The decision of the British Government to publish only monthly information as to the amount of damage inflicted by the enemy upon British shipping is undoubtedly a wise one, though it will mean that less information than ever will be available to show from day to day how the Battle of the Atlantic is being waged. One of the methods devised whereby undue demands shall not be made upon shipping is to fly the ever increasing numbers of aeroplanes produced in the United States across the Atlantic. Thus as the months pass growing numbers of machines of all classes will be winging their way from factories in the western hemisphere to the aerodromes in the British Isles. Thus the enemy submarine is to be outwitted. Of course the Germans will do their utmost to prevent as many machines as possible reaching their destinations, but it is believed that this danger can be successfully handled by the R.A.F. That is one of the means of averting some of the dangers of the enemy blockade, for more vessels are available for carrying foodstuffs and war materials.
To counter this the Germans have recently been paying much attention to the British ports, If the latter can be so damaged that ships cannot be rapidly discharged and sent out for more supplies. that in itself is equivalent to a reduction in tonnage. Hence recent concentration on ports and harbours. There is no indication up to the present that the Germans have seriously impaired the facilities for cargo-handling, but that is clearly their intention. In this connection it may be that the Germans will shortly revert to daylight raids over Britain, to secure greater bombing accuracy and consequently do more damage. There are signs that they are already endeavouring to feel out some means of safely attacking Britain by day but the Germans are behaving most cautious ing mo stomach for a repetition
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