"A MARTYR."

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 725, 26 January 1910, Page 7

"A MARTYR."

WILL NOT BE DENIED HER CROWN. - LADY C. LYTTON. ( Cy TeleKraph-PrcasAeaociiitlon-Oopy right. London, January 24. A_ woman 'calling; herself Jane was' sentenced on January 14 to a- fortnight's : imprisonment \ at./ Liverpool in connection', with Suffragetto ■-.' disturbances.' . ■■!;: •'• The authorities have just.'.discovered .that tlio prisoner isreally Lady. Constance Lytton, Who is .'seeking ; to; cast ■ ridicule : on * Mr; Gladstone, the Home Secretary; for releasing her on the plea that she "was-'suffering; fromi.a weak '. heart, rather .than '•■'order, an 1 Earl's, to! bo, : fore-' ibly fed.' ... -N y':--';/ ; A; DISPUTE. AS TO/THE STATE OF A LADY'S HEART. meeting'^'-of \ the: members of'.the' I 1 abian 1 Society; in; November the following; resolution was passed by a largo. ■ ni.ajority ;^'"rhat. \in ;r view- of I .' the i surrender of tho . Home. Offico/ to; Lady Coustance Lytton on .the .evident ground that. forcible feeding is •an outrago too dis•gustingto 'be.':offered -' to. -a; woman ■ of. /rank, rthis" niefiting,"assures,'.the "Government ihiit public., opinion> makes no Such class distinction,- and: is* equally, revolted whon tho samo outrage .is offered to poorer , women. Also, that the i meeting recognises; that 'tho . 'discontinuonco of forcible" feeding i will . compel the 'Government. choose "between', allowing the' -prisoners-to;stance' to' death' and allowing'.ithe" lawstoibd. defeated,'/ 'It, .there-. fore,' r invites ! 4he\ Government to 'avoid ■ -this situation, by giying tho Suilragiste. tho .Mssurances' they .demand;; and giving' thqa:: the benefit of any "distindtions; that ; may : b6./.'in ; different classes ofprisoners.".,!'■!'- i/, "■ '-! '. The ;• Home Secretary, \through'/'"Mr.'; Troup, 'has 1 addressed 'to. the "secretary of .tho-Fabian Society.' a letter- 1 ih'-'which ha eays '.that ithe- resolution- 'contains falsehoods of such a character.-that;..ho.'.dMs".not think ! it would feo right lo pass them . over in siloncd. He points!out that Lady Constance- Lytton s; release had nothing, to do with her rank or social position. Sho iwas 9ololy: ; /because ;;..she was .suffering,'!,from heart disease, and ; because /violent l 'resistance: on." her ", part to. 'the medical treatment appropriate to her case would; have involved ; some risk to her life.-;'lh'no. tense;oan the process'be' 'described .as torture or an outrage. The. brief, 'disebmfott;-, itinvolves is nothing compared .to j.thej self-iiiflioted itortiire of; starvation! - /It 'is' absolutely- untrue !• to' say:that;the.Suffragists have not.received the full benefit of the distinctions made :betweon different classes of prisoners. " !' . Lady Constance Lytton, : Suffragette, and sister of Edrl Lytton, was released in/October/after, a short■ detention. She is forty years of age.'. ;• ; \ .

:• Mr. • Smith G. Young; of Lanseys, 'Michigan;.: accompanied :. J by ■; : Mrs; Young, arrived by the Hauroto. yesterday on: a toUr of ;New_ Zealand. V. Mr."; Young carries a letter -'of-'uitroduction from his native State, signed by the Governor, Mr. ■: Fred. M. Warner, and - the; Secretary of State, recommending ; him as . one of.iLanseys most, prominent and ■ popular ■ ■ business men.' . Mr; : arid Mrs/- Yourig; are staying at the Grand Hotel.

The London "Daily Mail," December B,' had the following"Tho Mnori "Princess ' Peara Nene—direct' descendant "of. the chiefs who ruled- the Ngapuki tribes'long before New Zealand was discovered— possessed "a mostremarkablevoice,' something . between it' tenor and a bass. Last .night she made her debut at the Queen's Gate Hall, singing. 'Come into the'• .Gar-. den, Maud' with , : gfeat;:forco. '-. At pre-, sent she lacks ,_the sense of musical • perspective—that is to say, :hor.renderingslire a triflo automatic. Her dress was one" of' the most; gorjjeous things ; ever, seen on a 'rancert platform, and is stated . to be one of'the finest'-specimens of embroidery in existence.'" r .--'

! At the -Concert Chamber, Town ■. Hall, oh Friday, 1 , at .8. p.m.,; Sir - Joseph Ward, on ■ behalf, of. .the , Liberal party; of New Zealand, .ivill niake a presentation to Mr. E. GsJlichan.' : The members' of the Ministry:,are: toi be present, and friends' are cordially invited to . attend. 1