STILL CHEERFUL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 216, 11 September 1940, Page 7

STILL CHEERFUL.

HEROIC LONDONERS. Contempt For Hitler After Monday's Raids. United Press Association.—Copyright. (Reed. 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 10. London this morning is calm, quiet and determined. Most people have had little sleep, some have had their houses damaged and some have suffered injuries, but for the most part they were cheerfully finding their way to work this morning. For many it was a problem, how to get to work. Thousands were to be seen waiting at suburban stations to find out what transport was running. The carriages of trains were packed. Many had to walk to work and make detours to avoid bomb craters in the streets. Buses and tradesmen's vans were still carrying on, although transport has been slowed up. The 8.8.C. said the morning found people more contemptuous of the methods adopted by Hitler, than showing fear or alarm. Their spirit could be summed up in the phrase: "We can take it." There wae little enemy activity last night over the rest of Britain, but some bombs were dropped in a town in the north-west and in a rural district in the south-west. They caused some damage, but no casualties are reported. The number of casualties in London last night is not available. Casualties known to have been caused in Sunday's attack, the Air Ministry states, are 286 people dead and about 1400 seriously injured. Fifty-two enemy aircraft were destroyed on Monday, 49 being shot down by lighters and three by anti-aircraft fire. Three British pilots previously reported missing, are now announced to be safe. Thus, only seven British pilots were lost on Monday. London had a short air raid alarm about mid-day to-day (Tuesday). Machine-gun fire was heard from the centre of the capital. Gunfire was also heard in the city before the sirens sounded. Machine-gun fire was audible over central London after the all clear had been given.