great air battle which has been in in the past week. From
Premier were displaying so it was clear why the House vigorous a fortitude and so calm an Outlook. Air defences had not only held "but were already reaching out towards vital enemy points and affording good hope of a final Allied offensive to which Mr. Churchill had referred.
"Throughout there was nothing spectacular about the speech, only plain facts, the usual touches of humour and the usual contempt for rhetorical devices. It was a plain recital by a confident man to a confident audience.
"The speech was warmly praised HAVE YOU made your donation, or monthly gift to the Voluntary War Contribution Fund? If not, please send to the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation or the Chartered: Bank of India, Australia & China. military objectives, including oil tanks at Ambes, near Bordeaux, were said to have been attacked.
"Yesterday," the Ministry said, "our bombers carried out daylight reconnaissance flights over Holland and the North Sea. An anti-aircraft gun position near Amsterdam and the aerodrome at Flushing were attacked. One British plane is missing."—United Press.
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