The Archive · 1940

In Nanking Road

Of interest to all women who love beautiful furs is the opening of the Fur Palace, 67 Nanking Road, which took place on Monday afternoon in the presence of 200 invited guests. The Fur Palace is to be the Shanghai show room of Messrs. G. Kapustin Ca, who are known the world over for their large-scale dealings in fine Keeping Up To Scratch 7 For -the of keeping in a state of efficiency and reddy jor any emergency, CLU. R p. branches of the British Red Cross hold regular rehearsals.

The picture was taken at the gas casualty section of the City of Westminster A.R.P. and B.R.C. major casualty station at Kingston House, Knightsbridge. Two patients are dressing after being decontaminated at the casualty station. Pyjamas and cloaks are issued to them in which to go home after arriving for treatment. In the event of a real poison gas raid the patients' clothes would be taken from them.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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