POLISH PREMIER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 230, 27 September 1940, Page 8

POLISH PREMIER.

MESSAGE TO PEOPLE. R.A.F. Superiority To Nazis Likely Soon. British Official Wireless. Kecd. 2 p.m.) RUGBY, Sept. 26. Tn the course of a broadcast to Poland, the Polish Premier, General Sikorski, spoke of Hitler's tactics in the aerial attack on London.

Stating that since the war had started Germany had lost 4.181 aeroplanes and over 15,000 airmen, General Sikorski said. "Very soon the R.A.F. will obtain air superiority over the German Air Force. It is for this reason that Hitler, who knows that to prolong the war means for him to lose the war, lias decided on the present method of air warfare. "Since September 5 the German Air Force has been bombarding London, admitting by this fact that Germany has not succeeded in destroying Britain's chief centres of resistance nor in paralysing Britain's defence preparations. "Hitler hopes that by the cruel destruction of London's residential quarters he will succeed in breaking down the morale and resistance of the British people. Anyone who knows Khgland is aware that warfare methods of this kind must have a definitely opposite result on tTie population of London, and gives day by day and night by night impressive proofs "of self-con-fcrol, courage and determination. London follows in the footsteps of heroic Warsaw.'*' A Polish fighter squadron, named after a national hero of Poland, General Sikorski said, had so far destroyed 73 German planes in the Battle of London. A message to the Polish people, which Mr. Churchill asked General Sikorski to transmit to the people Of Poland, expresses the friendship and admiration of the people! of Britain for the splendid courage of the Poles and their indomitable strength of resistance proved by their deeds carried out in the most difficult circumstances. These deserved the reward which would be the resurrection of Poland, said Mr. Churchill.