THE SUFFRAGETTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9305, 22 March 1907, Page 5

THE SUFFRAGETTES.

ANOTHER DEMONSTRATION.

PROCESSION DISPERSED BY THE

POLICE

[PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

LONDON, Maich 21.

A Women's Social Political Union meeting in Caxton Hall, including a large contingenst of Lancashire cotton operatives, in shawls and clogs, condemned the Government's attitude to Mr Dickenson'e Female Franchise Bill, andi summoned Sir H. Campbell-Baininerman, to legislate on the limes of his own speech.

Lady Habeirton volunteered to lead, a deputation to hand the resolution to the Premier.

The police broke <up the procession into twos and threes.

Soon 500 extra, ooaistables were assembled at the House of Commons, and! had great taxuble in insisting the most determined series of disorderly attempt© ever made to enter the precinots of th© buildiags Numerous' skiTmishes w^are

of no avail, the .rushes leading omly to the arrest of small batches.

The police showed the utmost forbearance, and, sought to .restrict their diatke to preventing anything in the nature of a combined demonstration.