ATTACK ON HOLLOWAY PRISON

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1816, 31 July 1913, Page 7

ATTACK ON HOLLOWAY PRISON

MIDNIGHT VISIT. BY SUFFRAGETTE MOB. Br 'McEra.ph—PieEs Association—Copyright London, July 29. Sympathisers with Suffragettes at present detailed in Holloway Prison marched from an East End mooting, armed with' sticks and stones, and arriving at the prison gates nearly on midnight, they demanded the relcaso of Hiss Annio Kenny. The polico scattered the demonstrators, who sealed the prison fences on tlw opposite side. The polica patrolled the gaol precincts for the remainder of tho night. The demonstrators consisted of Suffragettes and East End youths. They strongly protested against Hiss Kenny's rearrest. Several climbed a fenco and smashed windows of tho governor's house. Two shots wore fired. Several trero arrested. . Two women participating in tho affair have been sentenced to two months' imprisonment, and a man to four months' imprisonment. REASONS FOR RELEASE. (Rec. July 30, 9.20 a.m.) London, July 29. The Teleaso of lira. Lawrencc, Lady Sybil Smith, and Miss Sharp was due to tho magistrate revising the commitments. "CATS AND MICE." London, July 29. Tho Home Offico is satisfied witli the results of tlis "Cat and Mouse" Act. Under it twenty-one persons have been dealt with, compared with 2200 previous charges against Suffragettes. .

"SLEEP STRIKERS." (Sydney "Sun" Special—July 30, 6.20 p.m.) London, July 30. Miss Sylvia. Pankhurst is adding a "sleep striko" to her "hunger strike" in prison. She has declared that she will walk her cell continuously. WOMEN'S RIGHTS, WITH RESPECT TO BATHING COSTUMES. (Sydney "Sun" Special—July 30, G. 20 p.m.) New York, July 30. A lady doctor, a. Suffragette, of Chicago, defied the police by bathing in Lake Michigan without' skirts. Sho declared t!hat the law was a. gross attack on women's rights, and insulting to their natural sense of decency. The lady was arrested, and the eas9 will bo tested in the courts.