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RUMOUR OF PLOT AGAINST SIGNOR
MUSSOLINI
ACTION AGAINST CHARLES BEDAUX
Johannesburg, To-day.
of
A court order has been issued here attaching the person Charles Bedaux, well-known American efficiency expert and friend of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, on the urgent appli- cation of Robert McChesney, en- gineer, who is bringing an action against Bedsux.
Nature of the action has not yet been disclosed.
The judge ordered Bedaux's`re- lease on his giving satisfactory security to the sheriff for the amount of costs of the applica- tion and action.-Reuter.
ROME, TO-DAY.
IT IS REPORTED THAT A “MADMAN” FIRED HUGH WILSON
TWO SHOTS AT A DETECTIVE WHO ASK-
ED TO SEE HIS PAPERS OUTSIDE THE AT SECRET
VILLA TORONIA, MUSSOLINI'S RE- SIDENCE, ON WEDNESDAY.
It is stated that the detective was wounded, but SESSION
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there is no suggestion that Mussolini was pre- sent
Washington, To-day.
Mr. Hugh Wilson, United States Ambassador to Germany who is "on leave," yesterday discussed European conditions before the six-Senate military affairs committee
in a closed session.
This incident, only revealed yesterday, apparently led to rumours abroad that an attempt had been made to assissinate Il Duce. The report is described in Rome as "fantastic," and it is pointed out that all former attempts to assassinate Mussolini have been disclosed.
SIXTEEN ATTEMPTS Altogether there have been teen known attempts on the Italian Dictator's life.
Best known are:
It is reported that even the off- cial stenographer was excluded from the session.
FRANCO FRIENDS The rumour arose out of an Violet Gibson, shot at Mussolini as Wilson declined
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BRUSSELS, TO-DAY.
An official communique says:
In 1929. his chauffeur was killed "The report that an attempt was by a bullet while seated beside I recently made. on the life of the Duce, who was driving the car. Head of the Government, is false.
All the Senators were sworn to In 1926 an Irish girl, the Hon. secrecy but it is reported that Mr. Incident caused by a madman he emerged from the Congress of "important" questions who fired shots in the Via No-Surgeons. Il Duce was hit in the ground that the mentana, which runs near Mus-nose. .
situation was too grave. — solini's residence.
The same year a young man threw "A further communique will be a bomb at Mussolini's car which issued later.”
bounced back and wounded eight by- standers.
NO EVIDENCE Inquiries have led to no evidence, SYMPATHISERS WITH but it is rumoured that the in- GENERAL FRANCO SEIZED cident in which the detective is said THE REPUBLICAN CASA DE to have been wounded, occurred on ESPANA (SPAIN HOUSE) Wednesday morning, half an hour YESTERDAY.
before Mussolini generally leaves They raided the building at the Villa Toronia for the Palazzo night and locked
up the
con-Venezia.
cierge and his wife, and when The precincts of the villa are al- the secretary arrived, forced him ways very closely guarded.--Reuter. to sign a document transferring the building to Genéral Franco's representatives.
The police having failed to dis- lodge the usurpers in the morn- ing, the fire brigade was called.
They erected a fire escape, and officials climbed to the balcony,
to answer many on the international Router.
Duce which struck him in the chest and flew off the bulletproof vest he wore beneath his tunic. The boy
Another youth fired a bullet at I was lynched.
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