WOMANHOOD SUFFRAGE.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13567, 7 November 1912, Page 5

WOMANHOOD SUFFRAGE.

DEMONSTRATION IN LONDON

LORD HALDANE'S CONVICTION

ANOTHER WINDOW SMASHING

RAID

(Received Nov 6, 9 p.m.)

London, Nov 6

Tho National Union of Suffrage Societies held a demonstration at the Albert Hall.

A letter was read from Lord Hal-d-ano, in which ho expressed the,conviction that nothing could keep back the canso of womanhood suffrage. Recent evenvsjjwero irrevelant to the merits of tho '. mtroversy. He hoped the House of C ■■mmons underrated the folly of a few ;' -natics.

E:-. ■■■[ Grey telegraphed his sympathies

Si.itragettes made a window wrecking raid in Oxford and Bond streets. Two of the offenders were arrested.

As a protest against tho defeat of Mt Snowdeii's women's suffrago amendment to the Homo Rule Bill, suffragettes smashed tho windows of tho Insurance Commissioners' office. Numerous arrests wero made.