Daily Post - 09.09.1941, Blaðsíða 4

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DAILY POST
Aeroplane
Gaptures
U-Boat
Sabmarlne
Surrenders te
Hudson Bomber
A joint oommuíiiqaé issued by
the Air Ministry aind the Admir-
alty states that a German suib-
maiine surnendened to a British
btomber iin the Atiamtic- A Hudson
bomber sighted the submariine,
attaeked it and after a wihi'le
fbroed it to tbe surfaide. Then
the oaptaiin surremdered. A heavy
gale was btowing. After a while
the Hudsom wias relieved by a
Cataiina flyimg boat and shortly
afterwiards a British wnarship
arrived on the spot. Because of
the bad weather the British ship
had tio wiait for several hours
umtil she ooiuld approadh the U-
Boat. The U-Boat wias then
tiowed safely to a British port.
This is the first time a sub-
marine has sumendered to a
plane.
R. A.F. Raids| in
^North Africa
fjomdom, Sept. 8th.
While R. A. F. bombers were
over Berlim last night more
smashing biows were d'ealt to
the 'Other end of the Axis. A com-
voy in the Mediterrtanean was
attacked and three hits söoned on
a big merchaínt ship whidh was
iast seen sinking after terrific
texplosions aboaird. Aenodnomes ln
Sicily wene poumded amd the har-
bour at Benghazi onoe more
heavHy raided. Bnemy bases im
Libya were attaoked on Saturday
might and bombs dnopped on
military buildimgs amd transport.
At Tobruk enemy positions were
raided by British aiircraft.
Dr. Clodins in Ankara
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The notorious German docto r
Clodius has mow reached Anfeara.
The Gerinam newspapers mafee
ho secret of it that he is to grasp
hoid of all Turkteh exports. He
is mot lifeely to sueoeed in this as
Turkey has a trade agreement
with Britaim and besides, the
Germans would not be able to
tramsport to Germamy more than a
fracti'om of the Turkish exports.
BRITISH ARMY’S MBI QF ALL TRARIS
The Royal Engineers of Britain’9 Army do a great variety of
jobs and include in their ranks skilled men of many trades.
Here a squad is seen engaged in road making.
Duff Cooper
in Singapore
Lomdom, Sept. 8th.
Mr.' Duff Gooper, British Min-
ister of State will be warmly
reoeived im Singapore whem he
arrives there toimorrow. His
arrival there is comsiidered as a
further link betweem the colomiol
administnatiiom and the Britísh
Govemment.
The U. S. trade emvoy, Mr.
Henry Grade, is uow im the Dutoh
East Indies buying raw materials
which the U.S.A. wiill pay for
in gums arnd plaines.
Petrol Shortage
in Tokyo
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Lomdom, Sept. 8th.
There are reports of acute
petroj shortage in Japam. Im
Tokyo 4,000 taxis have been taken
of the streets.
The Japanese uewspapers to-
day come out with a spate of
obviöusly Germarn inspired oom-
ments on the Greer incident.
They say that if U.S. goes on
ignioring the blodkade zomes a
war must foiloiw.
Thailand is losimg its fear of
Japan arnd relyimg on British amd
Americao baoking it is stated
from Singapore.
Big reinforoements of aircraft .
Vireless Strike in Norway
On the 2nd September the
Swiedish newispaiper ‘Svensfea
Dagbladet’ repiorted that Nor-
wegian iwireless listeners had
’gone on strike’ amd that rthis
wais spreading rapidly. The paper
oonsidered that 100,000 lis'teners
'were alneady on strike. the resiult
iof whicíh is a refusal to pay the
annual wireless liceníde. The post-
maister in the Þraendalag district
has called upom listeners to
acoept the poist-office demamds
in a friendJy spirit, as post-
office employees have nothing to
do with the removal of wireless
sets.
The caiuse of the trouble ap-
pears to be partly that the Ger-
.mans have been havimg sets oom-
fiscated, but the strike must also
be regarded as a pmtest agaimst
the one-sided presentatíon of
mews by Nonwegian Wineless
amd exoessive German propa-
ganda.
have reoently arrived in Singa-
pore. This time it was the latest
types of British buiilt Blenheim
bombers.
RAF RAID BERLIN.
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in Boulogne almost twelve
hours after the attack.
It is pointed out that the cost
of this raid was heavy but small
in comparison to the great
number of aircraft which took
part in it.
The Commanding General of
the American Forces wishes to
announce that the trial of the
four Americans accused of ra-
ping an Icelandic woman, start-
ed at 0900 hours orí Septem-
ber 8. 1941. Private R.N. Ross
is the first to be tried.
Polarbears
On m
are sold very cheaply, at 1 kr.
and 50 pr. pair at the shop at
34, LAUGAVEGUR, open to U
p.m., and also at the Tailor’s
shop at 29, Strandgata, Hafnar-
fjörður.
Baldurshagi “Restaurant”
Accordion music. Dancing every night from 9.30—11.30.
6 miles from Reykjavík..— OPEN from 10 a.m. io 11,30 p.m.