BOMB OUTRAGE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143980, 24 December 1912, Page 3

BOMB OUTRAGE.

INDIAN VICEROY WOUNDED. AN ATTENDANT KILLED. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. DELHI, Dec. 23. There was an attempted bomb assassination of Lord Hardinge, Gov-ernor-General of India, on his state entry to the new capital. Lord Hardingo was wounded, and an attendant killed. Tho Viceroy’s elephant in tho procession left the station and was passing through Ghandichowk when a man on a house-top threw a powerful bomb, striking the Viceroy’s bow-dab and wounding his shoulder. The attendant holding an umbrella was killed. The. Viceroy was* taken to the hospital. Lady Hardinge was much shaken. LORD HARDINGE DOl'N’G WELL. A SECOND ATTENDANT WOUNDED (Received Dec. 24, 8. a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 23. A second attendant was ivounded in eight places. , The Viceroy has been removed to tho Vice-regal lodge, ami is doing .well. The driver was-uninjured. Many arrests were made and the procession was resumed. Sir Guy Fleetwood Vrilson, member of the council of the Governor-General, conducted the Durbar. , ACCOUNT OF THE OUTRAGE. NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH. (Received Deo. 24, 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 23. 1 The great State . procession to • inaugurate the site of tho now Delhi was witnessed by enormous crowds. There were many decorations. The Viceroy and Lady Hardinge occupied the same howdah. The weather ■was perfect. While thei procession was passing through tho famous thoroughfare of Chandni Chowk, a bomb was thrown as described.

The Viceroy, who was pale, was re-, moved on ,an improvised stretcher to a motor car. v

Lady Hardinge retijrncd to the Viceregal lodge. The. procession then, re-, formed and the ceremony proceeded. The police surrounded the house and made.several arrests.' All the city out-; lets are guarded. There is intense public indignation. Lord Hardinge subsequently sent a message to Sir Guy Wilson that he was only slightly- injured. Sir Guy;‘read this at the Durbar, and loud cheering ensued; particularly among the chiefs. Ten thousand rupees’ reward has b*on offered for the arrest of • the culprits. ; Tho Viceroy was hit in three places in the back and once in the neck by fragments of metal. i A boy spectator was also killed. The King has sent Lord Hardinge a message of sympathy. ' THE VICEROY’S WOUNDS. (Received Dec. 24, 10.30 a.m.) DELHI, Dec. 23. The Viceroy received a deep wound four inches long, exposing his shoulderblade, and superficial wonnds on the right hip and neck. The, bomb .was thrown from the office of the Punjab .National Bank. It is believed that the thrower has escaped.