MILITANT SUFFRAGETTES.
A CHILDISH MOTION
London, June 29.
The House of Commons, by 213 votes to 67, declined to reduct: Mr. McKenna’s salary in connection with the forcible feeding of the Suffragettes.
Suffragettes are suspected of attempting to burn the C’orsham residence of Mr. Charles Hobhouse, Financial Secretary to the Treasury. A hole was made under the door and paper saturated with oil was found. Two ladies were seen in the vicinity at 1 a.m. the same morning.
SCENES AT LLOYD GEORGE’S MEETING.
(Received 1, 8.50 a.m.) London, June 30.
Mr. Lh.yd George addressed 3'iOO it Woodford tn the benefits of the Insurance Act. Men and women of the suffragettes party considerably interrupted him. They infuriated the stewards; and a fierce struggle look place. Chairs were broken, women’s hats were torn off and many persons were ejected so exhausted ami blood-stained that they required the aid of the ambulance CONVICTIONS AND RELEASES. (Received 1. 8.50 a.m.) London, June 30. Violet Daubncy was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment for breaking windows at Mr. McKenna’s house.
Eleven suffragettes were released at Birmingham, the majority of whom were being forcibly fed. Moro window-smashing has taken place at Leicester and elsewhere.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 168, 1 July 1912, Page 5
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