THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 1, 1939.
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Ninety-Fifth Year of Publication
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On a bright winter day; there was a terrible air flight in the centre of the Catalonian front. The Messerschmidt
Notice To Contributors. machines, as soon as hit, exploded. Then, after an intoxicated looping, one All communications intended for of the injured planes recovered its publication should be addressed to balance and landed in the enemy lines. the Editor, and be accompanied by The badly wounded pilot, who had no more strength to open his parachute,
the Writer's Name and Address, not had saved his life and subsequently necessarily for insertion but as Q revealed to the adversary the devilish | guarantee of good faith. secret of the ME 169. Each ME 109 has its time-limit. Goerings command is that the pilots must close the circuit before they leave their machines the play of the elements and attempt to save their own life. The man or the machines! A few seconds decide whether a man shall live or the secret of the ME 109 be disclosed. The badly injured pilot of the ME 109 was faced with the terrible question whether he should commit insubordination commit suicide through the closing of
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The petrol tanks of the German su- per-pursuers are no longer in the very vulnerable wings, where they have to be specially protected, but arc under the seat and behind the pilot and pro- tected by his own equipment. pilot of the new Messerschmidt can only be subjected to a front attack. ME 109 is victorious. Germany wish- ed to have the best bomber In the world for the sake of the socalled total war, but built one of the best super- types for purposes of air defence! (World copyright 1939 by "China Mal!" and Co-operation. Reproduction even partially strictly forbidden.)
PUBLIC AUCTION ·
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion on
Saturday, the 2nd. Sept., 1939.
commencing at 11.00 a.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2 Connaught Road, Central. (Room No. 205, 2nd. Floor) A Quantity of Office Furniture and Personal Effects. also
500 Bags Portland Cement
1 Case Asparagus Tips and
(for account of the concerned) 4 Packages of Ladies' Handbags and Gentlemen's Dress Sets. Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong. 1st September, 1939.
FOR SALE
Selection of the best varieties of
·Reliable, and Tocted
Flowers and Vegetabla" SEEDS
of strong germination
from
Button & Sons, Reading
Arthur Yates Cơ. Sydney
Local Examination in Theory
2nd December, 1939.
The last day of entry for the forthcoming examination in Theory will be 15th September, 1939. Entry forms may be ob- tained from the Local Secre- tary.
J. E. ANDERSON,
Local Secretary.
c/o The Anderson Music Co., Ltd., St. George's Bldg., Ice House St.
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