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THE HONGKONG TE 'LEGRAPHI, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1988.

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IT MAY BE BLISTER GAS

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

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

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

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

There are tova blister mustard gas and Lewisile. Though invisible in vapour form, both are

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warn you: mustard smells faintly of garlic; Lewlalte 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 the War Memorial Hospital, Hongkong, May 3, 1838, to Dorothy, wife of R. R. Davies,

ason. (Robert Owen).

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1938.

A TASK FOR DIPLOMACY

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

but it leaves arsenic behind.

YELLOW SPOTS

GIVE WARNING

Both gases can be spread by bombs

or sprays. Spraying-used by the Italiana in Abyssinia before the Negus

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"Shrimps Newburg, no sauce-beef au jug, no fat-potatoes Strassbourg, në gravy—and oysters, no pearls!”*

Letter (anonymous) to

A FATHER

NEARING 50

fled-is more dangerous because the DEAR FATHER, Soon you will

gas can be released from low or high warning of Itg altitudos. First arrival are tiny spots of yellow mols-

be fifty.

You will be asking yourself: How much longer have I got to

ture on skin, clothes and grou live?

If it touches your skin, in two you notice 1 red patch; twelve to twenty-four hours later bilstera will rise.

It closes up eyes in an hour but a vapour rarely injures them per- manently like Lewisite.

It is part of the business of diplomats, or should be, to

In your gas-proof refuge room you are sale from it; in the open your sweeten relations between na-

civilian gas-mask protects your eyes, 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

a

To find out, add up the ages of your four grandparents and divide proximate length of your life. by four. The answer is the p-

According to this rule you will be just a memory by 1950.

IT'S not a bad rule either,

-even though it may sound

know how to cure the common cold,

but if you go to a good doctor rê- gularly he can find and check nd- vanco-guard symptoms which you can't recognise yourself.

Don't think this a waste of time and money because you feel all right. In one group of 700,000 people, taking periodic health examinations not one person was found, to be in perfect health.

Smells All, Sniffs All, Nose All

By Eddie "3.0." Kelly

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

ACCORDING

A geranium-smell in- dicates mustard gas.

We don't know how they found this out, but someone mustard one go.

After six years' residence 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

corners.

It becomes a habit offer a while to follow your nose,

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 rising from the mud flats at Laichiltok has all the characteris- tics 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-marks no one can miss.

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

Another group aged between fifty and sixty who were periodically A Services Letter examined for ten years the death rate was reduced 53 per cent.

The thing which really convinces

too simple to be true. By far the me about the value of periodent THE ARMY IN

most important factor in longevity is examination is that insurance com- they have a very real,, sincere in-

— heredity. If your grandpas lived | panies are so keen about it.. And

long time you probably will.

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 the German Consul- between General and His Excellency the of Hongkong. Any Governor one hearing the addresses could

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

care to take the trouble. You never

THE next thing is to run your life on a more sensi-

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know how long you can live until ble plan, though indeed your present EIGHT THOUSAND

two of our mutual acquaintances

If it aways worked, then one or people's, would have been dead years ago, eators all their life, especially small are much better than if you had them Your chances of living a long time meat

(From A Military (Correspondent)

fore seem that by

means of you die,

one compares favourably with most some sort of trade treaty for

Centenarians are usually smali the protection of vital industries Britain and Germany, and all

caters. Practically none of drink heavily. though the nations of the world, for been born earlier.

average amount of drink does no

London, Apr. 12. If you had been born between harm. They mostly rise

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sons Overzens came into effect ve more than forty years; by the They average eight and a half hours 'eightles had risen to forty-four. sleep a night, more than half of last week, and the strengths com- My children can expect sixty-five above all they have placid dispoal increased.

them are excellent sleepers. And pared with last year are somewhat

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sincerity of the two dis- for at least one potentially evil tinguished representatives of situation. two great nations which, as Herr Gipperich and Sir Geoffry both recalled, come largely of B common Anglo-Saxon stock. Likewise," anyone

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According to the official figures the

THE first years of your But far more important than whe- Tire were the most danger ther you should eat cheese with garrison at Malta was 3,087 in 1937

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crs, who are also placid enough, come not equipped with experience.

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New Establishments ONE by one points are getting set- tablishments. An Infantry battalion. ranks, organised in four companies

tled regarding equipment and co-

Stress has been laid upon the German acceptance of a 35 per cent. limit in fleet strength as

ous. Once through those your chan-ment is the question of your mental and it is now 4,816—an increase of

happiness. ces were much roster.

1,129. There is a big difference in British compared with

dangerous age, when the Palestine figures and this is cx- The next important thing is the Fifty is a 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- gorri- British or German nationality antee that dangerous rivalry will influence on how long you live,

scives. They lack ambition And son has gone up from 6,262 in 1937, A pity in one way you weren't self-confidence. who has had intimate friendship not occur in this sphere. British clergyman. They average 70.9 years

to 8,034 this year-an increase of Don't be that kind of fool, father. | 1,772 ali ranks. with the other, will agree that people are grateful for this or life. Next best the barristers, At nifty you are better at your work register 70.7. Which all seems to than you have ever been before. You

A new and interesting item is the in matters of every day life

German concession; But there show that placid mental work is above advantages of experience which personnel, of 158 provided for the their tastes and pleasures, their remains another field in which

preservative,

a young man cannot have.

new, coastal garrison, at Freetown, West Africa. Placidity is important. Look how I am a young man. I think I have aspirations and ideals are fre- collaboration of some sort is long judges live, and they are an active mind, but I cannot use it

frighteningly equable, quently identical, and always necessary before friendship can very similar. It would seem have any lasting quality in astonishing, therefore, that the Europe: which is to say, until British and German peoples, cause for suspicion and fear is with so much in common, should removed. If Germany ever find it difficult to agree. Britain could sign a treaty However, there is no use deny-governing the strength of their ing that there are impediments air fleets a seven-league stride would have been taken towards to the fullest collaboration and friendship between these fulfilmont of the desires of both peoples, and while there may be peoples. Britain, almost cer real sympathy between them, tainly, would be prepared to and a natural comprehension of give concessions here where Germany compromised on the naval problem. It only remains to line up other powers by means of a similar system for controlled production of air weapons, and Europe will have come near to real security. As long as the present rivalry is allowed to continue diplomata Rivalry in a commercial senso will have an impossible task in is healthful. It tends to in attempting to

preserve the crease the efficiency of a nation, friendships of the nations. And But, when the competition beno-one can blame the people for,

There is no reason why almost any comes to keen that any large this fear which is at once the one shouldn't be the life of the party seed and the tree of armament vent all the diseases you can catch.

at 100 If doctora knew. how to pre-six section of the population of one

competition; and all the Unfortunately, they don't know, even people ja seriously injured, it diplomacy in the world cannot the ones who drive around in Rolls-

Royces, p becomes dangerous. Without romove it without digging up oooooc 'some sort of control, and inter- the roots,

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third in the longevity tables, showing haven't the knowledge which only As a stationmaster you would The pity is it doem't often bring

is to be. 22 officers and 046 other have stood a pretty good chance (847 Few men know how, to exploit yenre), but we should be mourning

their experience of life.

of three platoons each of the latter you now if you had been a shop

GE isn't necessarily wise; us. Mr. Hore-Bellsha urged us to having three sections or "fre units" assistant (40.3) or a barmon (47.7), and thank your stars you weren't a

youth Isn't necessarily consider them. foolish. Chinn is the most backward busman (30.4).

large country in the world because A two-inch mortar là to be provid- Being a dentist, you string along for thousands of years the Chinese ed for each riße platoon as a smoke- with the doctors at 61.7 and have have deified old age.

producing weapon, and this estab- a 44 per cent, chance of dying...af þ Some fifty-year-olds Cover up Jishment will automatically "reduce waning self-confidence and the number of three-inch mortars heart disease.

initiative by kidding themselves that from four to two per battalion. LOT also depends on the nothing new can be good and trying A

sort of life you load it to impress every one with their grasp

armoured carriers, cach you over-ate and under-exerclaed of their job, pretending they know it mounting a Bren gun, will be pro- vided for one platoon-the idea being the diabetes bug would likely get you off

You have a mild phobia about You leave knowing it all to the with its own cavalry or reconnais

that a battalion will then be provided cancer, so you will be relieved to twenty-year-olds,father.

Don't sance troops. But the number has learn that, being comfortably off, think you're the Anished product, been criticised as too small, so pos- your chances of getting it are much don't lock your brain against new sibly in Ume we may have a con-

ideos.

Some old men do. An old com- platoon.

pany of these carriers instead of a smaller than if you weren't.

But there is little or no justice in mercial traveller will get larger this sort of thing. The people who orders than a young one, but he won't

Artillery Changes kepsek four times a day nearly get so many; he hates trying to brenk nearly sick four now ground. But there are excep-

outlive the teetotal vege- tions. Why not be one?

have always

EIGHT Infantry battalions tarians. There are more old drunk-

Gordon Selfridge started out to

also been retained in the role of ards than old athletes about.

create his shop at forty-nine. The heavy machine-gun wits, but posal- average age for great men to be at bly the greatest change will be in the best is forty-eight. That's also reorganisation of the artillery. the average age for ordinary men to start being at their wornt,

follow a few simple rules.

LL the same, you ought to A A basic thing to remember is that you don't die because your body is old, but because it is i11.

But doctors are not much. Zool!, as they often seem. They may not

So just see what you can do, father, And every alx months ask yourself these questions:

What have I learned these last months?

2. What now work have I done?. 3. What plons inve, I mader And perhaps it'll be you following

me to the churchyards,

Your affectionate son,

A fold brigade will consist of twenty-four 25-15, gun-howitzers, or six batteries of four guns each. There In almo to be n, now type of field sisting of four batteries each equip.. brigado for anti-tank purposes, con-

ped with twelve 2-ib, guns.

These decisions are not provisional, but are to come into effect during the approaching, training--senson. -- Boon we shall be able to estimate, what this modera army looks Uko...