Another attempt on the life of Signor Mussolini was made
at Bologna last Sunday. He happily escaped unhurt. The assailant, a boy only fifteen years old named Zamboni, fired at Signor Mussolini as he left the University after opening a Science Congress. The crowd stabbed the boy to death. Signor Mussolini's escape was a very narrow one, as the bullet pierced one of his ribbons and the edge of his coat. He remained as cool as ever after the attempt, which he said did not in any way dim the glories of the enormous Fascist parade and demonstration of that day. The family of the boy have been arrested. No evidence has yet been discovered that the boy had accomplices, but the belief is firm in Italy that there is a widespread conspiracy. The denunciation of the unneighbourliness of France in harbouring the enemies of Fascism which followed the last attempt on Signor Mussolini has been renewed, and there have been ugly racial recriminations in some border towns. All the Opposition newspapers have been indefinitely suspended.
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