London, Aug. 17.
The British defence authorities are completely satisfied with this week's air fighting, according to the Political Correspondent of the "Daily Express."
"They are now convinced that Herr Hitler has lost round one of the Battle of Britain But it is only round one.
"So far as we are concerned," the correspondent says, "it is a 20-round contest, and we shall need to be on our toes all the time.
"I understand that British official of Nazi losses are very much below those which have been ascertained with virtual certainty. The real figures are so large that the authorities hesitate to publish them lest they should look exaggerated.'
"In any event, the R.AF. prefers to over-estimate rather than underestimate e remaining strength of its opponents."
"The first week of the Blitzkrieg leaves the nation steady in nerve and wonderfully light in heart, declares the "Daily Herald" today, addi "We await its successors, rejoining in our unity and proudly conscious of our rising strength.'
"We realize," continues the newspaper, "that the opening week of the Blitzkrieg has probably been but a foretaste of far greater and grimmer ordeals. Through the worst of them our resolve will not falter. We shall work swiftly, calmly and efficiently to destroy Nazism. We shall not relax until the last trace of Hitler's hideous rule has been swept into history.
"There is another arm of warfare besides government, forces and workers in whose vigorous health we take pride. That is our Parliament. In the first week of the Blitzkrieg it has done its work magnificently—guiding, criticizing and encouraging the Government and safeguarding the rights of the people.
"As the Ark of the Covenant was to the Hebrews, so is Parliament at work in our midst a symbol of all that we are fighting for."—Reuter.
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