BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 April 1927, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[~BY TELEGRAPH- -PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ITALIAN TRIAL. ROME, April 15. The climax in Zaniboni’s trial, on the charge of attempting to assassinate Signor Mussolini, was reached when evidence was given by the man Quaglia, who was responsible, at tho last moment, for prevention of tho assassination of Signor Mussolini. Quaglia denied that he was a police informer. On the contrary, ho declared himself to be a sincere follower of Zanilxmi, who, he believed, had merely aimed against- the Fascist reaction. hut, when he (witness) knew that Zanihoni intended the assassination. lie became frightened, and finally he told the police. Giving evidence Quaglia said that Zanihoni was in the room of the hotel where he was arrested. Zanihoni liad already prepared a loophole in the ■window shutter when he (Quaglia) entered. Zanihoni showed him the rifle, and lie wanted witness to see if it was easy to aim at the balcony of tho Chigi Palace.

Witness said that lie himself trembled with terror, while Zanihoni. on the other hand, appeared cool and indifferent.

Quaglia detailed various revolutionary schemes wherein Zanihoni was engaged, and which fell through. The reason, according to Zanihoni, why they failed was because funds for them that had been promised by Freemasons were not forthcoming to a sufficient extent.

There was a dramatic scene when Zanihoni sprang up. clutched the bars of the cage, and shouted:—“On the head of my daughter, who is the most sacred thing to me in life, I swear that Quaglia pleaded to the last moment that he himself should lie the one to shoot Mussolini.’’ Quaglia screamed—“l deny it.” Then Quaglia left the witness stand, "bile Zanihoni trembled as with an ague. The hearing was adjourned till Tuesday. „ BEAM RADIO TRAFIC. l/INDON. April 15. The Post Office says that the first week’s beam radio traffic with Australia has been surprising, and notably the commercial full rate messages Q SCHOONER’S CREW SAVED. LONDON, April 16. A wireless from the lonic states that while en route from New Zealand she rescued the crew of 25 of the French schooner Daisy, when she was sinking in the English Channel.

REPORTED RUSSIAN SPY. LONDON. April 15. The "Daily Mail’s” Geneva correspondent reports the Swiss Secret Police are searching for a mysterious Russian using a false passport and entrance card. It is alleged he attended the recent League Council meeting, and also some sittings of the Disarmament Commission. He disappeared suddenly from Geneva, when the police began enquiries. It is believed he was a soy from Moscow.