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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 8, 1941.

CHINA MAIL

WINDSOR HOUSE,DE

TRUTH WILL OUT

Hitler's third attempt to break Russia is reported to be about to begin or is even now under way. Germiny tacitly admitted that a further and "overpowering" on- slaught was about to be launched, but the fact that this is the third distinct attempt to subdue the Soviels has been slurred over by Berlin and made to appear

ASIA FOR THE ASIATICS

as

rely strengthening of the ori- ginal advance. It is patent, how- ever, that with winter already within measurable distance Hit- les must make his final effort now.

Dr. Rauschung.

former Inder of the Danzig Senate and Pluse friend of Hitler's until they quarrelled, declared recently that "unless Hitler secures a com plete and decisive victory within

few weeks you can reckon on The collapse of the Nazi regime ifore the year is out." While the erstwhile Nazi leader's prophecy macks somewhat strongly of Wishful thinking. his opinion muist necessarily carry weight. His ground for optimism Was based to a large extent on the faet that "attacking China or Rus- Sla is like punching a cushion, | Your Ast disappears in the cushion." Undoubtedly Ger- many's fist has disappeared twice an the Russian cushion with tre- mendous loss and though the out- come of the third attempt cannot be anticipated, it is clear that the German authorities are beginning to realise that the Russian soldier possesses qualities of fighting against which Germany's military tactics have up to the present proved unavailing.

Dr. Goebbels Instructions ω his radio commentators betray the fact that Germany's "victorious march" into Leningrad. Moscow and Kiev did not materialise as he had pictured in the earlier days of the campaign, He IS NOW Forved to temper his song of Biumph to something less definite. He is obliged, therefore, to distract] the attention of his listeners by enlarging on side issues and in- structs his radio commentators to western Europe to concentrate upon Russia's internal difficulties

rather than dwell achievements. For

WANG CHING-WEL -

THE ONE-DOG BONE

Safest Job In The War

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No names, ports and no times may be men-

no routes, no air- a favourable wind stream. Height | The flight to Newfoundland tioned when

is of no account, although at four-considered as a final warming-up? one writes of the teen thousand feet and over ก check. growing business of ferrying mixture of oxygen is essential; In Newfoundland a full load of American-built planes across the otherwise come "black-outs" and fuel is Atlantic to England. This "a lovely dreamy feeling," some made very plain by the slight of them call it, like the unreality who directs operations, young man in a blue serge suit of that extra five minutes after

the morning call."

was

on German

This young man has flown the his Asiatic Atlantic more times than he can listeners he still builds up a pic-remember. He had become, in- ture of German might by deserib- deed, an Atlantic specialist long ing in vivid language Russia's before the war began, wise in his judgments, knowledgeable in all military and civil flight before, branches of the craft. But he let the German armies Russia's in the ferry pilots speak for them-

ernal difficulties--probably manu-; selves. factured or enhanced for the oc- ensionare again stressed. The failure of the German attacks are

These pilots regard their job as a straight-line air operation. When one spoke of the risks of their job they became explosive.

high.

taken aboard. That load gives a margin sufficient for at feast another thousand miles be yond the distance from land to land and the aim of every pilot, There is another reason to fly is to arrive in England with

Up there the stars, for a; enough fuel to permit this Ameri peep at which the seaman often can built and delivered 'plane ta has to wait night after night, are go straight into action, if need be, unshrouded. The high air is cold over Berlin, with and clear, but the heating system from America. in the planes is so good that al-

fuel brought

though it may be 50 below zero

The rules say that flight times outside, only an extra pull-over must not be mentioned, but the is needed to make one comfort-pilots describe their flights able in the ship.

Except for the one case in whic

thus slurred over while the com- "Don't put that in your paper," a ferry pilot was compelled

mentator endeavours to portray a Russla, chaotic internally and chaotic near the fighting areas.

was

AS

either one-sandwich or two-sand wich affairs. That gives a sufficients indication. It has been published

to that return 'planes-American-

turn back and make a forced landing in the Newfoundland

By P.J. Philip

built ships used for ferrying back pilots and occasional: special pas- sengers who are quite content to sit on the floor-Prince Bernhardt of Holland was one recently ---“ make the trip from England to a terminus in Canada in fourteen hours. By the clock such a flight, takes only eight hours, but be-!| cause of time zong 'differences thel actual flying time is six 'bours, more.

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they demanded, "for it just is not true. This is the safest job in the whole war. If you want to write about risks, we can tell you about German propagandists are care- the trip back we had in a freight- fully selected and trained for ed in convoy. Two ships were their jobs. Their duty is not to sunk fore and aft of us and a tell the facts, but to adhere close- torpedo went past our bows. The ly to the lines laid down for them skipper had been sunk three times

already and perhaps that by Dr. Goebbels' propaganda what saved us. He thought he bureau in Berlin. That actual was immune. We have never bush there has never been a single facts are glossed over, ignored or seen an enemy 'plane or had a accident on the crossing. The ser- These ferry pilots, are not the twisted as circumstances demand, moment of danger except when vice goes as regularly as any youths who go into battle withi

we were in a Blitz in England or town-to-town passenger service Spitfires and Hurricanes. T THESE FACTS MAKE is accepted as the correct pro- cedure, so that the only difficulty on the way back by boat."

and has almost become routine. | are of the last war and the in-be encountered is in making each

The real job, they say, is done""Three years ago ten thousand tween-wars generations. A few announcement reassuring to the ply them with a twenty-four-hour, see us arrive," said one with a than a disadvantage. The Amèri

are an asset rather by the weather experts who sup- people would have turned out to gray hairs German people and plausible to forecast at which they never cease grimace, and now in England cans are among the youngest, and those whom Germany wants to to marvel. "My navigator was everybody is so used to our turn- Feven the youngest of then had impress.

pretty new on his job," one of ing up to the exact minute that many hours experience before: The camouflaging of the Rus-them said, "so I flew by the wea-there is never any one to greet, they joined this elite corps of ther chart and was less than us except the landing port official captains. They do not need to siun campaign into a triumphant three miles off my course when not even a man to carry your take any oath of allegiance. Most entry Into Russia proper has, I hit the other side. These wea-bag, everybody is so busy.. of the corps" are "detached officers"}} however, presented difficulties ther men are marvels."

from various armies. In the re from the start. These men are not It Is the pilot, however, who de responsible authorities thought it vice was organised their number

When the service began thelatively short time since the ser concerned with the veracity of cides for himself and his crew their statements, but they have so whether and when to fly after he only right to ask for insurance has been so quickly built up that long and so completely overdrawn gets his weather report. He gets rates on the pilots and crews. the complaint now is that trips no orders. He ̈mûst Judge for With grave concern the insurance their "victories" that even the himself in the same manner as companies figured out some as- come too infrequently. But they German people themselves, inured any ship's captain.

tronomical risk charts, which say the pay is "fine.

Some of the pilots did "ferry as they are to extravagant But contrast the freedom of the were too high for anybody to do

service" in England, delivering| the insurance planes from factories to military phraseology, must be losing con airman compared with that of the business. Now ndence in what Dr. Goebbels pours ship's captain. There in front of companies can find no takers at fields, before they joined the At- lantic service. These men are al- forth daily. As for the outside him lies an area of bad weather any price,

head winds and clouds with thun- "If you follow regulations, nothways the most impatient when world and those waiting for deder and lightning. It is that kind ing can go wrong." these pilots they are held up waiting for a ? liverance from German oppression of thing that makes sailors' lan- boast, but nothing is left to plane to ferry across.

the comforting fact is again guage what it is. But the airman chance! Every plane that leaves Like so many men, who do dawning that truth though tem- does not need to go through it must carry complete equipment amazing things efficiently, they porarily obscured, cannot be for- "Round or over?" he asks himself down to a rubber dinghy emer are wistful men. All their stories ever hid Germany, deny it as and takes a look at the fuel gauge.gency tations and a five-gallon are of others of the sea captains Now, when it is important water reserve. After they are and crews who plough the seas she will, has falled, and ignomins to arrive in England with flown to the Canadian delivery bolow them in so much greater ously failed in her first two at- as much fuel as possible, the de- point they are checked and re- danger and of the peuple, in tempts to conquer Russia.

cision is usually 'over' up into checked by their assigned crews. Englande

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