1 Anniversary of Directorate Being Celebrated Madrid, Sept, 14.
The Government regard the plot against the Directorate as squashed.
'The celebrations of the fifth anniversary of the Directorate (Go ernment) are proceeding': enthusiastically. "Brilliant sunshine favoured a great procession of de-Jegations from patriotic unions to the square before the Royal Palace, where the Dictator, General Prime di Rivera, addressed them, The Dictator, speaking at al banquet in his honour," thanked General Bazan, the Director-General (of Police, for the zeal and skill he had showh in handling the trouble.
The Dictator subsequently attendced. bull-fight, at which he received oan ovation.
Alleged Attack on the Dictator Sept. 18.
The Dictator, General Prime de Rivera, has not yet returned from Barcelona and, in consequence, the fair is full of rumours, It is reported that he was fired at in Barce-Yana and wounded and that a rising has occurred In that ity.
There is no sign of trouble in Madrid, though the troops are confined {0 their barracks.
General de Rivera's departure for Barcelona on September 15, in view of rumours concerning a Separatist movement in Catalonia, was commented on with much interest and no little curiosity. It was considered that the most likely object of his visit was to take a personal Hand in straightening out the tangle Which has resulted from the w! ale arrests made recently in Cata-ona, irrespective of the question of guilt, in connection with the conspiracy to overthrow the de Rivera Government, which was frustrated by the strong measures taken the authorities on September 10 and 11
There is now no doubt that the fas a widespread plot in which socialists, republicans wen alleged, an archbishop were implicated,
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