FURTHER PARTICULARS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 15 April 1913, Page 5

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

KING ALFONSO'S COOLNESS. A DOZEN PEOPLE INJURED. (Received Last Night, 8 o'clock.) MADRID, April 13. King Alfonso had presented the colours to a body of recruits, and wa<returning at a walking* pace, when Alegra, q-uitting the front of tincrowd, darted forward, seized the bridle of the King's horse, and flourished a Browning pistol. King Alfonso, with his usual admirable coolness, realised his position, and with a sudden null of the bridle raised 'his horse at. the moment that Alegra fired. 1 hanks to hU» wonderful horsemanship only the horse'y chest was hit. A policeman seized Alegra and threw him, deflecting two other shots. A dozen people Ave re injured in the ensuing stampede. The King received an enithusia-stic and popular ovation after "Che incident had passed. THE OUTRAGE DESCRIBED. KING ALFONSO OVATIONED. A PREMEDITATED ACT. TO-AVENGE FERRER. (Received Last Night, 10.5 o'clock.) MADRID, April 14. There had been persistent rumours for days past that an attempt on the life of King Alfonso had been planned for Sunday, but these were officially discredited. Tlie attmept is attributed to a desire to deprive the ceremony of oath-taking of its customary splendour and brilliancy. Tlie Queen and the Princess of Battenberg witnessed the ceremony and followed the King in an open carriage. The Queen heard the shots, and guessed what was happening. She was terrified until the King's aide-de-camp arrived and reassured her. Alegra received a gash in the forehead and nose from a policeman's sabre. There was a terrific struggle before he was mastered. The crowd carried the policeman shoulder high. The police experienced some difficulty in protecting Alegra from the fury of the crowds. King Alfonso, seeing that his assailant was overpowered, rose in his stirrups, saluted the crowd in military fashion, and loudly shouted,

"Viva, Espana!" The cry received an enthusiastic response. .The King dismounted smiling, and without betraying the least emotion. Replying to eager question from his entourage, he exclaimed "Palame!" entourage, he exclaimed, "Gentleme.ni, it js nothing," and then lightly vaulted onto his horse and proceeded to the Palace. There was then a renewed outburst of cheering. ' On reaching the Palace, the King related the incident in jovial terms. Queen Ena and Princess Maria Christina arrived ten minutes later. The great Plaza Vearmas was crowded with all classes. The King received an indescribable ovation when he appeared on the balcony at the Palace. The demonstration was renewed when he brought the Queen on to the balcony, and was continued long after they retired. Alegra is a native of Barcelona. He was expelled from France six weeks ago as an Anarchist, and obtained work in Madrid as a carpenter. He wished to averge Ferrer, the Anarchist, who was execiited some years back. >x Documents were found in his domicile, showing that the outrage was the' result of an organised plot. Numerous arrests have been made. Alegra informed the Magistrate that, seeing the King, he was seized with an irresistible impulse to use the revolver. An unarmed French professor, who was standing by, together witff a Spaniard and Alegra's mistress, have been arrested'. The professor protests his inno [King Alfonso met with a rather severe accident while playing polo in ■ Madrid some days back. During the | progress of the game the King was hit on the head with a mallet by one of his opponents, as a result of which he was unseated, and had a rather nasty fall. He was confined to his bed some time after.]