THE SUFFRAGETTE WAR.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1746, 10 May 1913, Page 5

THE SUFFRAGETTE WAR.

THE ST. PAUL'S BOMB. FOR NOTORIETY ONLY. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Reo. May 9, 11.50 p.m.) ! London, May 9.. Tho St. Paul's Cathedral authorities think-that tho bomb, which was recently found at tha rear of (he altar, was constructed so that it would not explode. They are of opinion that it was merely placed thero to attract attention and gain, notoriety. . THE REJECTED BILL. IN RETURN FOR THE FLOWER-POTS. London, May 8. Lady Carlisle, president of tho Women's Liberal Federation, denounced Mr. John Burns, President of the Local Government Board, for refraining to vote for the suffrage of women, and referred to him a.s a Democrat who forsook a cause because militants threw flower-pots at him. "Ho is not," said Lady Carlisle, "a stable politician." i MR. BALFOUR'S PREFERENCE. London, May 8. In connection with the defeat of Mr. Dickinson's Representation Bill, Mr. Balfour explains that he would have voted for the Conciliation Bill. [The Conciliation Bill proposed that every woman possessed of a household qualification within the meaning of the Representation of tho People Act, 1881, should be entitled to be registered as a voter, and when registered to vote for tho county or borough in which the qualifying premises were situated.] TAKING IT OUT OF THE BUST. London, May 8. A Suffragette was captured in tho Dublin Art Gallery while daubing a bust of Mr. John Redmond with green paint in revenge for his voting against the Representation Bill. i ' WOULD ICE THEM DOWN. London, May 8. Sir James Crichton-Browne, Lord Chancellor's Visitor in Lunacy, speaking at the Cold Storage Association's banquet, suggested that somo women would bo all the better for a cooling. It would be a great relief to the public to ico them down in cold storage, and then hand them on to the next century. / A PROTECTING FATHER; London, May 8. Dr. Wharry was fined £50 for preventing tho service of a writ on his suffragist daughter in connection with the damage 'recently dono at Kew Gardens.

THE CONSPIRACY CASE. . A NEW SOCIETY. London, May S. The hearing of the conspiracy caso in which sovoji women (including Mrs. Drummond) and 'a man named Clayton, a consulting analyst,' nro charged with conspiring with Mrs. Pankhurst and others to damage property was continued. Evidence was called to show that inflammatory speeches had been mado and letters and - -'.'circulars--"issued'-■relating to the formation of a "Young Hot Bloods' Society," consisting of unmarried ' members of the Women's Social and Political Union. The further hearing was adjourned until May 13. The women accused were i bailed out. MRS. DRUMMOND COLLAPSES. London, May 8. During the proceedings, Mrs. Drunimond twice collapsed in tho dock, and finally fell inscnsiblo outside-the Court. She was bailed out, and sent to a nursing home. Except Clayton, all tho accused "hunger-struck," and were bailed out,

INSCRIBED, BUT NOT BURNING. London, May 8. A bomb was found outside a jeweller's premises at Tottenham. It was inscribed "Votes for Women!" Its fuse was not burning.