FEMALE SUFFRAGISTS.
LAW TO TAjKB ITS COURSE. '■ > '
1 London, February 14. In the House ,)f Commons, Mr. Herbert Gladstone, Home Secretary, said that last year, :when the. suffragettjes' offences had first been committed, ho had made representations to them, hoping that lenienoy would prove effective, but the leniency had been used for the purpose of encouraging further offences. It was no part of his duty to be constantly interfering with the discretion of capable and experienced Stipendiary Magistrates exercising their judgment fairly-ill the public interest. TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT., Received lGtli, 5.8 p.m. ' London, February 15. ■ Miss Keimy and another who were arrested whilst attempting to storm Pa® liament House, were fined £5, with th«j alternative of a month's imprisonment-' Seven other defendants were ordered to enter into sureties to keep the peace, in default six weeks' imprisonment. All 1 " the defendants elected to go to gaol.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 49, 17 February 1908, Page 2
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146FEMALE SUFFRAGISTS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 49, 17 February 1908, Page 2
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