TESTING GAS-MASKS
LONDONERS QUEUE UP. LONDON, September 28.
People are queueing-up at Kingston-on-Thames Guildhall waiting to see what war gas is like. Kingston’s A.R.P. headquarters has opened a special gas chamber in which the public can test theii’ gas-masks. Mr Munsford, who is in charge, said: “We thought it an excellent idea to open this gas-chamber, as a number of people seemed dubious about the anti-gas properties of their masks Since it opened' we have had a steady stream of people, and there have been at least. 20 waiting their turn all the time th©- chamber is open.”' ■ The gas-chamber is open twice daily, from 11 to 12 and from three to four. . x Before people are allowed into tlie chamber Mr Munsford makes certain that their masks fit properly. If they wish they can see what, it would be like if they had no masks. “The average reaction,” Mr Munsford said, "is that people arrive nervously and leave full of confidence. We expect to entertain the best part of Kingston’s population eventually and the chamber will be open indefinitely.”
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Greymouth Evening Star, 20 November 1939, Page 9
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