1940-07-03 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 3, 1940

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NOW.....

is the time to Cold Store

all your winter clothes, carpets, hangings, linen, etc. to protect them from spoilage due to the ex- cessive summer humidity and insects.

Clothes and linen may be packed in suitcases or similar containers and locked. Carpets should be rolled and tied. Valuable furs are stored on special hangers (which we supply) in a dustproof bag. Such hanging preserves their shape and cut. Insurance may be arranged at 14 % on the value of all personal effects so stored.

Just telephone us if you have any difficulties or questions and we will do our best to help you.

Remember also, that we take delivery from your house and return similarly at the end of the period!

THE

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A perfect reflection in a forest pool near Epping, Essex, a

of England where the war seems, a long way away.

THE BALBO

DEATH MYSTERY

London, To-day.

The death of Marshal Balbo is now admitted in Rome to be a mystery, announces the official German "news" In any event, whatever agency. caused his 'plane to crash in flames it was not an air battle with British 'planes.

A curious postcript is the Rome Marshal Radio announcement that Balbo's will was found in the wreck- age of the 'plane.

corner

(Copyright, Fox).

LIFE WITH THE

AIR FORCE

(Continued from Page 10) "jen" and abbreviated from "general information," means news.

or

"Duff gen" means bogus news (an- other phrase for this is "griff” "griffin"), while "pukka gen" means correct news.

Bombs, of course, are "eggs," and their equivalent of troops is "erks," a abbreviation A.C. corruption of the for aircraftsman.

Most of them carry mascots, tiny Buddhas or sphinxes or lucky coins. One has the wings of a dead pilot, which he naturally regards as excced-

No explanation is given as to how the will managed to survive after the 'plane completely burnt itself out, or why the Marshal should have beeningly fortunate.. carrying the will with him on his last air journey.-Reuter.

VOLUNTEER TRAINING

All Day Volunteer Training arrang- ed for Thursday and Friday 4th and 5th July is cancelled on account of the evacuation scheme only in the case of the following units:-

Thursday 4th, July-1st Battery. Friday 5th, July-No. 2 Coy. and Pay Section,

The nickname for an A.G. (I mean air gunner) among the rest of the station is "Dead-eye Dick."

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At the moment they are all scarcely able to wait for the new A. G. badge, which was announced a month ago. It is possible to buy them for 4s. 6d. in the shops; but they see no reason why they should spend nearly half their week's extra flying pay in this way.

Perhaps someone at the Air Minis- try will expedite the issue of the said. badges?

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Other Units i.e. 3rd Battery, No. 2

Meantime, it has just occurred to me Section 5th A.A, Battery, Mobile Co- lumn (Parade at Headquarter NOT that I never told you that squadron answer to my question of Hung Hom), B Company Field Am-leader's bulance on Thursday and Nos. 6 and 7 what "wing-tip to wing-tip" means. Companies and Corps Signals on Fri- Well, it means that the wing-tips day, will parade as already ordered. of these big fast bombers are only The Special Training of Key Men 12 yards apart. (By the way, the senior etc on Murray Parade Ground and Whitfield Barracks on these two days pilot always flies in the front of the will be carried. on according to pro-

V-shaped wedge.) gramme but those whose wives or families are being ovacuated or who are on duty in connection with the evacuation scheme need not attend.

CEYLON'S

When I expressed astonishment "I that they flew so close he said: don't know; relatively, it's much the same as driving a car in traffic. Any- one who had never seen a car before would be surprised at the way any motorist judges his width and dis- tance. It's the same with this wing-

THIRD PLANE tip to, wing-tip business."

London, To-day.

Although the Falkland Islands have

Ceylon has sent a third contribu- only a population of 2,400, they are tion of £7,500 to buy a fighter plane, already paying for their own defence. ..and the Legislative Council of the The planes will be added to the Falkland Islands is. transferring Colonial fleat of 40 bombers and 100 £50,000 worth of stock to the Im- Spitfires which has been made avail- perial Government for the purchase able to Britain through the contribu-

tions of the Empire-Reuter. of war planes.

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