THE SUFFRAGETTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 304, 16 May 1913, Page 5

THE SUFFRAGETTES.

I THE UNIONV-j ADMINISTRATION. / DESPERATE MEASURES. A SKMOUS RIOT. . By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Reccivud 15, 11.10 p.m. London, May 15. There Is evidence that the circulation 1 of The Suffragette has declined in a fewweeks from IV,OOO weekly to 7500. Mrs. Pankhurst refused to admit that this was due to the outrages. Evidence was also given that a hundred women employed at the headquarters of the union were paid 25s weekly, including Misses Leigh and -Evans, concerned in the Dub"n fire. There was a two hours' riot in connection with an auction of the goods of two ladies refusing to pay taxes. The suffragettes formed a procession, with decorated cars and flags. A hostile crowd of two thousand pelted them with ■eggs, *nur and filth, destroyed the banners and overturned carriages. Four suffragettes were thrown out. The crowd tried to pull off their clothing, and the police with difficulty rescued and sheltered the women in a blacksmith's shop. The auction was abandoned. ATTEMPTED ARSON. THE BOW STREET OUTRAGE. ••* deceived 15, 11.50 p.m. London, May 15. An attempt was made to burn the historic parish church at Penn, in Buckinghamshire. Three women have been arrested. The vicar noticed dense smoke, and extinguished the fire before the brigade arrived. Paper was stuffed underneath the pedals and fired, and the organ was ruined. Suffragist literature was . left. Bennett's bomb included a cartridge with a percussion cap exposed, and a nail driven through the lid, which would have caused an explosion if the date was stamped over the nail. The parcel arrived wliile Mr. Bennett was on the . bench. The bomb was detected and given to the police. FURTHER BOMB INCIDENTS! CASES AGAINST MILITANTS. London, May 14. Three bonfbs were discovered in a carriage of a train occupied % passengers at Kingston-on-Thames, -with pamphlets declaring "Life and property will be unsafe until women get the vote." : A postal package was delivered to Mr. Bennett, magistrate of Bow Street Court, ■ containing a tin box filled with guni powder. ?t also contained a cartridge. . An reec'iver has been appointed to administer the estate of Mr. Pethick j Lawrence. The sum of £6OO is involved. ! . Mr. Lawrence declares he is quite able to pay, but is fighting against an unjust law enabling the executive to crush any- ; one sidinar with revolt. ! The police aTe searching for Hu»h Franklin. Elsie Duval and Phyllis and Ella Stevenson, who disappeared after their licenses under the Hunger-strikers' Act liad 'expired. The principal evidence in the suffragette case .indicated that Miss Kennedy was paid a salary of four guineas -weekly Mrs. Drummond and Miss Kerr each 70s' Misses Sanders and Barrett each fiOs' Miss Christabel Pankhurst received 175s for four months' salary and "travellin" ■expanses. . ° MOVEMENT IN UNITED STATES. •Washington, May 14. fijnator Chamberlain's resolution amending the United States constitution to ?ive the suffrage to women was considered by a committee and ordered to be favorably reported to the Senate