§ Mr. STANLEY BALDWINMay I ask the Secretary of State for India if he has any information to give to the House about the outrage which took place at Delhi this morning, and whether he has received any information about the man who was stated to be injured?
§ Mr. BENNI have also received a question from the right hon. and learned Member for Spen Valley (Sir J. Simon), the Chairman of the Statutory Commission. In reply I beg to say that I have His Majesty's permission to read to the House a message which the Viceroy sent to the King, through the India Office, this morning, and which contains the only information I have other than that given in Press reports:
(Message begins). "I regret to have to inform your Majesty that an attempt was made this morning to wreck my train by exploding a bomb under it as we were approaching Delhi. Luckily no harm was done, and few of us realised what had occurred. I hope your Majesty, therefore, will not be disturbed by exaggerated reports." (Message ends.)I am sure I shall be expressing the sentiment of the House in voicing our profound thankfulness that Lord and Lady Irwin and their staff so providentially escaped injury in this dastardly outrage.