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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER, 7, 1988.

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I WAS FORCED DOWN

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KNOW just what the four German fliers in the Condor plane went. through before they

were

picked up by fishermen yes- terday.

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WETHERDAY, Decimer 7, 1938.

The New Agitator

THE B.B.C., we are told in a

news despatch yesterday, will continue news broadensta in foreign languages. Why?

Breause all over the world now the radio stations are giving out propaganda,

If you listen-in on the short- waves you'll hear a German or an Italian, though speaking in English. This Voice declares

position. Four of us, a Cana- dinn named Hosmer, Mechanic Picrec, Radia-operator Gilmour and I, determined to fly from the Azores to Newfoundland on our way from Pisa to New York. It was August, 1928.

We had got half-way when, suddenly, I saw in the wind- screen a strange crimson glow. It took me a few seconds to realise what had happened: the petrol feed had cracked, then broken, the machine had petered foul owing to the weakness of the mixture, the engine had back- fired, and we were on fire.

The German Condor plane, which was forced down near Manila yesterday.

By Captain Frank Courtney

who in 1928 attempted one of the pioneer Transatlantic flights in a Dornier-Wal flying-boat, which caught fire in the air half-way between the Azores

The tanker Achatina sent message: "We are near you. Can you put up a smoke screen ?"

Petrol sends up good black smoke-but how to firo it? We got the top off a 5-gallon can. We filled it three-quarters full from the tanks. We tried to

kick it overboard at the exact moment we fired it. But as I flung the match in, a wave hit us and upset the whole thing.

and

Newfoundland.

Our first signal in the morn- with safety appliances. ing was picked up and answered took the minimum: batteries.

tire-extinguishers, everything.

We

For a few seconds we floated in a blazing pool of petrol.

The engines were set above by the Celtic.

Those were the Bames reflected.

them

saw

the machine. The trail of the We used the direction Ander To add to our gaieties, we Then another wave took us out flames was rushing backwards, to get our position and gave it were sea-sick. I was sea-sick of range. The smoke-cloud was It had burned the tail-fin which out to the liner, which relayed for the first time in my life; fine-but the Achalina did not projected above the fuselage. it to other boats. We heard the smell of burning aluminium see it-and we decided there

"speaking." We

felt was too much. I was so sick I would be no more petrol flares. grand. We thought it was just didn't care if we were picked up a matter of waiting to be picked or not.

We had food aboard, but no up.

one thought of eating. The wireless man called out sickness and anxiety together Sea- But we were so low in the he could see smoke on the hori- murder one's appetite. We had I decided to come down.

As I Water, it was almost impossible zon. I got to my feet, saw he nothing to smoke.

Lo see us. Waves seemed to be had been deceived. It was just had two gallons of fresh water. To drink we swooped, I had only one thought: breaking at us from all heights a sun-ray through a “Any ships about will see us all and all directions.

distant When that was gone we should loud. I cursed him. Later I have been reduced to the water right." There was no time to

raised the cry of "Smoke." in the radiators-chock-full of I yelled to

Gradually the difficultles of Gilmour saw I had made the iron filings. send out a message. the mechanic: "Cut off the us. We were a tiny speck, set back.

the rescuers began to dawn on

same mistake, and cursed me petrol." He clambered. out and almost on the water-line. A turned off the tap.

shower of rain would obscure When I was a few feet above clear a ship would have to us at a mile. Even if it stayed the sea-a pretty rough sea- come within five or six miles to orders

Tempers were fraying. I gave

that I saw the foam of the

no-one waves sight us.

should was pink from the lames. I

And the great ex- announce he could see smoke: They were 50 miles away. What can you do about it? had no idea how I should land, denote the sea, stretching only ships should be taken as The Columbus was going south.

I simply held the plane off the brought home to us the grim

desolate and empty before us, evidence of salvation. Radio penetrates the defences of

The Minnewaska was heading wave tops until it lost speed and realisation of the immensity of

straight for us. We hoped, how At one in the afternoon, we hoped to God, he would con- the old-fashioned Press censor- then let her fall into the sen. the task. We heard the ships message from

As luck would have it the land- exchange messages.

the President

tinue. How we dreaded" he Ilayea, en route to the United new

ing was perfect.

States

might change his course. round-the-world giving

Dollar Line Cruise that had

Reginald Foort (Organ) London Palladium Orchestra

.Sydney Custard (Organ) New Mayfair Orchestra Cicely Courtnedge & Jack Hulbert

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But South and Eastern Asin. C-2682 Selection of Wild Sanderson's Songs

Terence Casey (Organ) the message is directed, of Jack Hylton's Orchestra course, to the place where most Sydney Gustard (Organ) | English is spoken-India.

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heard

Lisbon

For a bit I was terrified of the messages to the Press,

We even out

Ships'

On

Although we had not enough juice to send messages, we had enough to hear. We intercept- ed a conversation about us be- tween the Columbus and the Minnewaska,

The sun began to sink lower

risk of going up in a blaze. The calls came to us: "We are on taken in Hongkong, told us they and lower over the horizon. We There are two ways to stop it, tank of petrol. In the fusciage & report of the accident.

fire was just above a 10-gallon our way," Someone asked for had arrived at our position, and heard the Minnowanka's signals But we were not there. Of course getting nearer. Suddenly the below were the main tanks, we could not reply: our batteries not. The drift of sea-weed told Achatina cut in: "We'll reach One spark and it would be all were too low.

us we were moving at about 3 you somehow." It seemed a Luck saved us again. The

m.p.h.; my chart told us we were race between the rescue ships. up.

also being carried by the Gulf and the sinking sun. And the Stream at about 21⁄2 m.p.h. Our sun seemed to be winning. drift to the westward was at

and the B.B.C. knows it. Jam the offending station. Or give him some of his own medi-fire went out. cine.

Santa's Beard

AFTER the hind legs of the donkey, no man deserves our sympathy at this time of the year more than the professional Santa Claus. Among the perils of his occupation, it appears, is the catching of his beard in electrical toys. Not only is this fate painful in itself but it is calculated to destroy every morsel of that prestige among the young so essential to b Lask.

Nevertheless, Santa Cinases Santas Claus) have approached their task with a high sense of professional conduct. At a New York conference they have shown a firm grasp of this beard ques- tion. Santa's beard,. it is laid down, is to be long enough to add a touch of verisimilitude to a otherwise bald and unconvincing person. But it is not to be like Aaron's, that went down to the

akirts of his clothing. There

should be moderation in all things, even in boards. Smiling Through

After a bit, we begun to put

1

up the radio. Al practice, we ing more juice, We were think covered 50 miles from the time We had not thought of pack the rate of 5 m.p.h., and we had had rigged it in 15 minutes, When we had to do it under real ing of lightening the plane as we had given our position. conditions, it took us two hours much as we could before we wondered if the liner would the horizon-but he didn't dare

started, not loading ourselves figure that out too.

Finally, we got it rigged. We sent out an SOS. We got no reply.

We decided to wait until 9 a.m. before sending out another, when some ships would be sure to get the signal. When day broke, our only emotion was a dumb wonder: shall we be picked op to-day? If not, what will happen?

gest in their annual report last mouth that tastes are altering.

The "leg-show" is on the run,, and the everlasting sunshine of the glamour girl's smile is paling. Conversely, the screen car- toonist's little characters--which can be endowed with six lega and a smile that meets at the back of the neck-are growing, in everybody's esteem.

The pointless, "popular" pic- ture is making way, it is said, for good historical adaptations and for films that have honest plot and genuine interest. Tasto is on the up-grade.

A few years more

and the What is your favourite film? Ecreen public will get out of the The British Film Institute sug-Hollywood.

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Gilmour really saw smoke on

to say so. Then, over the sky- line we saw the line of a mast, of a funnel, of a bow, heading We knew he could not see us. Would he would he turn off?

GRIN AND BEAR IT By Lichty straight towards us.

་

Nearer and nearer.

And the

sun sinking lower and lower. Nearer and nearer, lower and lower. We sent out our last message, leaving our batteries. empty.

It was the setting sun that we had looked on as our enemy that proved our salvation. A sailor at the mast-head saw a flash-i the level rays striking our wings. If the sun had been higher in the sky, he would never have seen us.

And the Minnewaska was abou to change couran just when h sighted the flash.

The liner hove to, lowered a bout, sont out, took us off. Oce we reached the ship, all ur sensations disappointment at our failure, heart-sickeing anxiety, resignation, comete .. apathy when we were ill-tied into one not of relief buự of gigantic anti-climax.

That was my

advejure. That is what the four Gejans faced before they were ked

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"You're such a brute, Cadwell! You still haven't noticed my new hat?"

up.

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