THE SUFFRAGETTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 297, 8 May 1913, Page 5

THE SUFFRAGETTES.

THE LATEST OUTRAGE. A CHURCH BURNED. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, May 6. St. Margaret's Church, at New Cross, has been totally burned. The hassock* were saturated with oil. Three women were within the church prior to the outbreak. . In connection with the destruction of - St. Catherine's Church it was stated'' that there had been no fire in the church for a fortnight, and the gas had not been lighted for two days. The flames enveloped the building in a few minutes. The vicar suggests that' a woman hid in the cupboards at night. The damage amounts to £20,000. A woman was seen placing a bomb with a lighted fuse in the Grand Hotel. SUFFRAGE BILL REJECTED. London, May 6. Speaking in the House on the Women's Suffrage Bill, Mr. Asquith said he regretted the variance of his colleagues on women's franchise, but the Opposition Party was just as much divided. ' The amendment of Mr. Arnold Ward (Unionist member for West Hants) to reject the Representation of Womei Bill was carried by 266 votes to 219.. ADA WARD ACTIVE. London, May 0. Ada Ward (well known as an actress) J his been remanded in connection with the attempted Grand Hotel bomb outrage. A constable who witnessed the outrage captured her. He was unable, afterwards, to discover the bomb, which was momentarily deposited in a dust heap. THE TRAFALGAR SQUARE RIOTERS. London, May 6. The Trafalgar Square rioters were fined frqm £2 10s. to £5. SO-CALLED REVENGE. EVEN ANIMALS SUFFER. London, May 6., Miss Assheton Cross, whose champion , Pekingese dog (valued at £2000) was poisoned on April 30, has received an anonymous letter, stating that tho writer was sorry a pretty dog was sacrificed, but the same course would be followed with every valuable racehorse until Votes for women were granted. . A DISGRACEFUL RECORD. London, May <S. Since the outset of the suffrage cam--1 paign a thousand members of the Women's Social and Political Union have been arrested, 209 have gone on hunger strikes, 124 have been forcibly fed, and' £160,000 has been subscribed to the union's funds. . . CANADIAN SUPPORT. Received 7, 9.30 p.m. Ottawa, May 7. The National Council of Women's annual conference at Montreal decided to support Women's suffrage. A feature of the gathering was an address by Mrs. ■ Leathes, of Toronto, dealing with the reforms effected in New Zealand by means of women's votes. THE SUFFRAGE DEBATE. THE CABINET DIVIDED. Received 7, 1.1.45 p.m. London, May 7. The House of Commons was crowded owing to the suffrage debate, which is characterised as a conflict between party friends on both sides. Mr. Asquith declared that the social structure would not be strengthened by granting women a vote. He regretted the difference with his colleagues. If they had hinted at a change of leadership he was prepared to resign, but the hint had not been given. Sir E. Grey emphasised Mr. Asquith's fairness to his colleagues who favored the Suffrage Bill, and the supporters of the suffrage had reason to deplore the unconsidered criminal conduct of the militant few. Sir E. Grey, Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. A. Birrell, Mr. S. Buxton, Mr. Runciman and Mr. F. D. Acland voted for the Bill, and Mr. Asquith, *Mr. McKenna, Mr. L. V. Harcourt and Colonel Seely against it. A majority of the Nationalists opposed it. There were a number, of absten- ] tions on both sides, and 22 pairs. FURTHER BOMB OUTRAGES. Received 8,12,55 a.m. London, May 7. A watchman discovered an unignited ' bomb at the rear of the altar in Saint : i Paul's Cathedral. Another was dis- | covered in a doorway in Bouvcrie r ( Street. A policeman conveyed it to the ' Daily News office and immersed it in i water.