DEFENCE AGAINST GAS ATTACKS

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 20, 19 October 1937, Page 10

DEFENCE AGAINST GAS ATTACKS

Modern Methods Efficient

INCENDIARY BOMBS A GREATER DANGER Dominion Special Service. Auckland, October 18. "I see no fear for great alarm ovei gas attacks as properly organised antigas measures confer a high degree of immunity, but incendiary bombs are much more serious,” said Dr. A. Tennent, Wellington, who returned by the Niagara after a visit to England and the United States. Dr. Tennent was medical officer with the New Zealand Coronation contingent. Thorough organisation against possible'gas attacks was being developed in England, Dr. Tennent said. He visited the gas training centre at Winter-bourne-Gunner, Salisbury Plain, where instructors were trained and later saw some of the work being done by local authorities. “Everybody is thinking of gas in England these days and local authorities are all getting busy organising anti-gas measures,” Dr. Tennent added “It has been left in the hands of local authorities, with trained personnel for instructors.” Dr. Tennent said in his opinion a far worse menace than gas was incendiary bombs. These, dropped from high-fly-ing aeroplanes, might start 30 or 40 fires simultaneously in a large city, setting in a few moments a problem foi even the most efficient fire-fighting service.