1941-01-21 — Page 8

"You're picking winners well today- see if you can tell this whisky”

"It's White Horse, of course- I could tell it blindfold”

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 21, 1941

ICY COLD DAY FOR INAUGURATION

BEFORE GOING TO THE Capitol to take the Oath as President for the third time, Pre- sident Roosevelt went to Chùrch with his fa- mily and joined in prayers for world peace and the defence of American liberties.

Thousands of visitors from all over the country, including a large contingent from Canada, left their crowded hotels and homes early yesterday to attend the inaugural cere- monies.

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Many of them wrapped in furs and rugs 1 because the weather was cold although freezing the sun was shining brightly.

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IN SOFIA

"WILD

After the Church Service, Pre- sident Roosevelt and his family

COLONEL WILLIAM returned to the White House in BILL" DONOVAN, WHO COM- an open car enthusiastically-cheer- | MANDED

Mr. Roosevelt later left the White House and drove up the broad be-flagged Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol amid cheer- ing throngs.

The varous ceremonies had all the colour of past inaugura- tions, but they were invested with new meaning owing to events abroad.

Crowded City

Washington was SO crowded that some visitors who came by car brought trailers in which to live and the railway companies temporarily housed their passeng- ers in "Pullman Cities" in the railway yards.

THE FAMOUS "FIGHTING 69TH" IN THE LAST WAR, ARRIVED IN SOFIA YES. TERDAY IN HIS CAPACITY OF OFFICIAL AMERICAN OBSER- VER OF THE EUROPEAN SCENE.

He is expected to see King Boris of Bulgaria and to outline to him the American position with re- gard to the war in Europe.

AIR BATTLE

OVER ATHENS

Britsh fighters en- gaged Italian 'planes that raided Plages (the port

of Athens). yester- day, shooting one bomber down into the sea and damaging another, states a Bri- tish communique is- sued in Athens.

A British 'plane crashed on landing and burst into flames. Reuter.

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The Air War In Atrica

Weather conditions in eastern Libya on Sunday restricted air operations considerably, but R.A.F. out а from Athens, after a tour of the air-craft carried

number of reconnaissance and fighter patrols in the forward area.

Colonel Donovan went to Sofia

Albanian front.

Previously, he saw British troops in action in Libya.

KING GEORGE'S FUND

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

In Albania, a successful raid was Thousands of people

made on Berrat, where high ex- stamped

plosive and incendiary bombs fell their feet and shouted as Pre-

King George's Fund for on military concentrations and sident Roosevelt waved his silk

motor transport. Buildings cast hat to

received a the

along crowd

the Sailors has

of the town were also hit, sever- route to the Capitol which was Christmas gift of £1,200 al fires being started. estimuted to number 75,000. from

In Italian and the farming

East Africa, an at- tack was made on motor transport Escort Of Police business committee of and gun positions south-east of An escort of police and secret | Jansenville and district, Tessenei on the night of January service men guarded the Pre- Cape Province, South All bombs fell in the target area sident as he drove to the Capitol, Africa, it was announced but the results could not be fully accompanied by, Mr. Samuel Ray-

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burn, Speaker of the House of in London yesterday. I raided.— Reuter, Representatives, and Senator Barkley, Demuera'ic Leader of the Senate, while Mrs. Roosevelt occupied the second car, Mr. John Garner, the retiring Vice- President the third car, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wallace the

fourth.

The Chief Justice, Mr. Hughes, administered the Oath to Pre- sident Roosevelt who stood bare- headed.

Great Cheering

Mr. Roosevelt took the oath at

5 p.m., thus becoming the United- States' first third-term president. Mr. Henry Wallace, the new Vice-President, took the oath a minute earlier.

Great cheering and applause acclaimed each ceremony. Reuter.

MALAYAN INCOME TAX

"THE MALAYAN "WAR IN. COME TAX” BILL WAS GIVEN: ITS FIRST READING BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

It is proposed that taxation should be renewable annually until the end of the war.

The bill is expected to yield 24 millions a year.

BOMBAY'S GIFT OF

AMBULANCES

was twice

NAZIS AND ITALY

TO COMBINE IN MEDITERRANEAN

BARELY AN HOUR after a Berlin spokes- man had officially denied yesterday that Hit- ler and Mussolini were in conference, the official German News Agency came out with an official admission.

The exchange of views was thorough, says the Nazi agency, which brings in the usual remark that it was "conducted in a spirit of cordial friendship."

The communique also speaks of the "close military ties be- tween the German and Italian na- tions" and says that the talk “re- sulted in a full agreement, of views on all questions of interest."

ban and they are to, increase their forces there to meet the challenge of increased British forces.

The fact that Signor Gayda's remarks were probably written before the Hitler/Mussolini' talk Ciano and Ribbentrop, the two makes it seem obvious to see in His Excellency the Governor of Foreign Ministers, were also pre-them a sign of, what: “Mussolini Bombay, Sir Roger Lumley, re-sent st

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