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SEVERE RAID ON MALTA

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The German bombers based in South- ern Italy are keeping up severe attacks on Malta despite heavy losses.

A total of at least 17 enemy aircraft were destroyed over Malta on Sunday, It was official- ly announced last night.

This makes the total eneniy losses in three days thirty-seven destroyed for certain, five pro- bably destroyed and nine dam- aged.

The firmness of the people of Malta in the face of the repeated heavy attacks is illustrated in a telegram sent by the Governor to the Colonial Secretary, Lori Lloyd.

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It reads: "Malta has taken very heavy toll of the enemy recent attacks. The spirit of the people of Malta is as strong ever."-Reuter.

RETREAT

FROM KASSALA

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Yesterday's communi- que issued in Cairo states that in Libya there was nothing to report.

The enemy withdrawal from the Kassala front continues.

The localities of Tessenei, which the Italians had strongly fortifled, were on

MAN WITH A LOADED REVOLVER

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sensational in-

cident marked the closing stages of the Presidential inaugura- tion in Washington.

An unidentified mon, carrying a load- ed revolver, was or- rested by secret ser- vice men in the square fronting the White House just before the President returned from the Capitol.

The man was taken to hospital for ex- amination.-Reuter.

Pres. Roosevelt's Inaugural Address: Peril OF Inaction

"TO US THERE HAS COME THE TIME, IN THE MIDST OF SWIFT HAPPENINGS, TO PAUSE FOR A MOMENT TO TAKE STOCK TO RECALL WHAT OUR PLACE IN HISTORY HAS BEEN AND TO RE-DISCOVER WHAT WE ARE AND WHAT WE MAY BE, SAID PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IN HIS INAUGURAL SPEECH IN WASHINGTON YESTERDAY.

"On each inaugural day,” he said, "the American people have renewed their sense of dedication to the United States.

"In this day, the task of the people is to save the nation and its institutions from dis-

The Air ruption from without.. We must assess our-

War In Africa

Weather conditions in eastern Libya on Sunday restricted air operations' considerably, but R.A.F. air-craft carried out number of reconnaissance and fighter patrols in the forward area.

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This was announced in a com- munique from the R.A.F. Head-

quarters in the Middle-East.

In Albania, a successful raid was

made on Berrat, where high ex- plosive and incendiary bombs fell on military concentrations motor transport., Buildings cast of the town were also hit, sever- al fires being started.

In Italian Sunday occu-

East Africa, an at- tack was made on motor transport and gun positions south-east of Tessenet on the night of January

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pied without opposition by troops, who are now operating eastwards in contact with the re- treating enemy.

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MIRS BAY BATTLE

Three robbers were kili-

selves in history.. If we do not, we risk the real led and one wounded yes- peril of inaction.

terday, when the Police "The lives of nations are de-thing larger than the sum of all fired on an armed party termined not by the count of its parts. It is that years but by the lifetime of the which matters most to its future, with a machine-gun in human spirit. The life of man which calls forth the mos: sacred Mirs Bay.

is three score years and ten, little more, a little less. The life of a nation is the fullness of the measure of its will to live.

"There are men who doubt this, "There are men who belleve that Democracy is a form of Gov- ernment and a frame of life is

limited or measured by a kind of for mystical artificial fate-that some unexplained reason, tyranny and slavery have become the surging wave of the future

that freedom is an ebbing tide.

Free Expression Of Thought

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"But we Americans know that that is not true, Democracy and

We know it because not dying. we have seen it revive-and grow. We know it cannot die because the unhampered it is built of initiative of individual men and women joined together in a com- enterprise-enterprise mon der.aken and carried through by the free expression of thought..

In Kenya, by continued offen-

All bombs fell in the target area sive action: our mobile detach- but the results could not be fully Ements have." steadily gained observed. Massawa was twice

round and inflicted, casualties on raided.---Reuter.

the enemy-Reuter,

JAPANESE

MEETING

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"We sense that It is still spreading on every Cohtinent- for it is the most humane, the most advanced and the most unconquerable of all forms of human society.

something

"It is the thing for which we find it difficult, even impossible, to hit upon

in a single, simple word, and yet we all understand what it is the spirit and the faith of America.

Police Launch No. 1 was on patrol in Mirs Bay at about 6.30 n.m. when a sampan was sighted with eight men on board.

Secing the police launch, the men made for the shore ot Griffin Head and the police open- "It is the product of centuries.ed fire on them killing three, "The democratic aspiration wounding one, and sinking the is not a mere recent happens-sampan,

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in human history. It is The wounded man has been admitted to the Kowloon Hos- (Continued on Page 16)

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The place where Hitler all other nations that live with-

In the narrowing circle of CLORDING TO A TOKYO and Mussolini - met yes- world. And a nation like a per- TEMENT, JAPANESE NA terday has not yet been son has something deeper, some thing more permanent, some NING TEBLEW UP A revealed, but an official

OTR TRAIN WEST OF statement confirming the Ribbentrop and is stated to have NGSI IN NORTH-WEST-

been conducted "in a spirit of cor- SANGISI PROVINCE conference, said: "Full dial friendship between both Japanese, it is claimed agreement was reached Government chiefs, and closer mi- mbed the twin blowing after an exchange of Itary tits between Germany and

tallroad tracks, and views on the situation Italy will be enacted.

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* Rome has issued "no communi-

the town. Reu-|- The meeting was held in the que regarding the meeting.-

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