

bo a lemon,

beenth, as the titers remove all the very Dae dusts and many other im- purities,

"Air Lock" Entrance E An elicient air lock corislating of two doors in series must be provided for entrance and exit, and also an emergency exit for ung should, "the main nirock become imnasrahle-s this emergency exit being only a single

ddor

openable

only from -the Inside to avoid, pate crashing.

Becondly, adequate toilet accom❤ medation must be provided, ond It there is any danger of

taminated before they being pan" get into the shelter, decontamination. equipment should be installed,

A battery-driven wireless set is also an essential feature for rald warnings" and "all clears". Finally, 1 ml be barn in mind that anz equloment which is installed-in a rhalter must be of such a nature. That It can remain idle for a number, es years without losing its efficiency.