1939-05-15 — Page 5

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

May 15, 1939.

DONALD DUCK

Over 1939, Wah Daney Prechart

World Rechts Reserved

CARPORATION OF LONDON

This is the second of a series of articles on Air Raid Precautions in Hongkong, which are to be published daily in the "Hongkong Telegraph". The series commenced on Saturday, and will continue throughout the week.

A.R.P-THESE

YOU

If air raids ever came to this Colony, every home should have a refuge specially prepared in which the whole household could take cover. Every shop and office, or other place of work or business, would require a place

those- similarly prepared for engaged on the premises.

Every householder, or head of a family or business, should learn now how to protect, in war-time, his own people and home from the effects of explosive bombs, Incendiary bombs, and poison gos.

This applies ehlefty to those who live In large centres of population. In more remate districts the dangers would no doubt be less though the need for prolection and precautions would still exist.

All the precautions recommended In this book ara useful. Most of them can be adopted to some extent by everyone. The essential things cost little to do, and some of the more elaborate ones you will find you can

SHOULD

In the preface to the A.R.P. Handbook issued in Hongkong, HE, the Governor states:

When this book was laed

In Great Britain it contained a preface, written by the Home Becretary, which fan as fol- Lowya:

**'If this country wero ever at war the target of the enemy's bombers would be the staunch- ness of the people at home. We all hope and work to pre- vent war but, while there is risk of it, we cannot afford to neglect the duty of preparing ourselves and the country for such an emergency.

ARE

DO

THINGS

everybody unless

NOW

How To Taka Cara-Of Your Respirator

ROOM

AND |BOARD

By Walt Disney

“BERMALINE”

THE BREAD

for

PERFECT DIGESTION

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

TO-DAY'S RADIO

ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)

Radio Programme Broadcast by "The Club of Queer Trades" ZBW on a Frequency of 840 kc's. And Other Relays

and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and 8-11 p.m. on 9.62 m.c's. per second.

H.K.T.

8.0 Time, Weather and Announce- ments.

8.03 Songs by Luigi Fort and Ruth Etting.

It's Swell Of You (from 'Wake Up

DVORAK SYMPHONY NO. 2 And Live'); There's A Luli In My

Life (from Wake Up and Live')

12.0-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service dienne) with Ted Shapiro and Alls Ruth Etting: Idenle (Tosti): Si Vous of Intercession from Cathedral, 12.30

Compris Melodie (Denza)

St. John's Orchestra; Broken-Hearted Clown Fori (Tenor) with Orch.

Slow Fox-Trot; Why Can't We Make

London Helay Cricket...

Patricia Rossborough Love Fox-Trot.... Harry Roy and (Plano) and Kobinson Cleaver His Orchestra; Away Down South] M.0.C. v. West Indies.

(Organ).

yar Melody-Selection; Paris Honey-low-Fox-Trot

Cleaver2012 selection (Morey

borough The Seven

In Heaven (Green and Warren); A commentary during the second Dizzy Fingers (Confrey); Man- Is He The Boy Friend? (Yellent and day's play by Howard Marshall from hatian Music Box-Selection..... Ager)... .Sophic Tucker

(Come Lord's Cricket Ground, London. Patricia Rossborough (Plane); Mag- dienne) with Ted Shapiro and His 8.30 Deanna Durbin (Vocal) and

The Sheep Were In The Marek Weber and His Orchestra. moon-Selection.... H Robinson

(from 'Going Still As The Night (Bohm, arr. and Patricia Ross- Greek)....Harry Roy and His Or- Benedict); None But The Weary

Snow White And chest

chestra; A Little Bit Of Madeira Heart (Tchaikovsky, arr. Benediet) (Algy More). Vine, More andĮ and Churchill); Salling Along-- Nevard (Comedians with Piano). ... Marek Weber and His Orchestra; La Traviata (Verdi)-----Liblumo, Selection....Patricia

Little Co-Operation From You-Fox libismo ne lieti calici; It's

Raining Trot

(from 'Going Greek').Harry Sunbeams Cleaver (Organ) and

cal Sweethearts Intro: Polly; Dinah: and Nevard (Comediana with ken Weber and His Orchestra.

and His Orchestra; Underneath Deanna Durbin Vocal) with? or us-A Leafy Oak (Algy More)....Vine, chestra; Springtime Serenade (Hey- Rossborough (Piano); Musl Nola; Dainty Miss; Miss Annabelle

Musical Box (Høykens).... Piano). Lee; Somebody stole my Gal.....H. Robinson Cleaver (Organ).

Patricia

10 Time and Weather. 1,03 Variety with Vine, More and Nevard, Sophie Tacker and Harry Roy and His Orchestra.

Conversational Man (Lermer and Shapiro)....Sophie Tucker. (Come-

NOT ENOUGH SPACE

More

1.30 Reuter and Rugby, Press,

Weather and Announcernents,

1.40

Dvorak-Symphony No. 2 In p. Minor, Op. 70,

Philharmonic Orchestra

ech

conducted by Vaclav Talich.

2.15 Close down.

6.0 "For The Children."

Marek

Or-

8.50 London Relay-"The Club of Queen Trades by G K. Chesterton.

Episode 5: The Noticeable Con- duct of Professor Chadd'; Adapted for broadcasting by Douglas

Clover- don; Characters: Baal Grant; Gilbert- Swinburne; Professor Chadd; Miss Chadd: Doctor Colman; Mr. Bing-

Children's Overture (Quichestra ham: Production by Michael Good-

Light Symphony

by

Dr.

win.

Malcolm Sargent; 9.15 London Relay-The-News. Serial Story: "More Vory

9.30 London Relay-Ronald, Cour- Young" Songs (A. A.

Milne-ley in songs at the plane. St. Louis School Planning Fraser-Simson);

Intro: Nursery 9.45 London Relay Sporia Nows Chairs; Waiting at the Window; and Market Notesites Singers.

New Building

Spring Morning; The End....George Baker (Baritone) with Plano.

6.30 Closing local Stock Quota-

*6.32 B.B.C. Wireless Military

The opening of the reconditioned New Middle School House of the St. Louis Vernacular Industrial Middle tions.

Take great care, of it, and when not in use always keep it in its box, School at Chinese New Year resulted to

In a cool place,

will cover each home and family play their part in doing what they can for themselves. In this duty themselves they must

count upon the help and advice of those who have undertaken the duty of advice and instruction.

If the emergency comes the country wilt look for her mfety not

to her sallors and only soldiers and airmen, but also to the organised courage and fore- sight of

household. It is for the volunteers in the air raid precautions services to help every household for this pur- poso, and in sending out this book I ask for their help.'

every

The Home Office is "work----"Sir Smauel Hoare's words- ing with the local authorliles in preparing schemes for the pro- tection of the civil population during an attack. But it is Im- possible to devise a scheme that

apply so closely to this Colony that I can do no beller than endorse them and urge the study of what this book con- tains."

As

200

The

Block

9.50 The Gay

Botany Bay (Traditional): The One Horse Shay (Traditional); Hot Godlings (Traditional).

10.0 London Relay-In Town To-night

10.30 Dance Music. ! Fox-Trots Everybody Danco

Band in an increase of 100 boys to the

Domino Overture rolls, which now total 700. After use, wipe off any moisture result accommodation still falls short Dance No. 5 (Dvorak-arr. Williams); (film same); When Tho Popples

(Auber-arr. Winterbottom); Slavonic either Inalde or outside, with a soft cloth and let the respirator dry be-

ad-Dance Of The Flowers-Valse (frem Bloom fore putting it away (but do not dry applicants had to be refused it in the sun or by artificial heat).

When not wearing the respirator, remember these rules:

Do not expose it to strong light or heat

of the requirements, for

mission.

It is hoped by the School authorities to build a new elementary school on

accommodato the old site, to further 400 boys, 100 of whom will be boarders, but for this purpose

Again.

Jack Payne had. 'Le Corsaire Ballet-Delibes), His

1318 Band: Quickstep-Hurkadóla conducted by B. Walton O'Donnel,

(from George White's "Scandals"); 6.45 London Relay--Music-Itali. Fox-Trot-According To The Moon- Randolph Sutton (Britain's Pre-light (from George White's "Scan- mier Light Comedian); at the Piano, dais"). Harry Rosenthal and His Stewart McBean; Ted Ray (Fiddling Orchestra; Fox-Trots-When April and Fooling); The BBC Variety Or- Comes Again; With All My Heart financial assistance is necessary. chestra conducted by Charles Shad-(fillm 'Her Master's Voice')....Jack The school authorities feel it is well; Presented by John Sharman. Payne and His Band; Fox-Trots very necessary that certain boya in

7.45 Carroll Gibbons (Plano) Weary (from Broadway

Flostess'); 4. ' Do

Do not carry or hang the re- their care be drawn away from out- and Its Boy Friends.

Let It Be Me (from 'Broadway spirator by the straps. side Influence and because of this Let's Fall In Love (from the film): Hostess') for Sander and

Fox-Trois-Peonies From fall in Love'); You Never Looked So Heaven

1.

2

Do not let it get wet.

3.

Do not scratch or bend the window.

stop the window clouding when they hope that their plans for the Love Is, Love, Anywhere (film: 'Let's] Orches from the Dim): The Skele-

To you wear the respirator, rub your new building will succeed. The finger on a piece of wet soap (not school, at the moment, can accom- Beautiful (Alm 'The Great Ziegfeld'); ton In The Cupboard (alm Pennies carbolle) and apply a thin, even filmmodate only 82 boarders, and Is Mine Alone-Fox-Trot (from 'Mag- from Heaven')....Teddy Foster and of soap over the inside of the window. hoped that this number can be in-yar Melody'); My Own-Fox-Trot His Kings of Swing.

Your refuge-room is your first line creased to 200,

of defence because a respirator can-

do quite easily, either yourself or by exactly what to do in my emergency. for whom you are responsible, may not protect the other parts of your

So please keep it carefully. But first depend on you.. read it through. Then come back

combining with a neighbour, If you decide to begin NOW, and take your time,

Do not hesitate to ask for advice, Dotted in local air raid pre- If you cautions organisation has been established in your district and air rald wardens have been appolated to help you. For any help you need, apply to your warden or to the Air Ruld Precaution Officer,

WHAT TO DO NOW

to this page and think over these Darkening The House At Night

things.

body from dangerous liquids, such as mustard gaa". These liquid

need the "asc"

most rigorous It is vital that raiders should not precautions, because they continue to have be dangerous long after they 1.-Deelde, necording to the in see any lights at night; so vital that CBAgIO structions given on page 8, what the Government might order the been dropped. The vapour as well

liquid

skin of parts affects the place would make the best refuge- darkening of all buildings even before as the room for your household at home, war broke out. So you must be of the body not protected by the and begin to plan now how

you ready to driten every window, sky. respirator. Remember, too, thut by would get it ready.

light, glass door or exterior opening in

In a refuge-room you have parts of the house where lights are some protection against flying splin- 2.-It you are in charge of a bust-used after dark. You will need dark ters and debris, as well as additional ness or shop, or any hotel or lodging blinds, thick curtains, or some heavy protection against gas. house, or of tenements, decide upon material that will cover the windows places of refuge for those for whose completely. Material which lets any safety and welfare you would be one outside see that there is a light danger of air attack. It is divided responsibly carefully the precautions when you next buy blinds and cur- Inside will not do. Bear this in mind 3.Study you can take against fire, and es-tuins. Skylight, fanlights and gloss pecially the instructions for dealing doors can best be covered with black with a small Incendiary bomb.

paint or thick paper. If necessary get 4-In Ume of war all buildings these things now, because in an emer- will have to be completely darkened geney the shops might be quickly sold at night. Be ready to do this for out. your home and any other premises for which you are responsible,

5Begin to collect:

The whole of this book is con- cerned' with how to counter

the

Into sections so that you can furn quickly to any part and find out

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materials for gas-protecting your refuge-room: materials for darken- Ing your whole house or business premises;

Thick blue cloth is the best material

to use.

Respirators

PUTNAM. KIDNAPPED Amelia Earhart's Husband

-1

Undergoes Experience

Bakers Field, California, May 13. Mr. Edward Putnam, widower of Miss Amelia Earhart the airwoman, was found bound and gagged in an empty house here to-day.

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He said that last night he went to In his home in Hollywood

The respirators which ure produced preparatory to keeping an appoint- by the British Government are of the ment which afterwards proved to be

faire best quality and the civilian type

the

the things you would. need in consists of a rubber fuccplece with

Women grabbed him, knocked hint your refuge-room; simple fire spa transparent window, and: a con- over the head, poked a gun into his pilances, if you can afford them.

tainer which holds the gas filters. It ribs, forced him into his own car in Sandungs or boxes capable of being properly put on, it protects the eyes, which he was driven to Bakersfield. Alled wih sand.

nose, mouth and lungs, and ensures Here, he enld, men talking German: -If you live in a large town, make a supply of pure air for breathing, and then English, asked him arrangements for children, Invalids by means of filters which are able identity of the author of a book and elderly persons, and pets, to be to absorb any gus known to be which he is publishing entitled "The

who Killed Hitler.” sent away -

Man the moment danger capable of being used in wor.

Mr. Putnam refused to divulgo the threatens, so that they may be in a]

which he was, place of greater safety.

It has been designed for you by information, after 7-Find out from your warden or Government experts and, though bound and gagged and left in the ARP. Officer the air raid precau- simple to look al, exhaustive tests empty house. He managed to work tions organisation and the emer- have shown it to be highly eficient. his gag loose and called for help.

United Press, gency brigade arrangements and The faceplece, the edges of which any evacuation plan being prepared it closely round the face, preventa In your district. As soon as you can any air from getting inside the re get the information, fill in the apaces spirator except that which parses provided on the Inside of the front through the filters. It is held in] cover of this book.

Most important of all, see that all the head. Once these straps have position by adjustable straps behind grown-ups are famlilor with the con- the h

been properly adjusted, the re-

SEEING AROUND

CORNER

Auckland, N. Z. tents of this book and know of the spirator, if needed, can be put on able to steer his car by watching a The driver, of the future will be arrangements you are making for their safety. Do not do

instantly. nothing, elther on the ground that there is no These war respirators do not afford fourescent screen on the dashboard need, or because you think that nothing protection against ordinary domestle showing the read for a mile ahead in panoramic view, Courtney Atwool, you can do will be of any avail cool gas or carbon monoxide, which New Zealand lbsurance official, told Your safety, and the safely of those I cannot be used as war ganes,

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