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THE CHINA MALL, DECEMBER 12, 1940.

CHINA MAIL

WINDSOR HOUSE

HITLER SPEAKS

When Nazi Come To

Hitler's pep-talk to mu- nitions workers was his most interesting speech for many a moon. It car- ried the same strange air of self-centred sincerity, striking the attitude of a much - maligned, misun- So Jarge a number took to their planes derstood individual; it re- were wrecked by British fighters or anti-aircraft guns, that a Lon- vealed the same failure to don newspaper used

the heading Town's shower of Nazi comprehend any view-airmen," to describe a little army point but his own; yet of ex-fighters who floated down there was a marked change in the general tone.

As German acroplanes were fall-sible in an English internment

ing in August and September | camp. · at the rate of one a minute on Britain's consts and in the sea, it is not surprising that a large, number of Nazi airmen are in British hands.

parachutes when their

into custody.

The comments made by these

almen on landing afford interest- ing indications of the state

nind of the German air force, and have also provided the British Defence with a number of unsoli- cited testimonials.

than More impressive

any words, however, was the action of

Typical of the comments made by captured German airmen was the remark of a German pilot whose machine broke up over the South-East coast We lost at least 50 planes," he said, "if that goes on the war will be over in three weeks."