Press Comments

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXII, Issue 12381, 4 February 1908, Page 5

Press Comments

A Martyr to Duty.

A Sweeping Plot

The Queen's Bravery.

LONDON, February 3.

The Times says King- Carlos' courageous support of Franco's drastic methods for restoring purity to Portuguese politics, would" make the King, in a peciiliar sense, a victim to duty. The immediate resumption of a Constitutional Government will probably assist the execution of those reforms. PARIS, February 3. Le Debate account states that, although the polioe lined the route, no special precautions were taken, and the public were allowed to move- freely on the footpaths. The fueilade commenced at a spot where' the road narrowed, ard the crowd was most compact. The King was shot through the spine, and fell back on the cushions in a pool of blood. The Crown Prince, who was sitting opposite, rose momentarily, and then 1 fell, rolling on hie lather. The Queen uttered a loud cry, and rose covering her children, while tne coachman urged the horses to a gallop, and dashed into the courtyard of the arsenal. The gate was then shut. Later on the bodies w,ere removed to the Necessidads Palace. icuj i, LONDON, February, 3. The London Daily Telegraph states that upwards of 30 were concerned in the plot which was intended to wipe out the whole of the Royal family, then kill Franco, and proclaim a Republic. Some bullets struck Queen Amelie's hat bow, and her dress was covered with blood. i / Some accounts say that the police and soldiers killed six assassins, others fourteen. One assassin is believed to be a Spaniard named Cordova, son of the notorious militant anarchist.

The Daily Mail declares Queen Amelie's interposition saved Princes Manuel and Figuaro, and a soldier killed a man who was aiming point blank at Queen Amelie. A wild panic occurred in the street, and a number were injured.