Daily Post - 10.10.1941, Síða 3

DAILY POST
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Æs I See Iceland—by Fred Walsh
"HIS PARCE.L FROM HOME WAS FULLOFM&Vs?
TRa-vfai-s>).
Thanks Mr.
Schickélgruber
A lone Germain raider dropped
a bomb, which did not go off,
abouit a miLe frorn a station of
Bomber Command oCcuipied by a
Canadian squadron.
That bomb now stands at the
entrance w> the offifCers' mess. It
has been made safe and painted
a shiny black, and from its nose
hangs a sign whioh reads:
Present to the
Offioers’ Mess
by Mr. Schickelgruber.
News of Iceland
Tlte oldest school in Iceland
the* Menntaskólinri, opened for
the winter session on Tuesday.
The school will again be held in
the University. — In his
speech, the Principal mention-
ed the serious shortage of ac-
commodation from which the
school was suffering, and his
unsuccessful efforts to find a
solution.
Iceland’s Fntnre
Gontinued from Page 2.
I Canrcot agree that Ioeland is
in £or as difÖcult a time as Gt
Bntain; oonditions will be diffi-
°Wt for a whiie but the long term
benefits will be immense-
I agree that IœlSnd is to a
törge extent depe ndent on a
British vactory (so is the gneater
part of Europe), but I do not
ðoubt a Biitish victory.
G. L. Nieholls.
German
Paraehute
Arm
Swedish Paper’s
View
TheSwedish newspaper “Afton-
bladet“ reports that foteign mili-
tary attaches in Berlin estimate
fhe German air troops at 200,000
riieri. Of these abouit one fifth ane
parachutists and the nemaining
160X)30 air-borne troops.
The average German glider can
car^ 10 fully equipped men, it is
stated, and a Ju. 52 transport
aircraft can oarry 25 men and
KXw tiwo gUders. Therefore 200
Ju,. 52’s oould transport an at-
tacking fotóe of 9,000 men.
‘ Alloiwance must naturally be
made for a fair number of casu-
alties in the case of day flights,
but these can be redu'oed oon-
siderably if the operation is car-
ried ou,t at night. Camouflage
has alsio reached a high level of
cffidenry.“
In the Swedish paper’s opinion
the topography of Britadn is such
that she hardly need fear an
invasiion from the air, “in spite
of the amazing sucoess of air-
borne troops in Crete.“
IRADIO NEWS
Friday Oct. 10. Organ Recital
by Páll ísólfsson'relayed from
the Cathedral, Reykjavík. Also
Radio Play “Atmospherics”.
Sunday Oct. 12. The Am-
bassadors of Swing. News
Summary and “Your” request
records.
Film Notes
“TOO MANY HUSBANDS”
(NÝJA BÍÓ)
Cast: Jean Arthus, Melvyn
Douglas, Fred MacMurray.
Henry Davenport. Dorothy
Peterson. Melville Cooper. —
Columbia Picture. Director:
Wesley Ruggles.
Slick, sophistated comedy
telling of a husband’s return
after his supposed death to
find his wife married to his
best friend and business partn-
er.
Jean Arthur gves a polished
performance as the wife who
likes them both so well, that
she is unable to make up her
mind which to keep.
Fred MacMurray and Mel-
vyn Douglas are tops as the
jealous rivals, and Melville
Cooper is outstanding as a per-
fect butler.
Very good light entertain-
ment.
“HUCKLEBERRY FINN”
GAMLA BÍÓ)
Cast: Mikey Rooney, Walt-
er Connolly. William Fraw-
ley. Rex Ingram. Lynne Carv-
er. Joam Sayers.
Metro Goldwyn Mayer.
Director: Richard Thorpe.
Mark Twain’s immortal
classic is brought to the screen
with the ever popular Mickey
Rooney in the title role.
This cavalcade of boyhood
adventure is well directed and
the whole film is photographed
in sepia wfiich enhances the
beauty of the country settings.
The film is notable for its
simple, appealing human
touches, which are added with
a touch of brilliancy while the
comedy reaches hilarious
heights.
What’s on
Today
Exhibition of Icelandic Art,
Tungata Hall.
Piano recital will be given
by Mr. Rögnvaldur Sigurjóns-
son in the Gamla Bíó on Sun-
day, the 12th Oct. at 3 P.M.
The programme will include
works by Mozart, Beethoven
and Chopin.
Tickets can be obtained
from Sigríði Helgadóttur, in
the music shop at Laekjargata
2.
A new fashion thait has caught
on among he-men is the gaiter
without brass adornments to the
straps. This cult of the simple is
rapidly ousting the older, more
deoorative styLe.
*
It’s uninspiring
Firlng
Blanks
At Jerry’s tank.
•
A plan, organised by those
terrible twins the Baron von
Tiosh and Conte di Balognl, to
kidnap a oertain Big Shot and
promote General C- V. O. Hoggs-
body field marshal in his stead
has just been fmstrated. Hoggs-
body, luCkily, is still oontentedly
sticking flags ín his map, ignor-
ant of the fate he almost suf-
fered. Had the plot proved
successful, the war wOuld now
be iover; while Hoggsbody stays
where he is, the empire is safe
though the A.T.S. may suffer.
•
There was once a soldier who
talked about enjoying his spare-
time in the artny, but, alas, he
died of disillusion.
•
I méan no harm to anybody,
but if bombers must oome, may
they please drop at least one big
bomb in the garden of Hurt 17
thart is leading in the barrack-
room oompetirtion.
*
Brunnehilde Balaclava. tbe
Blonde Spy will be on the air
tonight. She will recirte the story
of Eskimo Nell in an effort to
induoe soldiers to volunteer for
service in the frozen wastes.
*
Said the sentry to the briga-
dier, “Excuse me stopping you
like this, burt are yooi anyone in
partícular?”
An American broadi’casting
from Ankara says that the Ger-
mans no<w openly admit that
tihey have failed fo get any
Qhrome from Turkey. The nego-
tiatins iwhich have been godng on
fior months resuited in a treaty
betiween Germany aind Turkey
providing for an exChange of
merchandise amounting to 12
million pouinds. The German
negotiátions have ; proöeeded
under leader&hip of Dr. Clodius
their financiai expert.