London, Mar, 14, IR Michael O'Dwyer, former Lieutenant-Governor of the Pun; jab, was shot dead and Lord Zetland, Secretary of State for India, was wounded, by an Indian gunman at a meeting of the Indian Association last night.
Sir Louis Dane, also a former Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab, was wounded, his arm being broken, and Lord Lamington, ex-Governor of Bombay, also received injuries.
Brigadier General Sir Percy Sykes, well-known authority on the Middle East, who was standing next to Lord Zetlandjiqas unhurt, Lord Zetland escaped with a bullet graze.
The occurred at the close of a crowded meeting at Caxton Hall, After the shooting Lord Zetland fell by the side of his presidential chair, and Lord Lamington and Sir Louis Dane were seen to be hit. Sir Michael O'Dwyer fell to the ground bleeding profusely from a wound in the chest,
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