MILITANT SUFFRAGISTS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 131, 1 July 1909, Page 2

MILITANT SUFFRAGISTS

ANOTHER A'l'fACK. ON Hit uO>-SK Ui' 1 UWi.UUNb. SCJSXiwj Ui' DlSUiiiJliil. b'illENltjlti rUi-iOli ut'cciv'L'd oU. it jj.tn. Ullluoii, - •- Xlie threaU oi uiii..aii. 10 lutciiipl lu raid tile iwUst: muii-. lor iht* Ihii'Lceii.n liuic lt-i. >o strenuous pulice meaautc*. Uiv l' [ informed All'. Keir Uard.c iliat Hi- ■ H lt--110 petition waa oiih and iho i.., it io compel ll.e l'runiier to proceed <* - -H die imputation unite anouier. u. I dined Jli'. llugii Laws motion u. il j'ouriiiiieni to uiscuss the refusal. I Mv. Law emphasised llie pnMwJii.- *«• i inii.eiice of scenes oi considerable uiaorder. Xue Speaker rcpiicd that thai >*■ :Ut additional reason fur not ii...-«.u.>.<ig lire matter.

llie reply was received with ciibW und laughter. Meanwhile a iarge crowd aaveinu eu to see the impending lun, -ncii' attitude was in no wise iriendlj to lire disturbers of tne peace. The outev cordon of police ilinui-1 ilw -ull'ragists' procesa'ion into del;;..ii:ne»"i nil being easily handled whenever they proceeded io create lawlc.nn---'-■Mrs. rankhiirsi led tfte uini contingent to the door of St. .Stephen's, anil declined to accept a letter wherein tiie Iprivat..- sewetary c.tpinin«l Mr. Asniiith's regret of his inability, for reasons, kuowu to Ilium, to receive the deputation.

FIRE EATING MRS. I'ANKHURST. ASSAI'I-TS A M)L!CE INSPECTOR. WINDOWS SMASHED. NUMBERS ARRESTED. Received 30, 11.15 p.m. London, June 30. Mrs. Ipankhurst insisted on the right to entc ■ and refused to retire.lnspi ;tor Jarvis declined to take the messag i to tho House and remarked: "I am responsible only to the State on this pi vement." He quietly but firmly I reitera ;ed his refusal to take the liieb'1 sage, [hereupon Mrs. i'ankhurat struck liim t rice iu the face with her open hand. Inspector Jarvis remarked that thia was do le for a purpose and said: "I am not pel turbed." Thei enpon she dealt hiin two severe blows, and her companion knocked his hat off.

Avjcsts followed; then fresh rushes and ; fHither arrests. Tin 1 , crowd pushed bock, but isolated snuishcil the windows of the lion ip Office, l'rivy' Council, Treasury, and Mr. Reginald MeKenna's house, <Vio hundred and eight men and twelve women were arrcs'tcd . The ltttI tor include Mrs Haverlield (Lord Abin- | ger's daughter), Maud Jacobsen (niece I oi the violinist of that name), and Lady Isabel Jlargesson's daughter.