British and Foreign.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 May 1914, Page 3

British and Foreign.

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|PEB PKESS ASSOCIATION.! (Received This Day, a.m.)

PRECAUTIONS

Loudon, May 22

It is understood that the movements of the Royal Irish Constabulary is a precaution in view of a possible outbreak when the Home Rule Bill leaves the House oi Commons. The Roman Catholic priests are urging their flocks to abstain from processions and to celebrate the passing of the bill. A VISIT TO GERMANY, lour battleships and three cruisers will visit Kiel in June. This is the first visit to Germany singe 1900. GREAT INTEREST. There is intense interest in the Ipswick by-election, and this. Insurance Bill is looming largely in connection therewith. WOMEN AT WAR. In connection with the raid on Buckingham Palace, one hundred women marched to Grosvenor street and hurled themselves against the closed gates, led by .an infuriated clergyman in shirtsleeves. They had many scuffles but-, the police rapidly repelled them. More serious disorders took place "\'it Constitution Hill, and women armed with shears tried to cut the hridles of the mounted police. ' Others with Indian clubs attacked the constgjjks or flung themselveshe police, but were thrown to the ground. While a policeman was temporarily blinded with paint a woman struck him with a He was sent to the hospital in an unconscious state.- A number of bedraggled women ran the gauntlet of an unsympathetic crowd. They were arrested, carried to Wellington Arch, and locked in a room, where they smashed the windows and broke up. the furniture. The crowd recognised. Miss Billington and severely maltreated her. The nolice found her crying bitterly, and escorted her to safety. Sixtyseven were arrested, including several during the disturbance at. night at Whitehall, where the Government offices were strongly guarded. The prisoners from 1 Wellington Arch were taken to Scotland Yard. Mn nv escaped I to the roof and addressed the crowd on the embankment, but were recaptured. (Received This Day, !).■% a.m.) AMALGAMATION. London, May 22. On official amalgamation has been arranged between the Peninsular and British India shipping lines. CRAZY WOMEN. The suffragettes smashed five pictures in the National Gallery, and another smashed pictures in the Royal Academy. A woman entered the Venetian room with a hammer concealed in her clothing and smashed all pic tures within reach, slightly damaging /the Madonna and Child (with infant saints), the portrait of Girolano Matatine, Madonna and Child (with Christ's agony in J .he. garden), Saint Peter the Martyr, John and Christopher and The Doge; The woman was arrtsted. She was cut by the broken glass. Simultaneously another suffragette was in the Royal Academy with a cleaver and siu.ashed Clausen's Prima vera. It was damaged to the extent of £250. - The woman was arrested. PLEA OF GUILTY. ~~ In the canteen case.(owing to the judge ruling that the defendants were agents of the Crown) all the defendants, following their counsels' advice, pleaded guilty. Sentence was deferred. (Rceived This Day, 11.20 a.m. HUERTA TROOPS CONCENTRATING. Mexico City, May 22. Huerta is now concentrating h'is troops at the capital in view of the Constitutionalists rapid advance southward. The Federal forces in tho neighbourhood of San Luis .Potosic are m danger of being surrounded. If such a thing happens there is a likelihood that the capital will remain at Villa's mercy, as at present the forces are insufficient to properly defend it. (Received This Day, 11).25 a.m.) GOLF 'CHAMPIONSHIP. Loudon, May 22. In the second ante-penultimate round of the golf championship, Humphries beat Phillips 2 1, Martin Smith beat Graham •"> 2, Hazlet beat Kolesar 1 up, Jenkins beat Hunter 2 1. In the semifinals Ha/Jot beat- Humphries by 1 up, Jenkins beat Martin Smith 2-1. SUFFRAGETTE It IN TS.

While the King and Queen were at u matinee in llis Majesty's Theatre, a suffragette chained to the stalls addressed iving George. She shouted "You

Czar!" She was removed struggling. Another suffragette chained lo the adjoining scat shrieked "Gagged!" until a mechanic removed the seat' bodily. Another

clambered on the stage and harrangued King George. She was pushed into the auditorium, where a similar interruption followed. Seven women and two men were ejected. The police were compelled to rescue the ejected disturbers from a hostile crowd in the street. The suffragettes exploded a bomb at Itoschall Church, Edinburgh. Tfc did little damage.

(Received This Day, 12 of' p.mj. DEATH SENTENCE lAiP<JsED New York, ;i> 22. Police-Lieutenant Becker was found guilty of comni'-cit-y with the gun-men in Uic uMiriier of Rosenthal at the second trial. The jury stated un<j.ucstionalily that Becker assisted in the minder plot and the death son f "nee must be imposed.