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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 27, 1940

N-Z. PILOT'S EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCE

London, To-day. A YOUNG NEW ZEALAND fighter pilot has just brought his damaged Hurricane safe to England from France after an extraordinary experience. The aircraft was severely damaged before the pilot left on the journey home. The gunsights were gone and the only instruments working were his compass, oil temperature and pressure gauges.

LABOUR UNIONS

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TOKYO, YESTERDAY.

He had only his eight machine guns, loaded with ordinary ammunition. The starboard petrol tank was leaking so he decided to land at an aerodrome in Northern France to refuel before continuing his flight to England.

When approaching the aerodrome he saw part of the town nearby was in flames and just as he was prepar- two ing to come down he observed Dorniers 215 begin a dive bombing attack on the aerodrome.

Immediately he got on the tail of one and gave it two short bursts. There was no doubt he hit the enemy THE GOVERNMENT HAS DEFI-aircraft although he had no gunsights. NITELY DECIDED TO DISBAND The second German machine tried to ALL LABOUR UNIONS THROUGH-

escape in the clouds but the Hurri- OUT JAPAN, THE WELFARE

cane, pilot followed it, blazing away MINISTER, MR. SHIGERU YOSHI- with his gun. Having got rid of the DA, TOLD THE PRESS TO-DAY.

two Dorniers, the New Zealander was about to land when he was attacked by a number of Messerschmidt fight-

He added the administrative au- thorities were entrusted with execu- tion of the decision.

ers.

Occasional Bursts

"Existing labour regulations,” he said, "must be revised because they were originally drafted on the basis of recognition of the right to strike

Unable to cope with all of them and on the admission of opposition immediately, he circled the town for between labour and capital." Ha-about ten minutes, giving them oc- casional bursts. When he landed at the aerodrome, he found his star- board tank spurting petrol.

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ITALO-JAPANESE TRADE TALKS

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He had his port tank fuelled and with a bayonet widened the holes in the punctured tank to allow the fuel to escape. Then he took off again with only 50 rounds left in each of his eight machine-guns.

"With only that small amount of am-

AIMING AT A READJUSTMENT | munition, I was almost helpless," he OF. THE AGREEMENTS OF. 1938, said later.

ITALY, JAPAN AND MANCHUKUO HAVE STARTED TRADE PARLEYS WHICH ARE NEARING A SATIS- 'FACTORY: CONCLUSION.

Their main object is to develop ex- ports of Japanese manufactured goods and raw materials to Ethiopia, and apparently Ethiopia will purchase some goods in Japan which hitherto have been purchased in Italy.

Just Luck

"It was just my luck to run into an- other formation of Messerschmidts when I was practically out of petrol. Anyway I gave the leader a burst as he came head-on for me. I am sure. I hit him and I dived down past him. towards the ground. After that I just This substitution of Italian goods by put my skates on for home." Japanese mainly alms at avoiding the The aircraft was decorated with a Suez Canal by Italian shipping. Mem-coat-of-arms the pilot designed him- bers of the Japanese mission were en-

self. It incorporates most of the un- tertained at luncheon by King Victor.lucky signs. In the centre is the figure

Havas.

CHINESE ENVOY IN ARABIA

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13 and round it a broken mirror, a sketch of a man walking under. a ladder and another showing three cigarettes being lighted from match. Under this challenge to bad luck, the New Zealander printed this inscription: "What The Hell."British Wireless.

Cairo, To-day. THIS SPY

The newly-appointed Chinese Con- sul-General in Saudi Arabia hàs ar- rived at Jiddah, where he was wel- comed by the local authorities in the name of King Ibn Saud..

The Chinese envoy, who is a Moslem is proceeding to the Saudi capital where he will present his credentials as China's first charge d'affaires.

His position is especially important in view of the great number of Chin- the esc Moslems, who are making pilgrimage to Mecca-Havas.

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A hero's death on the battlefield is certainly finer, but such is not to bỏ my lot, and I. dle here in the enemy country. silent and unknown, but the consciens- ness that I tio in the service uf the Fatherland makes death 'casy,' "To-morrow," he concluded, "I shall be shot, here in the Tower. It is a consolation to me that I am not treated as a spy. 1 have had just judges, and I shall die as an officer, not as a spy.. Farewell, and God bless you. Hans."

About this simple,man, who, as a spy, revealed himself as a complete amateur, has grown up a legend. Lody has become

The Belgian Embassy announces for many, the Master Spy. It is, however, a

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