MALTA: THE 1 1 A f/lM XC, PLACE OE NATIONS 



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THE COUNTRY ROAD LEADING TO CITTA VECCHIA, THE FIRST CITY REBUILT BY THE 



KNIGHTS OF MALTA 



Malta and the neighboring islands of Gozo, Comino, and Cominotto have a combined 

 area of 118 miles, with a teeming population of 225, oco. The fields of the islands are small 

 and consist largely of terraces, the soil being walled up along the slopes of hills. 



Photographs by S. L. Cassar 



THE WATER-WAGONS OF MALTA HAVE TAIL-LIKE APPENDAGES 



The operator walks in the rear of the cart and waves the sprinkler back and forth, thus 

 covering the space between- the curbs. 



