RANG UP THE KING

Grey River Argus, 24 April 1913, Page 5

RANG UP THE KING

: A CHEEKY SUFFRAGETTE, =. QUEEN MARY SACKS THE SERVANTS. : ,;'. -LONDON, April 22. ■■ A story is being told of a suffragette who learnt the private telephone number of the King and rang him up. George, happened to bo in his writing roof when the bell rang, and he answered himself. Accounts differ as to George's langu I age when he discovered to whom he was talking. The suffragette says that she was just able to call out "AYe \uirit votes for;——," when the King said "I cannot talk to you," and rang oil, I:.. '.'■ ; . " .-.'■ A servant from, the Palace tells that the King was furious. He summoned his equerry and said "Some infernal woman has given away the private royal call number." Another story is that the King took it as a joke,' but said~he must get a new telephone" number. The Queen, who was at first in favor of women's suffrage, has turned against thc'?pi'6posal sinee Jhe militant suffragettes started their campaign. She dismissed several women servants bccau.se she overheard them haying heatedVarguments in favor of militancy, and carpeted several others. One highly placed member of the household lias resigned owing to the ill-feeling licr attitude caused amongst her colleagues.