THE SUFFRAGETTES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 12 August 1913, Page 5

THE SUFFRAGETTES.

HECKLING OR MR LLOYD CCOiRiGE. JEALOUSY IN RRISON. (Received August 11, 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, August 10. During his address to 10,000 miners, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Lloyd George, wae much interrupted by Suffragettes. The chairman threatened that the audience might duck the offenders in a pond. Suffragettes fired the higher grade schools at Sutton, in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, paraffin and explosives being used. The police cut the fuses of the explosives and the fire brigade extinguished the fire. The damage was not serious. When Suffragettes attempted to horse-wliip Mr Pearson, the newspaper proprietor, a party of women just released from prison, ran to hia rescue. A sharp melee followed. The Suffragettes were quickly worsted, and had to be rescued by the policy. Ordinary prisoners have a strong antipathy to the Suffragettes, because they are released while the rest are obliged to serve. their sentences. The women, who rescued Mr Pearson were obviously delighted at the opportunity of ventilating their' grievances in a practical manner, r

| FREE SPEECH DEMONSTRATION | (Received August 11, 12.30 p.m.) ! LONDON, August 10. At a free speech demonstration in Trafalgar-square, Mr Wedgewood (Liberal M.P.), Mr Will Thorne (Labour. M.P.V and Mr George Lansbury (ex-Socialist M,P.) syyke. The meeting culminated in Miss Sylvia Pankhurst's arrest for leading an attack on Ministers' residences in Dbwningstreet. There was a hand-to-hand fight, in which the police used their truncheons. SYLVIA PANKHURST AGAIN. DEEDS, . NOT WORDS. NUMEROUS ARRESTS. (Received Last-Night, 11.30 o'clock.) LONDON, August 11. The promoters of the Trafalgarsquare .demonstration were dismayed at Sylvia appearance. 1 Mr Wedgewood, MP., who was presiding, . discountenanced disorder. - Suddenly Sylvia Pankhurst climb- 4 ed on to the platform and unfui'led a flag inscribed, "Deeds, not words! The argument of sticks and stones .is going to win women's freedom I" r After a violent tirade, which was listened to with close attention, a body-guard of East End youths r&ri her to Whitehall. The police arrested Sylvia .Pankhurst,' ten men, and eleven women. A party of militants in Westminster Abbey chanted the Pankhurst litany and refused to desist. The. vergers escorted them outside.