BOMBS IN THE POST

Hokitika Guardian, 29 April 1931, Page 5

BOMBS IN THE POST

FOR SYDNEY NOTABLES.

EXPLOSIONS AVERTED

(Australian Press Association.)

SYDNEY, April 2S,

Tlie “Sun” discloses to-day the discovery and frustration ol a sea ,arena! affair. The discovery was Unit tritie tins, composed oi gunpowder in .small tie.- arranged to explode when .'ey were opened, were sent Dim ugh Lie pest last week to fi\e well kumn c ly men, Sir Adrian Knox (ion,." Cn.'o! .7 istice of the High Court), Sir Samuel Hordern, Sir Alfred -Meeks (Legislative Councillor), Mr A. ('. Davidson (manager of the Bank of New South Wales), and Mr Warwick Fair ax (managing proprietor of the Sydney Morning Herald). A hint to the police enabled them all to he warned not to touch their mail on Thursday morning, and officers intercepted the deadly packets. The strictest secrecy was maintained in the meantime, while the police endeavoured to ascertain the origin of the bombs. Hints were given , that the outrage was the work of an international organisation, hut though it is not known whether the affair was the outcome of political plotting or the act of an unbalanced criminal, the police believe it will prove nothing very fantastic. It is stated a man called at the “Herald” on April 22nd to warn Mr Fairfax. When interrogated by the police, he declared he had been asked by the representative of a secret society which he had joined abroad to deliver documents to the five men named. When he discovered the documents were bombs, lie refused. He said he was assaulted for threatening to tell the police.

A BLACKMAIL. (Received this day at 9 a.m.) SYDNEY. April 29. The police now regard the affair as a rather clumsy attempt at blackmail.