“KILL US OR FREE US.”

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144146, 16 July 1913, Page 3

“KILL US OR FREE US.”

MRS. PANKHURST’S MOTTO. CHARGE BY DETECTIVES. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. —COPYRIGHT. LONDON, July 15. Mrs. Pankhnrst, speaking at the Pavilion, declared that Parliament must give them votes or kill the women. She challenged tho Government to kill them or give thorn freedom. Suddenly, detectives, with their heads down to protect their faces against male suffragists brandishing sticks and women using hatpins and umbrellas, dashed into a solid group of women, in the centre of which was Miss Kenny. A violent struggle ensued, men and women lining bowled over in attempting to rescue her. Eventually Miss Kenny was forced into a taxi-cab and the detectives drove off amid execration and shouts of “Shame!” from their comrades and from the crowd of women who, with tho detectives, boro evidences of the fray. Mrs. Pankhnrst was not arrested, having escaped during tho confusion. DEEDS,'NOT WORDS. SYDNEY SUN SPECIAL CABLE. (Received July 16, 8 a.m.) LONDON, July 15. Mrs. Pankhnrst ,in a speech at the Pavilion Music Hall, declared that a defiant deed was of greater value than thousands of words, and that sho was determined to do such a deed. THE MOUSE BEING WATCHED. (Received July 16, 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 16. Mrs.'Pankhnrst has returned to her apartments, and is now under surveillance. ' Several sympathisers have boon fined for the Pavilion raolco.