DEADLY INTENT

Northern Advocate, 25 October 1929, Page 5

DEADLY INTENT

PRINCE UMBERTO FIRED ON SHOT MISSED ITS MARK. eTUDENT ASSAHAN’T. (Australian Press Assn. —United Service.) O.loher 24. An attempt was made today to murder the Crown Prince Umberto of ! Italv, near the tomb of the Unknown •Soldier, where he was about to dc- [ posit a wreath. i The marriage of the Crown Prince and Princess Marie dose of Belgium' 1 is to take place early in December, and it is believed that hostility to the union was the motive of the attempted murder, as also the assigned reason for the recent fusillading of the Italian Embassy in Brussels. The shooting occurred while the Crown Prince was shaking hands with a high personage, when a young Itaalian fired a shot from a revolver. The crowd was momentarily dazed, and then made a wild rush and seized the assailant, who was madly flourishing the revolver. lie was roughly handled before the police broke through. Prince Umberto calmly walked to the tomb and laid the wreath there. The assailant has been identified ns a native of Milan, a student named Fernando- Dirosa, aged 21 years. He admits that ho only arrived from Paris that morning. Dirosa struggled like a wild beast j and it took ten policemen to convey j him to the Palais of Justice. j A crowd gathered outside shouting: j :i Death to the assassin!’ ’ j Dirosa informed the police that he j came especially to shoot the Crown! Prince, ami admitted that he was a| member, of the Second Socialist Inter- j national. j Immediately on hearing of the at-, tempted assassination King . Albert visited the Italian Embassy and expressed sincere regret.

WEAPON JAMMED

FIRST DISCHARGE INTO AIR

(Australian Press Assn. —United Service.) (Received 12.14 p.m.) BRUSSELS, October 24.

Interrogated by the examining magistrate, Dives a- declared that he had vowed to kill the King, of Italy or the Crown Prince or Signor Mussc ■ lini, because they had betrayed the Italian constitution.

Ho fired the first shot into the air in order to test the weapon, which then jammed and he was unable to fire again.

NUPTTAL ARRANGEMENTS,

“HOLY SHROUD’’ WORSHIP,

(Australian Press Assn. —United Service.) (Received 12.15 p.m.) BRUSSELS,. October 24.

Prince Umberto and Princess Marie Jose will be married in the Church of' Santa Maria Angelo, where their present Majesties were wedded. Cardinal Gamba will officiate. The weeding will be marked by an exhibition of worship of the famous relic, the Holy Shroud, in which it is claimed that the body of Christ was wrapped in the tomb. The relic is kept at Turin and only exhibited on occasions of marriages of the House of Savoy,

A banquet at the Palace in celebration of the Royal betrothal was a scene of great splendour. There was only one speech, when the King briefly proposed the couple's health, the assembly acclaiming them. The attempt on the Prince’s life was naturally the chief topic of conversation. He showed no signs of the ordeal and chatted gaily with the Princess, who wore gold and blue brocaded mousseline with a long train, gold lame shoes, a pearl and diamond diadem and a pearl necklace. Her only ring was the ruby and diamond engagement ring.

PROFESSOR SLAIN,

RUSSIAN'S VENGEANCE.

(Australian Pres# Assn. —United Service,) (Received 12.30 p.m.) BRUSSELS, October 24.

Professor Bertrand, of Liege Hniversify, was shot dead by a Russian student named Gorin, who was arrested.

He informed the police that he had avenged himself heeause Professor Bertrand had not assisted him with funds of the Belief Committee, of whieh Professor Bertrand was president.