The Archive · 1939

More Sabotage Bombs

Son of British Prime Minister Escapes in Explosion in Eire Hotel London, Jan, 19, WO more bomb discover jes have been made in Great Britain.

Bombs were found at Coleshill near Birmingham, respectively. I were fastened to the legs of pyl clocks attached to the fuses were Warwickshire, and at Frankley, in both eases, home-made bombs jons. They failed to explode as stopped in time. An explosion this morning in an hotel in Tralee, in Eire, where Mr. Frank Chamberlain, the son of the British Prime Minister, was staying, Jbroke hundreds of windows in the neighbourhood.

Mr. Chamberlain not hurt.

He was in his bedroom in the hotel at the time lof the explosion and apparently was unperturbed as he later set Jout on a shooting trip, Civie guards discovered parts of a crude june bomb similar to those recently found in England.

Three Jdetectives have guarded Mr. Cham! berlain since his arrival at Tralee lon Monday. Civie guards believe that the attempt was seriously intended.

Striking swiftly following ex! haustive investigations into the series of bombing incidents in different parts of the county during the last few days, Scotland Yard officers arrested seven men in the early hours of yesterday.

Several unusual features of pro cedure accompanied the appearance: of the men at Bow Street later jin the morning. All the men wer arrested in and round London.

The charges against them were n 1ot disclosed in court, The first three men were brought inia court separately, none of them being allowed to enter until the one before him had left. After this pre~ Timinary investigation, the trio were heard. together.

High explosives, pistols, a rifle, am: munition, detonators, and copies. of the "Proclamation of the Irish Republic," were among the mass of material produced in court, Evidence was given that arms and ammunition had been found on the premises occupied by some of the Will be no mistakes this time, But we have not finished here yet. Look after Saltley."

The card, written in ink, was posted in Birmingham, and signed with a crudely drawn Irish harp. The reference to Rhayad, (wrongly spelt in "the postcard), ' probably constitutes a threat against. Birmingham's. water supply, The card. has 'The charges, which were revealed following yesterday's hearing, showed hat the' three men were accused of the "unlawful possession of arms an ammunition." The remaining four men were charged with the posses sion of explosives.

The space reserved for the public was crowded with people, and some of the highest oficial from Scot and Yard, and a large number of detectives in plain clothes, were pres fent in court.

"The men, whose ages ranged between seventeen and 36, were all remanded. until January 26, Applica Hons for ball were refused.

(No charges were read in open court, each case only brief evidence arrest was given.

Later in the day, however, another man appeared In Bow Strest Court, following his arrest during the night, He was charged with being in pos session of fire-arms and) was remanded—Reuter.

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