THE SUFFRAGETTES.
MRS DRUMMOND'S SANCTUARY,
ON CARSON'S DOORSTEP,
By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyriztn. London, Thursday.
Mrs "General" Drummond, who was summoned owing to her inciting speeches, visited Sir Edward Carson's house and claimed sanctuary, considering that Sir Edward was a fellow militant, whose threshold was the safest shelter from arrest, She accordingly stationed, hsrs'lf at the doorstep. Mrs Dacre Fox, who was similarly summoned, entered the grounds of Lord Lansdowne's house. The police removed both to the police station, but 'when released, Mrs Fox returned to Lord Lansdowne's house.
PUNISHING HUNGER-STRIKERS, COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGE. London, Thursday. The Grand Jury at the LoYidon sessions recommended that hunger-strik-ing be regarded as a breach of prison discipline, punishable at the prison governor's discretion, and that compensation for damage caused by militants be taken from the society to which the militants belong. Rome, Thursday. The International Council of Womsn favoured women's suffrage, and urged the necessity for vigilance in- connection with the employment of women by employment agencies.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 669, 16 May 1914, Page 5
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162THE SUFFRAGETTES. King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 669, 16 May 1914, Page 5
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