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DOLDRUMS ITALY'S
ONE MIGHT imagine from reports given by the German wireless of air-raid invasions that we are all despondent and living in the doldrums, writes a Glasgow correspondent to the "North China Daily News." It is nothing of the sort.
'PLANES
SLOWER
One might go so far as to say that in the whole
It is interesting to note history of Great Britain the people have never been more optimistic, less despondent or more normal that the Italian Air Force than at the present time. The anticipated invasion has no fighter equal to by the hordes of Nazis has not eventuated and while either the Hawker Hurri- there have been these large numbers of 'planes over cane or the Supermarine various parts of our island home, it is not the people Spitfire in speed or fire of Great Britain who have suffered but the inhabit-power. In the twin-engin- ed bomber class the Ital- ants of Germany.
ian Air Force is also be- There, more homes have been go through them. We are un- bereaved than across here for the daunted and the air-raids experi-hind R.A.F. standard lesses to the invaders have been enced have only stiffened our at-types in speed and range. ever so much bigger than those titude and made us more deter- sustained by the invaded. The mined than ever to do all that with a full service load. R.A.F. have established beyond all lies in our power and that power
over the
a
doubt their marked superiority is greater than is realised, to bring It can therefore be expected Germans for in every this struggle into which we were that an attempt will be made to contest thus far many more enemy forced, to a successful and trium-strengthen the Regia Aeronautica 'planes have been brought down phant issue.
with German fighters and bem- by the R.A.F. than have been lost More and more over the land bers as well as pilots. by our forces and if only the there are the innumerable groups German people were permitted to meeting for prayer for the 'nation The fastest Italian fighter is the ascertain the truth, there would and in these gatherings it is C.200, with a top speed of about be more than a horrible shock for impossible not to detect an un- 320 miles an hour, and it is fol- the ration that is being complete- derlying conviction, unmistakable, lowed by the Fiat G.50, with ly deceived by Hitler and his that in this colossal conflict, the maximum speed. of 300 miles an. salellites.
Empire is fighting for principles hour at its best operational height, which are in accord with that and the Flat C.R.42, a biplane lim- which is true and righteous.. ited. to less than 200 miles an
Such a conviction gives a hour... strength to the nation, its leaders and its people, that nothing else can give and it largely accounts for the fact that despite set-backs the ultimate issue is beyond doubt. The nation is again re- It was thrilling to see and some-membering the "God of its fath- thing once witnessed that willers" and that augurs well not never be forgotten. And further- only for the present but also for more it was typical of the way the unknown future.
In a recent contest between our own 'planes and those of the Germany in a district not too far away from this great industrial centre it was clearly evident that the German 'planes were no match whatever for our own.
in which the R.A.F. 'planes
brought down the Germans, of the manner in which the invaders are dealt with by the British pilots when they go into the air to meet the oncoming 'planes.
Unpleasant For Germany
Once Great Britain is able to overtake, Germany, as she will shortly be doing, in the matter of the numbers of 'planes produced, all so-called German superiority
CELLAR BOMB TRAGEDY
9 People Killed Nine persons, including
in the air will vanish. It is in-three brothers whose par- possible to believe that the Ger-
In comparison, the Hawkar „Hurricane has a top speed in level flight of more than 350 miles an hour, and the Super- marine Spitfire-a'spoed of about 380 miles an hour.
The Italian fighters are poorly armed in comparison to the Brit- ish. The majority, are fitted--with two heavy-bore machine-guns fr- ing through the propeller, and therefore are slowed down by the interrupter gear. Some carry four light machine-guns — twò in, the wings and two firing through the propeller.
The Hawker Hurricane and the Spitfire have eight 1,250 rounds- a-minute guns in the wings, and a newly designed British fighter soon to be placed in service has 12 Browning guns in the wings.
Three-Motor Bomber
man authorities are not cognisant ents were the sole surviv-
The Savoia-Marchetti S.M.79 is of this unpleasant fact, unplen-ors, are now known to probably Italy's most formidable, sant to thern of course bu I.
is a three-motored to Great Britain, for one cannot have died in the cellar bomber. It
machine, and when fitted with understand how recent happen- tragedy at a North-East three British Bristol Pegasus en- ings have not brought this un-
gines (built under licence) it has
palatable evidence home to them. England town. Eleven per-step speed of 270 mile an hour. Meanwhile despite rationing of sons were sheltering in The top speed of the Bristol Blen the essential commodities..one is the cellar beneath unable, "to détect any short-
age anywhere. The nation is empty fish shop when being fed on the very best, and
an
heim bomber, with which squad- rons in the Middle East are a equipped, is 285 miles an hour,
if Hitler is still relying, upon be-heavy bomb wrecked the and it has not only already de- ing able to starve Great Britain Shop:
monstrated its superiority over Italian bombers, but also has
into surrender, he is not likely Seven bodies · recovered during | been able to deal with fighters to see that in his day and genera-the night. were identified as Mrs. sent against it. ・ ・ tion. It is a matter for regret Elizabeth Terran, aged 26, wife of
that through the German lie pro- a soldier, her two children (Mar- Other Italian bombers include paganda there are those abroad gairt, aged 3, and William, aged the S.M.81, with a top speed of who imagine that here in Great 9 months); Annie Tarran, aged 18,211,miles an hour from three 700 Britain we are suffering. Our air sister-in-law of Mrs. Tarran; two horse-power Piaggio. Stella X-en- shelters are good and reliable, sisters (Elizabeth Scarborough, gines, and the twin-engined Fiat Air-raid alarms do not perturb aged 20, and Gladys Lily. Scar- B.R.20, which has a top speed of us to the extent that folks imag borough, aged 11); and Andrew 20 miles an hour with 1,000 ine who have not experienced Ernest Hadfield, aged 11; son of horse-power Fiat ongines. them and things work so smoothly Mr. and Mrs. William · Hadfield, during them that there is a dan-both aged 46, who were the only 05 as a single-engined bomber:'for The Italians are using the Breda ger of people becoming almost in-persons to be rescued alive. different and perhaps of not tak
(William, Breda's top speed is 254 miles an hour-considerably less than that of the Intest version of the Fairey Batue and Wellesley.
purposes similar “to “those for Two more bodies were recov-which the British Fairey Battle ing the necessary precautions. Be-cred later, those of Mr. and Mrs. and Wellesley. were designed; The yond the fact that, we are re-Hadfield's other sons minded that there is a war, thr-aged 16, and Harry, aged 13); ough the -observance of black-out restrictions, because so
many Under Tons Of Rubble young men nd older men in uniform, we might almost con- sider that we are living in nor-tion squads, helped by volunteers, Altogether rescue and demoli- mal days rather than in abnor-were engaged for twenty hours mal, ones Life continues as it has Before all the bodies were brought always done,
out.. Many tons of rubble, piled 30
SHELTER FOR DOGS
The innumerable factories and¦ft, above the cellar, had to be re- "Public Air Raid Shelters are great shipyards have worked at moved by hand, piece by piece, closed to my dog-yet I cannot full pressure. They have gone, and passed along a chain of men abandon him or tie him up to a full blast for seven days a week, so as to ensure that, what was fence while I take refuge. What night and day, turning out enor-left of the cellar, kobt did not should I do?" This question, which mous quantities of that which collapse, wana
the National Canine Defence will, bring Hitler either to his A-12-in, gas main 3 ft below League is frequently asked, is a senses or his, kâces.
the surface and a few yards from challenge to other dog lovers. the cellar was severed, and the They can answer it, the League escaping gas may have penetrated | points out, by displaying a win- the cellar and hastened death.dow card, offering temporary ́ro- Yes, our thumbs are up. We The cellar was in two compart-fuge to dog and owner until it is are not 'downhearted. Victory|ments." There' were seven in one, safe to dash. før: home. - The card we are certain is only a matter of and Mr. and Mrs. Hadfeld and is post free from the League, time. We may yet pass through two of their sops pecupled, that Victoria Station House, London, deep waters but we are ready to other."
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