START 10:00:00 Scenes at a coming-of-age ceremony for young Masai males (a continuation of the colour film scenes in AYY 1179). Watched by other members of their clan, young warriors armed with spears perform the 'adumu' or jumping dance. The ...
START 10:18:45 Close-ups of an aerial photograph or relief map of the Zambezi River and the Victoria Falls on the border between Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). An AEC Regal bus with Victoria Falls and Livingstone ...
A party of high-ranking Chinese officers visit Malta on their way to Britain.
The party includes Major General Wang Pia Chenk, General Yang Chieh, Colonel Hoo Kwang Shee ...
Injured male and female guerilla fighters are brought to Malta from the Dalmatian coast after being injured fighting for the Allies. Some are very young.
The hospital ...
2 Feb. 1944. Dockyard sequence. Damaged sheds and docks. Men clear away rubble. A Maltese welder working inside a blitzed shop. Landing craft being repaired in a dry dock. Workmen riveting. Workers at ...
Ceremony of the presentation of the Sword of Honour to Lord Gort by the people of Malta and Gozo.
Lord Gort is driven from the Palace in Valletta through the streets of ...
Celebrations at the opening of a Yugoslav camp at Binjeema. Major Jerko Juricic reads a speech and the flag is blessed by a Maltese Army padre. It is handed over to a Yugoslav sailor who hoists it. The ...
6 April 1944. The British destroyer Echo is formally handed over to the Royal Hellenic Navy and becomes HMHS Navarinon. The ceremony is presided over by Vice Admiral Hamilton. The ship's companies of ...
21 May 1944. Monsignor Gonzi inspects the Guard of Honour of the King's Own Malta Regiment at the Palace Square, Valetta. He gets into his carriage, which passes through the streets on the way to ...
5 Aug. 1944. From outside the Palace in Valletta, Lord Gort is driven slowly through the main street accompanied by the Band Clubs and an enthusiastic crowd.
6 Aug. 1944. Lord Gort pauses at the ...
18 Aug 1944. American and British escort carriers and destroyers enter the Grand Harbour, Valletta prior to the invasion of the south of France. Various shots of English, French and American ships. ...
25 Sep. 1944. Sir Edmond Schreiber lands at Luqa Airfield to take over the appointment of Governor and Commander in Chief. He is greeted by Vice Admiral Hamilton and introduced to the heads of the ...
