BRITISH SURPRISE READY FOR ENEMY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 265, 9 November 1939, Page 8

BRITISH SURPRISE READY FOR ENEMY.

SAYS SCIENTIST.

If Humane Considerations Are Abandoned. WARNING TO NAZIS. United Press Association.—Copyright. (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, November 8. The Director of Scientific Research told the Press: "I don't imagine the enemy hasn't surprises for us, but we certainly have one for him." Britain, however, should not make the mistake of thinking Germany was denuded of scientific genius. There were certain methods of warfare that had not been adopted, perhaps for humane considerations. That reservation might break down and Britain must be prepared. Interesting was the comment of the American magazine "Time" on the subject of horror in war. "Every now and then some pseudoscientific jack-in-the-box pops up with an alleged death ray," it states. "Nearest approach to a real death ray is the 19,000,000-volt stream of subatomic particles produced at the University of California by Ernest Orlando Lawrence's giant new cyclotron. This 223-ton machine, whose operators shield themselves by water-tank barricades, can kill white mice and destroy cancer cells at popgun range. Installed in a front-line trench it would have less effect on ati enemy soldier at 50 feet than one well-aimed rifle bullet. "Bombs laden with disease genua, another persistent bugaboo of modern warfare, are shrugged off by bacteriologists. Man, they say, can culture and concentrate disease organisms, but it is hardly likely that he can start epidemics in civil populations unless lie reproduces the conditions, many of which are still unknown, which make natural epidemics possible. "Adolf Hitler, in his speech at Danzig uttered a <lark hint that Germany possesses a secret and unique weapon. This threat stirred Professor Archibald M. Low to retaliate. Professor Low is a British television pioneer and jack-of-all-science who worked for the British Government in the last war and invented a wireless control gear for torpedoes. After some scientific snickers at death rays and bacteriological bombs. Professor Low growled: 'Whether Hitler has any horrors or not to produce at the moment—and I am of the opinion he has not —I can truthfully say that if Britain so desired she could at this very moment out-horror Hitler. , " EFFORT NECESSARY. N.Z. Will Help To Secure Liberties For All. MR. FRASER BROADCASTS. (Received 2.30 p.m.) LONDON, November S. Mr. Peter Fraser, broadcasting from the 8.8.C.. said the disposal of aggression and international lawlessness was insufficient. This time we must make a nvost earnest effort to build a new world, lie said, in which the rights of small nations are as secure as those of large nations, in which individual freedom of conscience and speech is assured, and in which people throughout the world will co-operate ae" friends and neighbours in the interests of mankind. New Zeaknders would be among the foremost to help to secure for all the liberties and privileges they possess in such a large measure. AT RUSSIAN EMBASSY.

PROMINENT NAZIS' VISIT. LONDON, November 8. The Berlin correspondent of the British United Press states that for the first time in Hitler's regime prominent Nazis attended a reception at the Russian Embassy. Tha reception marked the presentation of the credentials of the Russian Ambassador.