THE FRANCHISE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 215, 30 January 1913, Page 5

THE FRANCHISE.

AX OLD LADY SKXTEXCED. By Cable— Press Association—Copyright. London, January 28. Mrs. Despard lias been sentenced to a fortnight's imprisonment. | WAIT I NT! FOlt LLOYD fIEOEOE. London, January 28. Mr. Lloyd George having written regretting tbat lie was unable to receive a deputation, tbe suffragettes later replied recalling bis promise to receive a deputation when the fate of tbe Bill iiad been decided, and statin;,' that they would wait for him at the .Mouse of Commons to-uighl. SUFFRAGIST DIS'ITRBAXCES. London, January 2S. Tbe suffragettes smashed a number of windows in the Treasury, also in a shipping company's olliees in Coekspur street. Tbe police rescued several militant suffragettes from menacing crowds in Whitehall. Altogether, twenty-two suffragettes were arrested, chiefly for resisting the police. A deputation visited tbe House of Commons and demanded to see Mr. Lloyd Ceorge. Tbe latter refused, but, said be was prepared to receive them tomorrow. Mrs, Drummond said that the reply was unsatisfactory. The deputation attempted to enter St. Stephen's Hall, and in the scrimmage several, including Mrs. Druinmond. were arrested. FL'RTII ER DISTURBANCES. THE GOVERNMENT ATTACKED. Beceived 20. f1.4.1 p.m. London, January 2!l. Mrs. Despard accepted imprisonment in preference to a fine of 40s. The Home OHicc. Treasury. Admiralty and Local Government Board ollice windows were broken. Then the wreckers deM roved tbe huge plateglass windows <>•' the llamburg-Amerika shipping ollice. Mrs. J'ankhursf, addressing a sull'ragilfe meeting, declared that the whole plot, even to the Speaker's ruling, had been decided on long ago. Mr. Llovd George's refusal to receive a. deputation confirmed the belief that he was associated with bis colleagues in their crime towards the women. The whole business was a trick of tbe Cabinet, who were all anti-su(Tragists at heart.