THE WILD WOMEN.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1662, 31 January 1913, Page 5

THE WILD WOMEN.

LETTER-BOX OUTRAGES. EXTENSIVE SHOP'WINDOW-i SMASHING. NUMBERS SENT TO^GAOL. By Telccraoh.—Press A£aocV*ton'-rjonyrlKM« (Rcc; January 30, 10.20 p.m.) t London, January 80, Two hunded packets hare been damaged by Suffragettes at tho \?oro Street l»ost Office. ■ ■■..-. ■■. A packet addressed to Mr. Lloyd-Gr/qrge. burst into flarnoa when, exposed, to tho air. Thoro have, been more pillar-box' outrages in many districts. ,'»'.''■ A Suffragette was arrested for breaking ■ a Colonial Office window. Four letter-boxes in York .contained letters to Mr. Asquith, in which vero glass tubes containing a liquid which ignited on exposure to tho air. • Suffragettes attempted to enter tho hall at Mr. Asquith's meeting at Lowsn, Kfo, and threo were arrested for throwing pepper in a constable's face. • London, Januaryi 29. The Suffragettes have pmashed .windows in Hegent and Oxford Stents,, Charing Cross, and other centres." Mrs. Despard, president bf tho Women's.Suffrage League, who went b gaol for a fortnight in ■preference to paying a fine of 405., has been released, an unknown person having paid tho fine.

Three women and one man, -who supported Mrs. Dospard in her raid, hhvo been sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment. , >. ' :' V f A Suffragette smashed another of the' Hamburg-AmoTican' Company's windows, valued at J3150. :'■ ' Mrs. Drummond, who was arrested for attempting to enter St. Stephen's, Hall, has been sentenced to a fortnight's . imprisonment in the second division.' On hearing the verdict she exclaimed'. "For shame s you mean the first division. There'will be a hunger-strike." Several other Suffragettes received similar sentences.. ;,. ' ,'. .' \, .■•■ Grace Burbidge was endeavouring.:' to place pfeoSphorus in a letber-box when' the phosphorus dropped on her arm', and burnt it! . She'had to be medically' treated. Brought before the. Court, she was remanded, > V ' :.'. AMERICAN SUFFRAGETTE MARCH, i (Eco. January, SO, 9.55 , < New York, January 88. , Tho Suffragettes' plan to wait to Washington with a message to, the White House demanding tho vote.