THE SUFFRAGETTES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 8 May 1913, Page 5

THE SUFFRAGETTES.

CABLE NEWS

(United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph,—Copyright.)

A CHUftCH DESTROYED. WHAT THE VICAR SUGGESTS. (Received Mav 7, 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, M;iy 6. St. Catherine' 3 Church at New Cross was totally destroyed by fire. The hassocks had saturated with oil. Three women were in the Church prior to the outbreak. There had been no fire in * the Church for a fortnight, and tlie gas liad not been lighted for two days. The flames enveloped the building in a fow minutes. The vicaor suggests that the women hid in cupboards during the night. BOMB PLACED IN AN HOTEL. POLICEMAN TO THE RESCUE. (Received Mav 7, 9.25 a.m.> LONDON, M*y 6. A woman was seen placing bomb with a lighted fuse, in th G-rand Hotel. Th* police extinguished the fuse. Ada Ward was arrested, brought before the Court, and remanded, 'constable witnessed the attempt, aria captured the woman, but was unable afterwards 1 'to find the bomb, whirlhad been momentarily deposited on a dust-heap. TRAFALGAR SQUARE RIOTS. (Received May 7, 9.25 a.m.'r LONDON, May 6. The Trafalgar Square rioters were fined in sums rainging from £2 10s to £s>, A PRETTY DOG SACRIFICIiD. (Received May 7, 9.25 a.m'. v ' LONDON, May 6. Miss Asheton Crosw received a ; anonymous letter as follows: "I am j sorry that a pretty dog had to h sacrificed. The sa.:no course will be followed with every valuable rac? horse until we get votes for women. [On the 30th last month a cable message stated: "Mis&" Ashetai: Cross's Pekingese clianipion , tlc-p Ghooti, valued at £2IX)O, died mysteriously from aconite poisoning a: the Southampton Show.]

SUPPORT FROM CANADA. (Received OTTAWA, May ,7. Tlio National Council of Women'.* annual conference at Montreal decided to support women's suffrage. A feature of the gath'-'riptv was an address by Mrs Loathes, of Toronto, dealing with reforms effected in New Zealand bv means of women's votes.