“FULL SPEED AHEAD”

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 November 1940, Page 5

“FULL SPEED AHEAD”

POLICY OF CONTINUED ACTION ADVOCATED IN LONDON. BRITISH PLANE PRODUCTION EXPANDING APACE. (By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright) LONDON, November 14. “Henceforth,” says the “Daily Express” in a leading article, (“Britain must stay in top gear, go full speed ahead and deliver more smashing blows against Italy while she is still reeling from the effects of the Taranto raid. ■ “There should be more bombs on German factories and airfields, more first-hand reminders for any foreign guests visiting Hitler how the air war is going, more hammering against Italian and German invasion ports. ■ “Thus we shall bottle up the enemy's means of attacking us. But another piece of bottling is needed at home. Let us end the anomalies puzzling people; tie up the loose ends tripping them up when they set out to do a job for their country.” Air Marshal Sir Philip Joubert, in a broadcast, said he had had a feeling of great optimism in the last fortnight. Greece's entry into the war had brought southern Italy within the reach of our land planes, enabling them to give the mercurial people there a taste of British power. Reports received in London had shown that these people had no great heart for the war and wanted only peace. The Italians, in their attacks on Britain. used obsolete fighters very poorly armed. If this was their best, the Italian air force’s role would not be great.

The German radio had alleged that Britain's thankfulness for supplies from the United States was a sign that British production was lagging. On the contrary, aircraft production was reaching proportions which were astronomical. judged from peace-time standards. Britain regarded the American contribution as a welcome bonus to her production.

RAID ON ALEXANDRIA MADE BY ITALIANS. (Received This Day, 9 a.m.) ALEXANDRIA, November 15. Italian planes raided Alexandria for ninety minutes and mot with withering gunfire. The raid was the most intense yet.