Daily Post - 07.05.1943, Blaðsíða 2

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DAILY POST
DAILY POST
Ls published by
BlaSahringurinn.
Editors: S. Benediktsson.
A. L. Merson.
Office: 12, Austurstræti. Tel.
3715. Reyiijavík. Printed by
Alþýðuprentsmiðjan Ltd.
Friday, May 7, 1943
Reykjavik
Letter
”IN WHICH WE SERVE”
“Morgunblaðið” gives very
favourable reviews to two
íilms which are shortly to be
showrn at Tjarnarbíó. One of
them is the Noel Coward film,
“In Which We Serve.” It shows
the story of a British destroyer
during the war, from the time
the keel was laid shortly be-
fore the war to the moment
when it was sunk in the Battle
of Crete. The reviewer descri-
bes the film as excellently pro-
duced, filmed and acted, and he
says that while Noel Coward
was making the film, he came
to Akureyri in a British destro-
yer in the summer of 1941.
SOVIET WAR FILM
The other picture is the So-
viet war film “One Day of
War.” It was taken by over 100
Russian cameramen in manjy
different parts of the Soviet
Union on the same day —
June 12th 1942. The film has
been very well reviewed in
Britain. The Morgunblað writ-
er says it shows well the suff-
erings which the Soviet people
are enduring; the vigour of
the Red Army soldiers and the
great productive potentialities
in Russia.
ONE WAY STREETS
The Harbour Directors have
decided to propose to the Town
Council that a system of one
way traffic be established in
the streets round the dock area
NAVIGATION SCHOOL
The School of Navigation in
Reykjavík closed its winter
term last Friday. It was esta-
blished 50 years ago.
WASTE OF WATER
The Reykjavík water-works
engineer has written to the
Town Council urging the nec-
essity of sparing use of water,
in view of frequent shortage
Terror In Yugoslavla
823,000 Serbs Murdered
Here are some details of German terror in occupied Yugo-
slavia, received by the Yugoslav Government in London.
“Between December 9 and
13, 1942, more than 3,000 in-
nocent person were arrested in
Belgrade as supporters of Gen.
Mihailovitch, and on Christ-
mas Eve 300 were shot, on
Christmas Day 3,000, and on
Boxing Day 900 more, includ-
ing 68 officers who were in
Belgrade at the time as prison
ers-of-war on leave. So far the
Germans have published the
named of only 350 of the vic-
tims, but other • lists are tó be
published.
27.000 SHOT IN BELGRADE
Altogether, reports have
reached London of the shooting
of 27,000 persons in Belgrade
in the course of 1942. Conditi-
ons in the prisons are shock-
ing. The Gestapo packs its vic-
tims in small rooms in such
numbers that they cannot lie
down and keeps them starved
so that large numbers die of
sheer exhaustion. Sanitary ar-
rangements simply do not ex-
ist.
'PROVOCATION
In all this terrorisation the
Gestapo reveals a fiendish pur
pose, for their choice is invari
ably of leading citizens and
the best of the younger genera
tion. The Gestapo has also in-
troduced provocatory methods
— sending secret agepts about
the country trying to trick pe-
ople into revealing their true
sympathies by making collecti-
ons of money in Mihailovitch’s
name. Those persons who give
contributions are listed, ar-
rested, and shot.
TORTURE
Major Kalebitch, a chief
constable of a county, has been
shot. The accusation levelled
against him was that of colla-
boration with Mihailovitch, —
the collaboration consisted in
over the winter. The Inner
Council has therefore proposed S
that the spraying of water ^
from hoses for watering gard- ^
ens, washing clothes and clean S
ing cars, be forbidden ,and al- ^
so that the public be warned ^
not to let water run excessive- s
ly during laundry and kitchen j
8 operations. ^
refusing to arrest and execute
innocent civilians. It is stated
on good authority that before
execution Major Kalebitch
was tortured, by being stripp-
ed naked and rolled over brok-
en glass.
BESTÍALITT
Numerous other reports go
to show that the German com
mander in occupied Serbia,
has begun to carry out his re-
cent threat to shoot one hundr
ed Serbs for every act of sa-
botage in their part of the
country, and this terrorisation,
as we have stated, is directed
primarily against leading citi-
zens and youth. But besides
the numerous instances of
systematic slaughter, there are
individual cases of bestiality
— such as the case of a girl
named Mieva Miyatovitch, of
Ivanica. A German military
car abducted her, she was rap-
ed en route, and then tossed
out on to the road, dead.
ITALIAN EVIDENCE
The total figure of the Yugo
slav sacrifice is appalling. The
Italian Governor of Montene-
gro recently stated, in a priv-
ate conversation, that accord-
ing to Italian statistics the to-
tal number amounts to 823,-
000 persons, counting the Ser-
bian population alone. When
to this deliberate destruction
of life by the enemy we add
the hunger conditions prevail-
ing in Serbia, Montenegro and
Dalmatia, and the number of
deaths daily from starvation,
we can obtain some idea of the
horror brought by the Axis
New Order.
SILENCE IS GOLDEN •
BE A HOARDER
The Kentucky
Derby
It was no surprise that
Count Fleet, a 2—5 favorite,
won the 69th running of the
Louisville classic by 2 and a
half lengths last week, but it
was unfortunate that Ocean
Wave, the best of the remain-
ing nags, had to be scratched a
few hours before post time be-
cause of a cracked hoof. There
were but ten entries in the
in the field and the winner’s
price was only 2.80. Jockey
Longden rode a masterful race,
easing his mount into the lead
at the 3/8 marker, and from
then on it was just a breeze.
Blue Swords and Slide Rule
picked up the place and show
money, but the winner’s time
was a rather disappointing 2:-
04 for the 1V4 mile route. —
Burnt Cork lived up to his.
name by finishing last—the
dog! His owner is the extrem-
ely popular éddie Anderson.
the “Rochester” of radio and
screen fame, but íhe comedian
will need all his fast answers to
explain away that one.
A Year Ap Today
Corregidor falls, after
four hours of unequal hand-
to-hand combat. 10,000 kill- :
ed or captured.
British occupation of Ma-
dagascar continuing in face l
of considerable resistance.
Diego-Suarez surrenders.
Coral Sea battle nears its
end after three days of
fighting.
News In Brief
London:— German controlled
Vichy radio has said that move-
ments reported simultaneously
from Gibraltar harbor and from
Algerian waters may point to a
largescale attack against Sicily
and Sardinia.
Medieal AXd to Russia
Remitted to Mrs. Churchill .... 10,000.00 krónur
Further Contributions:
Already Acknowledged ........... 2,094.08 krónur
From a German refugee .......... 150.00 krónur
Total 2,244.08 krónur