WOMEN’S FRANCHISE

Southland Times, Issue 14579, 21 November 1910, Page 5

WOMEN’S FRANCHISE

THE CRUSADE REV VED LADY STOUT Off THE POLICE. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.) LONDON, Nov. 18. The Premier, in a letter to Lord Lytton says: “I cannot give an assurance that women’s suffrage will be proceeded with next year.” Successive deputations persistently endeavoured to rush the entrance to St. Stephens, but the police prevented them and made S3 arrests. . SOME NOTABLE SUFFRAGETTES. LONDON, Nov. 19. Received Nov . 20, 5.5. p.m. Mrs Pankhurs:, Miss Bertha Ayrton, Mesdames Cobden and Sanderson, Dr Elizabeth Garrett, Mrs Anderson and Princess Dhuleep Singh headed the first Woman’s Suffrage deputation. The arrests‘include Miss Ellen Gibb, a descendant of William Skirvlng (who was sent to Botany Bay in 1793 for advocating women’s suffrage), and Mrs Morrison, daughter of Sir Terence Murray. The demonstrations will continue until the dissolution of Parliament. Lady Stout, who accompanied one of the deputations, stated that the policemen were the roughest and mpst bloatedlooking people she had ever seen. Lady Solomon, aged 80, vas knocked down. The authorities’ will not prosecute or discharge the prisoners.