London, Sept. 28.
Mrs. Lo Chang, the wife of the Chinese Consul-General in England, returned last Monday from Christiania, whither she had been to attend the Women's International Conference as the delegate of the Chinese Government. Mrs. Alfred Sze, the wife of the Minister, should have gone according to the original plan, but her health is not just now very satisfactory, and the strain of the function might have been too much for her. At two days' notice Mrs. Lo stopped into the breach, and she thus narrates her experiences in clear and very good English, with only an occasional search after a particular word.
"Of course China is very much behind other countries in' respect of gatherings of this nature. There were 28 Governments represented, but also many Women's Councils, and_we have no Women's Councils in China. That is the first step we have to take. It is, though, a big job—"and Mrs. Lo sighed—"but we ought to do quite well, if we flake a beginning in the big cities along the sea coasts. Women in China always play a big role in our life, much bigger than people outside the country think. At several periods of ottr history you will find rulers very much like your Queen Elizabeth. Women's influence did not begin in the ruling life of the country with the late Empress-Dowager. In the home, the Chinese woman exercises and always has exercised great indirect influence, not merely upon the husband but upon the sons, and if she liked to extend her activities the effect would be still more noticeable.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.