Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-24

thrown by fanatic. The reading oi
the message was received with pro-
longed cheering.
The attempt on Baron Hardinge' 5
life aroused feelings of intense indig-
nation, both among the natives ano
the British officials present, as he is
one of the most popular viceroys who
have ever ruled in India.
For a long period there had been .
lul! in the native agitation in Indian
which had at various times led to as
sassinations of high officials. The at
tack On Baron Hardinge, therefore,
came with greater unexpectedness.
Only a short time ago Baron Har-
dinge wrote to the India office in Lon
don saving that The country was very
quiet and that the prospects for his
official entry into Delhi Were favor
able.
The bomb was thrown as the great
procession in which We're large num-
Der of gaily caparisoned elephants
bearing native princes and high Brit
ish officials. was passing through the
Chandal Chowk, which is a long, mar
row, typical oriental street. The
ilOuStS are lilpSAIS ciiN7 Ht0'H
A line of street cars runs the whole
length of the Chandal Chowk but ow-
ing to the Importance of today's pro-
cession the service had been suspend
ed.
The viceroy's elephant was an enor-
nous animal. The driver sat between
his ears, guiding him in the usual ma
tive way by tapping him on the fore
head with a steel spike. Behind the
driver was the great howdah, box
like construction fixed on the ele-
plants saddle. In it were seated the
viceroy and virereine and at their
backs stood another native attendant.
holding over their heads Il great par
asol, which indicates the royal dig
nifty.
Owing to the lowness of the houses
in the Chandai Chowk, the would-b be
assassin stood on one of the roofs
when ne threw the bomb and was only
few feet from the viceroy and vice
refine.
The bomb burst with terrific force.
The parasol holder was blown from
his position to the ground and in
stantly Killed, while the driver, sitting
in front of the howdah, was wounded
in no fewer than eight places.
The escape of Baron and Lady
Hardinge was really miraculous
one. The missile fell only a foot or
two from it's target
The great procession immediately
carne to a standstill and Il crowd Of
officials rushed up and found The vice
roy bleeding and pale, while the vice.
refine was terribly shaken. They were
assisted to alight from the howdah
and placed in motor cars, one of which
conveyed the viceroy 10 The hospital
and another took the vicereine to the
official residence.
True to British tradition that roth
ing can be allowed to interfere with
British policy in India, the celebration
of the inauguration OF the new impe'
rial capital was proceeded with almost
Immediately.
The police in the meantime had sur
rounded the house from which the
bomb was thrown and had made sew
eraI arrests. All the outlets from the
city were placed under guard.
Today's celebration marked the car
rying cut of the announcement the
King had made during the great coro-
nation durbar of the transferenee oil
the imperial capital Of India to Belhi.
Since that announcement was made
the viceroy has been visiting various
parts of the country and has been able
to pay only few flying visits to Belhi
to inspect the preparations for the ad-
vent of the government into the new
imperial city Today. he was making
his state entry and had been received
at tlle railroad station by many mem
bers of the government, by officials and
by a large gathering of native ruling
chiefs most of whom were from the
province of Punjab. After the official
greetings at the station, he had start
ed, together with Lady Hardinge, on
his way TO the old fort, whose history
is imperishable in India owing to the
prominent part it played in the great
rnutiny of 1867. 1t was near this fort
that the great durbar was held
Two years ago Sir Charles Hardinge
succeeded the Earl of Vinto as viceroy
of india. shortly after his appoint
ment he was elevated to the peerage
He IS 50 years old and graduate OF
Cambridge. He entered the diplomatic
service in 1881 and has remained III
it continuously until the present time
He ecrved SUCCESSFULLY at CONSTANT
nople, Berlin. Washington, Bucharest
Teheran and st. Petersburg
In 1904 he was appointed ambassa :
dor to Russia and two years later was
made permanent nder-secretary oil
state for foreign affairs.