The disclosure that the cars in the Ambas" sador's party, when it was attacked by Japanese aeroplanes, did not carry the flags on the radiators but actually had them on staffs well above the tops of the roofs is interesting. So, too, is the disclosure that the flags were 27 inches by 18 inches square each. In commenting on this subject it was assumed that the flags were of ordinary size and were borne on the radiator bonnets, Apparently this was not so, because it was desired to keep the driver's vision free from possible interference, so actually when the cars left Nanking and when they arrived in Shanghai the flag staffs were, as already described, hoisted perpendicularly' on the roofs of the cars, As the aeroplane which machine-gunned the car flew down to a height of within 200 ft, off the ground and actually fired through the side of the car it seems as if the airmen should have been able to detect the significance of the flags, although it must be stated, in fairness to them, that there is still a difference of opinion on that point, for allowances must be made for the speed at which the aeroplane flew, and the preoccupation involved in steering the plane and directing the aim of the particular weapons with which they were concerned,
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