AIR RAID SHELTERS

Evening Star, Issue 23694, 30 September 1940, Page 3

AIR RAID SHELTERS

FAMILY HOMES UNDERGROUND HEALTH AND FOOD PROBLEMS - f LONDON, September 28. The Home Secretary (Sir John Anderson) has announced a regulation empowering local authorities to order the opening of any premises day or night for public use as shelter. Several London authorities had signed the regulation in advance for the purpose of implementing it without delay. The London boroughs, similarly expeditiously, are installing shelters, and the •bunks of some shelters are being divided into compartments providing family underground homes with double-decker hunks. Sir John Anderson announced that he is retaining Lord Border’s committee for advice regarding shelter and health problems. A member of the committee, Mrs Creswick Atkinson, said the division of shelters into compartments was most important, particularly for children. It prevented the risk of infection, which was bound to be prevalent in the larger shelters. The heating of shelters is being carefully considered, but in this regard the fact that there is already inadequate ventilation is a serious difficulty.... . The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Pood (Mr 11. J. Boothby) made a two hours dawn pilgrimage to Shelters to investigate the need for emergency feeding, and to-night the Minister (Lord Woolton) told local authorities that they should arrange for adequate feeding “ in the e.vent of disasters such as are being inflicted upon London.” -SHELTER COMFORT" DEMONSTRATION AT STOKE NEWINGTON LONDON, September 29. (Received! September 30, at 8 a.m.) A demonstration of “ shelter comfort ” was given at Stoke Newington, where Mrs Creswick Atkinson showed tow public shelters, many of which are Bivided into four 12ft compartments, tan be fitted with two tiers of wooden bunks and made into a comfortable selfbontained family sleeping space. By Confining each compartment to two tiers jonly enough space is obtained to allow h family of at least four sufficient room to sit and sleep in comfort. It is suggested that keys be given to residents in houses nearby. GERMAN SECRET WEAPON DETAILS IN BRITISH HANDS LONDON, September 28. • The ‘ Sunday Express ’ says it is possible to reveal that Captain Eberhard ISpiller, assistant German Air Attache In London before the outbreak of the kvur, who was killed in an air battle lover Great Britain, unwittingly allowed details of one of Gennany’s secret [weapons to fall into British hands when War was imminent. Captain Spiller, Who actually was a spy, fled from the ftountry, and the police searched his house in Hampstead and found details bf tl 10 secret weapon fallen behind a jehest. Captain Spiller was among the biembers of the Embassy staff who did pot pay their debts before leaving Great .Britain. The victims included many Efest End tradesmen, hotels, and resniirants. He also persuaded a neutral Embassy attache to cash a valueless theque on the day before his departure. THE AMERICAN FLEET MAIN STRENGTH AT HONOLULU HONOLULU, September 28. Reports that parts of the United Hates Fleet have left for Manila are tmeonfirmed. 1 Apparently the main itriking strength is still centred here, Although 30 ships, including four Wttleships, left for San Diego 'last keek for repairs. ARRESTED BY VICHY M. BLUM'S COLLABORATORS LONDON. September 29. ‘ The Times I reports that the Vichy Authorities have arrested four of |I. Leon Blum’s closest collaborators, Ms. Vincent AurioL Marx Dormoy, Inks Moch, and Solomon Grumback.