Washington, Jan. 20.
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Bite rom which resistance could be int where the plain gives, way fette they Teach Sikhs Organize to Help War Effort Lahore, Jan, 20, Sikh leaders from all parts of the Punjab resolved at a meeting yester~ day {0 form a Khalsa (Sikh) Defence fof India League with the object of Securing the maximum effort for the Gefence of India and. ensuring a British victory.
The Maharaja of Patiala will be patron and general president of the League, while Sardar Raghblr Singh of Amritsar was unanimously elected resident, "The meeting issued a clarion call to every Sikh to enlist in the army, navy or alr force so as to support Briiain to the utmost of Sikh ma power and also" to maintain the Khalea tradition of unswerving devo-lon to duty and strict discipline, It algo congratulated Siiths for their heroism on the Libyan front.
The Maharaja of Patiala, in a message to the conference, said: "We must Implement last August's pledge to the British Commonwealth to sup port the fight for human progress find, realizing that it is our religious duty, we must carry out our plighted word to those who are, fighting for deals identical to ours."—Reuter, Backs Premier Cateutta, Jan, "We must throw Ju out forces on. the side of Britain, because she is Aghting for our interest" asserted Mr. M, N. Roy, Labour Jeader, add essing "an anthasest conference ere, "Mfr. Churchill (British Prime Mth ister), guiding the front-ranke fighters against the bulwark of world reaction, a greater revolutionary force than ait Congress leaders of tie Right and Lett put together, "who are only obstructing that figh(" he said.—Reuter.
"The exact number of troops involved inthe Hallan retreat is not known Heavy Raid on Tobruk ter activity during the week-and in Africa included another heavy raid fon the beleaguered port. of Tobruk, Shorea huge fire. was cased. neat
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