Sunday Post - 29.12.1940, Blaðsíða 4

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SUNDAY POST
BRITAIN’S EVER-GROWING AIR FORCE.
The British Royal Air Force is expanding rapidly. For every pilot in the service it employs
10 ground staff, and these mechanics and fitters receive extensive and thorough training.
This picture shows recruits at foot drill-
Henry Ford.
I wonder how many people
know the real Henry Ford, the
Ford, in a manner of speaking,
beneath the first two coats? Mr-
Ford has denied that he is a
step-child of Ward and Vokes,
the old vaudeville stars, but the
gossip persists. In the public
mind he is generally regarded
as a man whose chief interest
is automobile making. This is
far from the truth. Mr. Ford’s
first love is ski-jumping. He is
one of the greatest ski-jumpers
in the world, yet so secretly
does he jump that only a few
intimates know his secret.
Mr. Ford’s hobby is the col-
lection of cigar store coupons
and he has what is probably the
finest collection in America.
It is not generally known that
Mr. Ford gets as many as 700
offers of marriage a week.
HELPING HAND.
More aews of the raid
on Nonrn.
London, Dec. 28th.
More news has been received
of the attack on the island of
Nouru in the Pacific. The Ger-
man raider, disguised as a Ja-
panese ship, hoisted the Nazi
flag as soon as she had found
it safe to disclose her identity.
The raider then gave instruc-
tions that she intended to shell
stores and threatened to shoot
down the radio mast if any at-
tempt were made to send a mes-
sage. The instructions were
obeyed.
The possibility of an attack
on Nouru had been foreseen
and provided for by secret stor-
es. The bombardment caused
some damage but nobody was
hurt.
iermais exploit France.
London, Dec. 28th.
There is no confirmation in
London that the Germans have
presented new demands to the
Vichy Government. During the
last week they have tried to
persuade people that the short-
age of food in France Is the
fault of the Vichy Government.
This is a blatant falsehood as
it is well known that the Ger-
mans are exploiting France as
far as possible.
t BifreibastoSin
GEYSIR
Teleph. 1633.
News in brief.
London, Dec. 28th.
The building of merchant
ships in England will be sped
up by building the ships in sec-
tions. All ship yards which have
been closed will be opened as
assembly yards.
The King has approved the
award of the Distinguished Fly-
ing Cross to four pilots in
Africa.
Latest news of the war in
China indicate that the Japa-
nese have suffered several set-
backs.
To-day the Bulgarian press
welcomes the "decision announc-
ed by the committee for foreign
affairs last night, that Bulgaria
will not adhere to the Axis
Pact.
In India the president of the
National Federation has said:
“This is as much our war as
Britain’s.” He urged that India
should be given Dominion sta-
tus.
A Happy New Year.
HEITT & KALT.
1, Veltusund-
4, Hafnarstreeti.
Foot and mouth disease has
broken out in one district in
England.
U. S. oil tanker sank.
London, Dec. 28th.
From New York comes re-
port of the loss of an American
oil tanker. It was first announc-
ed that 22 out of a crew of 42
had been drowned, but a cable
received later from the captain
said that only two were missing.
THE DEADLIEST form of
dueling recorded in the pages
of history is the old Scandina-
vian “belt duel”. The men were
stripped, armed with short dag-
gers, and then fastened togeth-
er — facing each other a foot
apart — by a strong belt.
The ten-ton army lorry, fully
loaded, pulled up in a country
lane.
“Say, mate, which is the way
to Leicester?” the driver asked
a yokel.
“Don’t know,” replied the
yokel.
Just as the lorry was starting
off again the yokel called the
driver. He stopped the lorry,
got down and walked back.
“Well?”
“Oh,” said the yokel, “my
pal’s just come up and I asked
him, and he doan’t know neith-
er-”
OWING to heavy demand on
wood supplies, Germany utiliz-
es potato leaves and stems for
newsprint. One hundred thou-
sand copies of one journal have
been printed on this stock.
BRITISH ARTILLERY TRAIN ON SCOTTISH MOORS.
The deserted open country of Scotland’s moors is used by British
Artillery units as practice.artillery raiiges. A 6-inch howitzer is
seen being man-handled into position for exercise firing.
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