AERIAL ATTACKS ON MERCHANT VESSELS.
BRITISH ADVICE.
Methods of Combating Gas Menace. PORT ARRANGEMENTS. United Press Association.—Copyright. (Received 1 p.m.) LONDON, September 27. The latest anti-air raid precautions handbook, of which the Government is issuing a series, deals with merchant shipping. It is suggested as being likely that ships may be attacked with mustard or a similar persistent gas, necessitating protective clothing, such as respirators, oilskin suits and rubber seaboots.
The ship must immediately be decontaminated, otherwise it will remain dangerous for weeks. Tho port authorities must appoint an anti-gas ofiicer who will certify tho freedom of out-ward-bound ships and their cargoes from gas, also warn shipmasters when there is a likelihood of an air attack and thus enable tho necessary precautions to be taken.
Tho handbook recommends that in tho event of tho outbreak of war, ships which might bo exposed to gas attacks should be provided with canvas covers, bleaeli powder, paraflin, protective clothing, shower-baths and boiling facilities in order to decontaminate clothing.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 230, 28 September 1935, Page 9
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