Paris, Dec. 3.
A clear end unanimous "no" to the cession. of even an inch of French territory, is reiterated by the French newspapers this morning.
Some sections of the press say that no doubt Germany is a party to italy's plans and the hint is dropped (Continued on page 8) serious wounds on the head and the arms, from which he is not likely to recover. A young servant who stood near the door at the time of the explosion was slightly injured in the face, being permitted to leave the hospital after his wounds had been attended.
Athough detectives from Bubbling Well police station have not completed investigations, it appears that some three weeks ago, a coolie came to the hotel and handed a parcel to one of the boys with the request that it be given to the addressee who was said to have taken up residence there. Not finding the name on the guest-list, the boy told the messenger to wait whilst he took the parcel up to the office. When he returned to tell that nobody of that name was living in the hotel, the coolie had disappeared.
The parcel was taken care of by tke accountant of the hotel and was placed on his desk in the office adjoining the big dining room. Last night it appears, whilst the wedding was in progress, the curious accountant decided to open the parcel to see what it contained. As he undid ihe strings, the explosion occurred, completely wrecking Sen's desk and injuring him seriously. A minor panic issued, when the guests in the adjoining hall made a mad Yash for the only exit.
Questioned by the police, the servant who had received the parcel some three weeks ago, said that it ha weighed about three pounds and. that it had the shape of a book. He could not remember details about the messenger who had delivered the parcel, It appears that the tin canister bomb was well-constructed, two dry-cells having been picked up in the debris. The terrific force of the explosion can be gauged by the fact that a note-book lying in one of the bottom drawers of the desk was completely torn to bits, whilst the desk was smashed to match-wood in parts.
Investigating police officers do not believe that the parcel was intended for any member of the wedding party and it was also ascertained last night that the proprietor of the hotel had never received any threatening letters, Investigations are being continued.
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