DAMAGE TO PROPERTY

Evening Star, Issue 23702, 9 October 1940, Page 7

DAMAGE TO PROPERTY

WARNING AGAINST EXAGGERATION ••EXPERIENCES'’ IN STORE FOR MUSSOLINI (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, October 8. (Received October 9, at 1.30 p.m.) “ The killed and seriously injured since September 7 have declined steadily each week from over 6,000 in the first week to 5,000 in the second week, to 4,000 in the third week, and to 3,000 last week,” said Mr Churchill. ‘‘We must not exaggerate the damage to property. No one standing on the eminences of London would know that any ham had been done to the City. At the present rate the demolition of half London’s houses would take ten years, and progress would be much slower after that. But a lot of things are going to happen to the Hitler and Nani regime before even ten years have passed, “Mussolini also has experiences ahead which he did not foresee when he thought it safe and profitable to stab stricken and prostrate France in the back, it is satisfactory to be able to announce that we are at present substantially stronger, actually and relatively, in fighters and bombers than in

the mouth of May, when the heavy fighting began. The pilot situation is also rapidly improving.” Referring to reprisals, Mr Churchill said: “ Our object must be to inflict the maximum harm upon the war-making capacity of Germany. That is the only object we shall pursue. We are continually battering, with steadilyMncreasing forces, those points in Germany which we believe will do the Germans the most injury and will most speedily lessen their power to strike against us.” INVASION THREAT (By Radio.) DAVENTRY, October 9. Mr Churchill, in the course of his speech in the House of Commons, said there was still a threat of a German invasion. Hitler had assembled enough ships to take 500,000 troops across the sea—or into it. ALL-AMERICAN AIR UNIT (By Radio.) DAVENTRY, October P. An all-American air squadron is to be funned in, Britain, and will light with the R.A.F. It will he known as the Eagle Squadron, and members will wear tho R.A.F. uniform with distinctive badges.