A Suffragette Raid

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 5, 25 May 1914, Page 5

A Suffragette Raid

WOMEN HEADED BY A PARSON. 1 BIG DISTURBANCE IN LONDON. By Cable—Press -tasociation—Copyright London, May 22. In connection with the raid on Buckingham Palace, a hundred women marched to Grosvenor Street and hurled themselves at the closed gates, headed by an infuriated clergyman in his shirt sleeves. They had many scuffles, but the polic readily repelled them. There was core serious disorder on Constitution Hill Women, armed with shears, tried to cut the bridles of the horses of the mounted police. Others with Indian clubs attacked the constables or flung themselves on the poI- ; ice, hot were thrown to the ground, i While a policeman was temporarily j blinded with paint a woman struck him with a club. He was removed to a hospital in an unconscious state. A number of bedraggled women, who ran the gauntlet of an unsympathetic crowd, were arrested and carried to the Wellington Arch and locked in a room. They smashed the windows and broke up the furniture. The crowd recognised Miss Biliington and severely maltreated her. The police found her crying bitterly and escorted her to safety. Sixty-seven arrests were made, includ-

ing several during the disturbances at night in Whitehall, where the Gpvernittient offices were strongly guarded. prisoners from Wellington Arch 'were taken to Scotland Yard, whero many escaped to the roof and addressed a crowd on the embankment. They were recaptured.

PICTURE SLASHING AGAIN. AN ORGANISED AFFAIR. London, May 22. A suffragette smashed five pictures in the National Gallery and another smashed pictures in the Royal Academy.

The woman entered the Venetian Room at the National Gallery, with i hammer concealed in her clothing and smashed the pictures within reach. She slightly damaged the "Madonna and Child with Infant Saints," "A portrait by Girolans," "The Malatine Madonna Child with Christ's Agony in the Carden," "St. Peter the Martyr, John and Christopher," and "The Doge."' The woman, who was arrested, was cut by the bro-

ken glass. Simultaneously another suffragette in the, Academy, with a cleaver, smashed Clausen's "Primavera," which was damaged t«-the extent of £250. She was arrested.

KING HARANGUED AT A THEATRE. BOMB EXPLODES IN A CHURCH. London, May 22. The King and Queen attended a matinee at His Majesty's Theatre. A sufJtentte, chained in the stalls, addressed Knag George and shouted 'You Czar." She was removed struggling. AnotheT, chained to the adjoining seat. shrieked and was gagged until a mechanic had removed the seat bodily. Another clambered on the stage and harangued King George. She was pushed imto tiie auditorium and acted in a. similar manner.

An interruption followed and seven women and two men were ejected. The police were compelled to rescue the ejected persons from a hostile crowd in the street.

Suffragettes exploded a bomb in Rosebill Church, Edinburgh, but little dam-

age was done. The suffragettes who were arrested at the Palace behaved riotously at Bow, burled shoes and papers at the Magistrate and tried to climb over the dock railings. Packets of white powder were hurled indiscriminately by the crowd in the court, wibieh was cleared after exciting struggles.

One woman was sentenced to ten days and others were bound over.

A SCENE AT A THEATRE. ■ L _ THEIR MAJESTIES UNMOVED. STORMY TIMES IN THE COURTS. Received 24, 5.5 p.m. London, May 23. The National Gallery and the Wallace collection are closed indefinitely. The documents found at Maida Vale included plans of a country house, and several coils of inflammable cord. Annie Henry interviewed the Primate and intimated her intention of remaining at Lambeth Palace. Finally she was arrested under the Cat and Mouse Act. A »atince performance of ''The Silver King" at His Majesty's Theatre realised £1691 on behalf or King George's Pension Fund for actors l and actresses. Besides the suffragettes' attempt to baranguc, leaflets were showered from the stalls past the front of the Royal box. Their Majesties were apparently unmoved throughout, but the audience, of wkieh two-thirds were women, exhibited intense indignation. There were disturbances in most of the police courts where the suffragettes were being charged. Pandemonium reigned, especially at Bow Street, where sixty-five struggled and yelled. Male and female sympathisers joined in the

uproar. Blows were exchanged with , y le pclice before the court was cleared. Mb' A katless .suffragette , threw a boot, . •* wfci(* i*« Magistrate, Mr. Dickenson,

CRIMINAL VANDALISM. INTERFERENCE WITH CITY WATER SUPPLV. Received 24, midnight. London, May 24. Suffragettes placed bombs alongside the pipes conveying. water from Loch Katrine to Glasgow, but the fuse burned out before reaching the detonator. An explosion Would have cut off Stall Glasgow's water supply. A suffragette at Edinburgh gashed Laverev's picture of the King in the Scottish Academy. She was arrested.

Two suffragettes smashed a mummy case in the British Museum, but the tontents were unharmed. One, Wheeler, was sentend to two months' imprisonment, and the others to a month. The police raided and occupied the Women's Political Union offices, and arrested Grace Rea, general secretary, who was charged with conspiring with Nellie Hall to damage property.