New Delhi, Dec. 23.
Many local residents mistook the sound of the explosion of the bomb under the Viceroy's train outside New Delhi for guns fired in honour of his return. "Hence, when Lord and Lady Irwin arrived at the new viceregal house, the municipality Was unaware of the outrage and [presented them with an address.
The official account of yesterday's conference between the Viceroy and the Indian Nationalist leaders: says that the discussion was limited to the function of the proposed round-table conference in London regard ing the future constitution of India, The opinion was expressed on behalf of the Congress Party that His Majesty's Government should ounce that the purpose of the Conference was to draft a scheme for giving Dominion status to. India, but the Viceroy pointed out that was impossible to prejudge the action of the Conference or restrict the liberty to Parliament.
Tt is "unofficially stated that Gandhi and Motilal Nehru insisted that Dominion status should immediately granted, but Sir Tei Sapru and Mr. M, A. Jinnah were of the opinion that such a grant should be urged and urged at the Conference.
One arrest is reported in sonncetion with the bombing of the Vice-rey's train, As alrendy reported the train Was, considerably shaken by the bomb explosion but, nevertheless, it arrived in Delhi ponetually, It is thoug'e that the outrage was the Work of agitators who desired to prevent the conference between the Viceroy and, the Nationalist leaders, The Second Attempt London, Dec. 23, According to the latest informa: tion, the bomb placed on the route of the Viceroy's train to-day was buried between the rails and was fired by means of a concealed cable attached to a small battery, which was afterwards found some die tance from the railway. The bomb exploded before the Viceroy's coach assed over it.
This is the second bomb outrage in Delhi this year. Two bombs were thrown last March from the gallery of the Legislative Assembly and five people were injured, An attempt to assassinate Lord jardine was about to make his State entry into Delhi, accompanied by: Lady Hardinge. They were riding an elephant and a bomb struck the how-dab, wounding Lord Hardinge and killing one of his attendants—Brit. ish Wireless through Reuter,
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