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IT MAY BE BLISTER GAS

(Condensation of the Article on Page 10 on Air Raida Precau- tions In Hongkong. Read these daily articles, which commenced on Saturday. They may onc day help save the lives of your family and yourself.) -

The Instructor, in his second and third lectures, told the twenty would- be wardene something about blister

ruses.

"Life of a town can be brought to atandstill if it is not ready for them," he said,

It is ready, the gases are un- likely to be used a second time; the attackers would realise it to be wasted effort.

There

two

· are

blister gose3--- mustard gas and Lowlsite. Though Invisible In vapour form, both are

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warn you: mustard smells faintly of garlic; Lewisite smells so strongly of geraniums that it is overpowering. It is almost a safe bet to rule out Stubbs Rd. the use of Lewisite (invented by an American, Lees Lewis), because most experts prefer mustard.

DAVIES.—AL

Memorial the War Hospital, Hongkong, May 3, 1938,

to Dorothy, wife of R. R. Davies,

a son. (Robert Owen),

The

Thongkong Telegraph.

TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1038.

A TASK FOR DIPLOMACY

Though mustard gas smells of garlic, one of its dangerous points is that it quickly dendens the sense of smell. In water li sinks without contaminating the water above it. Lewisite in water is destroyed except that it leaves arsenic behind.

YELLOW SPOTS

GİVE WARNING

Both gases can be spread by bombs

or sprays, Spraying used by the Italians in Abyssinia before the Negus

GRIN AND BEAR IT

By Lichty

THE "VERY-IDEA”.

1-29

"Shrimps Newburg, no sauce-beef au jus, no fat--potatoes

Strassbourg, po gravy-end oysters, no pearls!"

Letter (anonymous) to

A FATHER

NEARING 50

fled-is more dangerous because the DEAR FATHER, Soon you will know how to cure the common cold,

altitudes.. First

gas can be released from low or high

of Warning arrival are tiny spots of yellow mois-

two

tute ou blin, clothes and ground.

it touches your skin, You notice a rcd patch; twelve to

twenty-four hours later blisters will rise. It closes up eyes in an hour but manently like Lewisite.

a vapour rarely injures them per-

be fifty. You will be asking yourself: How much longer have I got to live?

but if you go, to a good dnelor re- gularly he can find and check ad- vanco-guard symptoms which you can't recognise yourself.

Don't think this a waste of time and money because you fed all right, To find out, add up the ages of In one group of 700,000 people taking divide periodle health examinations not one your four grandparents and by four, The answer is the ap- person was found to be in perfect proximate length of your life.

icalth: According to this, rule; you will

just a memory by 1950,

TT'S not a bad rule either even though it may sound

Smells All, Sniffs All, Nose All

By Eddie ""B.O.". Kolly

ACCORDING to Af

Raid Precautions ex- perts, if you get the smell of geraniums you're likely shortly afterwards to get the smell of lilies.

A geranium-smell in- dicates mustard gas.

We don't know, how they found this out, but someone mustard one 80/

After six years' residènce in Hongkong we have become a bit of an expert on smells.

A lot of good, clean fun can. be obtained by going around the Colony, sniffing in odd cornera.

It becomes a habit after a while to follow your noSO.

Even the most sensitive nose, however, is apt to become con- fused at times.

For instance, it is hard to differentiate between the smell proceeding from the fish market and that emanating from the subject of Rents.

The beautiful odour of garlle and offal vising from the mud. Būts at Lalchikok hon the characteris- ties of an unwashed city drain on a mid-summer's day.

More than one specie of bee sniffs appreciably as a creme-de- pansy perfumed lady wafts her way into one of the hotels for morning tea,

It would be hard to get lost in Hongkong If one were to follow his nose.

Such places at the Central, and Wanchal markets are nose-morka. no one can miss..

We suppose someone is In- terested in this subject. Heaven. nose why! Orchids to you.

Another group aged between arty and sixty who were periodically A Services Letter

examined for ten years the death rate was reduced 63 per cent.

The thing which really convinces

tao simple to be true. By far the me about the value of periodical THE ARMY IN

most important factor in longevity is examination is that insurance com- heredity. If your grandpas lived panies are so keen about it. And they have a very real, sincere in-

a long time you probably will.

But don't be downhearted. It is terest in our survival. quite an easy rule to break if you

HE next thing is

to run your life on a more sensi-

care to take the trouble. You never

THE

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know how long you can lible plan, though indeed your present EIGHT THOUSAND

of you die.

one compares favourably with most

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In your gas-proof refuge room you sweeten relations between na-civilian gas-mask protcuts your eyes,

are safe from it; in the open youre tions and try to ensure

nose and mouth, but not your bare neck or hands. Mustard penetrates harmony of aim if not of view. and rots clothes. Yesterday this Colony was able to see at first hand an example national private enterprise is of diplomacy in its simplest and very often ruthless, this danger purest form in the exchange of is enhanced. It would there- courtesies at the German Club fore seem that by means between the German Consul- some sort of trade treaty for two of our mutlini acquaintances

If it aways worked one or people's.

Centenarians. General and His Excellency the the protection of vital industries would have been dead years ago.

ure usually small euters all their life, especially small Your chances of living a long time ment Governor of Hongkong. Any-Britain and Germany, and all

eaters. Practically none of aro much better than if you had them drink heavily, though ar one hearing the addresses could the nations of the world, for been born carlier,

average amount of drink does no had born between They carly, work sincerity of the two dis- for at least one potentially evil five more than forty years; by the average sight and a half hours

sons overseas came into effect 'eighties it had risen to forty-four. Bicep

sicco a night, more than half of last week, and the strengths, com- tinguished representatives of situation.

My children can expect sixty-five them are excellent sleepers, And pored with last year are somewhat two great mations which, as

years.-

above all they have placid dispost increased. Stress has been laid upon the

tions. Herr Gipperich and Sir Geoffry German acceptance of a 35 per THE

HE first five years of your But far more important than whe- According to the official figures the both recalled, come largely of cent. limit in fleet strength as

Ilfo were the most danger-ther you should cat cheese with garrison at Malta was 3,087 in 1937 ous. Once through those your chan-ment is the question of your mental and it is now 4,816-on Increase of common Anglo-Saxon stock.compared with

happiness. ces were much roster.

1,129. There is a big difference in Fifty is a Likewise,

dangerous age. when the Palestine figures and this is ex- The next important thing is the anyone of either power. This is, truly, a guar-job you took on, which has a great most men begin to be afraid of the pained as being due to the emer-

world and start undervaluing them-gency troops, but the Malaya garri British or German nationality antee that dangerous rivalry will influence on how long you live.

selves. They lack ambition

and son has gone up from 0,202. In 1937. who has had intimate friendship not occur in this sphere. British clergyman. They average 70.0 years

A pity in one way you weren't a self-confidence.

to 8,034 this year-an increase of Don't be that kind of fool, father.

1,772 all ranks. with the other, will agree that people are grateful for this out. Next best the barristers, At fifty you are better at your work register 70.7. Which all seems to than you have over been before. You in matters of every-day life German concession. their tastes and pleasures, their remains another field in which

But there show that placid mental work is have advantages of experience which / Personnel of 158 provided for the

preservative.

young man cannot have. Placidity is important. Look how aspirations and Ideals are fre-collaboration of some sort is long judges live, and they are an active mind, but I cannot use it I am a young man. I think I have quently identical, and always necessary before friendship caners, who are also placid enough, come not equipped with

frighteningly equable. Farm labour to the best advantage because I am

experience. very similar. It would. seem have any lasting quality in third in the longevity tables, showing haven't the knowledge which only astonishing, therefore, that the Europe: which is to say, until As a stationmaster you would The pity is It doesn't often bringtablishments. An infantry battalion British and German peoples, cause for suspicion and fear is have stood a pretty good chance (84.7 it. Few men know how to exploit ranks, organised in four companies

their experience of life. with so much in common, should

and years), but we should be mourning Germany removed. If

you now if you had been a shop ever find it difficult to agrée. Britain could sign a treaty assistant (48.3) or a barman (47.7), AGE isn't necessarily wise; having three sections or "are unila" und thank your stars you weren't a However, there is no uso deny-governing the strength of their busman (39.4). ing that there are impediments air fleets a seven-league stride to the fullest collaboration would have been taken towards with the doctors at 61.7 and have have delfed old age.

44 per cent: chance of dying of and friendship between these fulfilment of the desires of both peoples, and while there may be peoples. Britain, almost cer- tainly, would be prepared to real. sympathy between them, and a natural comprehension of give concessions here where Germany compromised on the the other fellow's point of view,

naval problem. It only remains the very similarity of their na- tures and aims have brought to line up other powers by your chances of getting it are much don't lock your brain against new albly in time we may have a com- them into rivalry. And from means of a similar system for

that solly toll is good..

age can bring.

A new and interesting item is the

new constal garrison at Freetown. West Africa.

New Establishments

by one points are getting set- tted regarding equipment and ca-

is to be 22 oficers and 040 other

of Birce platoons cach of the latter

as Mr. Hore-Belisha urged us to youth isn't necessarily consider them. foolish. China is the most backward large country in the world because A two-inch mortar is to be provid- Being a dentist, you string along for thousands of years the Chinese ed for each rifle platoon as a smoke-

producing weapon, and this estab Some fty-year-olds cover

lishment will automatically reduce woning self-confidence and the number of three-inch mortars nothing new can be good and trying initiative by kidding themmives that from four to two per battalion.

armoured carriers, cach

heart disease,

LOT also depends on the A sort of life, you lead. If over-ate and under-exercised the diabetes bug would likely get you

you

You havon mild phobia about

learn that, belog comfortably off,

cancer, so you will be relieved to

smaller than If you weren't.

But there is little or no justice in

their

all

Up

to impress every one with their grasp mounting a Bren gun, will be pro- of their job, pretending they know it vided for one platoon the idea being that a battalion will then be provided You leave knowing it all to the with its own, cavalry or reconnale- twenty-year-olds, father. Don't sance troops. But the number hos think you're The finished product, been criticised as too small, so por- Ideas.

pany of these carriers insiend of ... A Some old mon do. An old com- platoon. mercial traveller will get larger

rivalry, as historians make clear controlled production of air this sort of thing. The people who orders than a young one, but he won't Artillery Changes from events which led up to the weapons, and Europe will have toke no exercise and eat themselvesį gel so many; he hates trying to break

nearly pick four time teetotal vege- Hons. Why not be ones are excep- FIGHT Infantry both the love always outlive the teetotal vege- tions. Why not tarians. There are more old drunk-

also been retained in the of ards than old athletes about

Gordon Selfridge started out to heavy machine gun units, but possi create his shop at forty-nine. The bly the grasiest change will be in the

Great War, confliét can easily spring.

ono?

ALL the same, you ought to average nge for great men to be at

their best is forty-eight. That's also reorganisation of the artillery follow a low simple rules.

averago age for ordinary men to

at their worst.

the

A basic thing to remember la that start ben hat you can do, father, six batterity of four guns each, Thera:

And

como near to real security. As long as the present rivalry is allowed to continue diplomata Rivalry in a commercial sense will have an impossible task in. is healthful. It to in attempting to preserve the

tonds

you don't die because your body croise the efficiency of a nation. friendships of the nations. And is old, but because it is 111.

So just Kee But, when the competition beno-one can blame the people-for Thore is no reason why almost any these que

questionar comda so keen that any large this four which is at once the one shouldn't be the life of the party section of the population of one end and the tree of armament at: 100 11 doctors knew how to pre-six

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every six months ask yourself What have I learned these last months?.

A'field" brigade will consist of twenty-four 25-16, gun-howitzers, or also to be a new type of field sisting of four batteries each equip brigade for anti-tanke purposes, .con="

These decisions are not provisional,

2. What new work have I done? ped with twelve 3-15, guns 8. What plans have I made? 1. "H And perhaps it'll be you following | but are to come into effect during the me to the churchyard.

approaching Minihing sonson, Boon) wo shall be able to estimate what?

his modern army looks l

Your affectionate son,