I want to underline this point, because we now see for the first time an aerial offensive in which aeroplane losses by the raiders are smaller than those suffered by the defenders, In the Battle of Britain it was the defending squadrons which took heavy toll of the Nazis; in today's raids over Northern France and other enemy-occupied territory it is the defending squadrons or units which are being shot down. There is much encouraging significance in that fact, On Wednesday we were given the official figures for this year of aerial operations in the Mediterranean, Near East and Middle East regions. Against a loss by Britain of 65 planes, the Axis partners have lost no fewer than 1459 machines, The disparity continues to increase as each day brings its new successes. Enemy-held harbours, ships and. transport convoys are the constant targets, and impressive results are obtained. That Britain's striking power is "on the up and up" is one of the indisputable facts of the da; We see the British. Government's determination to increase that striking power in the shortest possible spae of time reflected in the appointment of Lord Beaverbrook as Minister, of Supply. In the hands of that dyne, mic, energetic, personality has been placed the task of still *further. extending and speeding up the output of and no tion which lies at the root problem and it is organization which Lord wverbrook has. proved his ability to direct and his will to get achieved, We see that in the United States the better- organization of aeroplane production has just been carried a.step further by several of the big manufacturing plants agree-and America are ci io catch up and overtake lead. in aerial. strength and the interior learned that Chinese merchants have large stocks of such goods in Sbangbai and that they are anxious to sell them in the interior. German firms are also reported by the Chinese press to have such goods stored in godowns here.
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