The Vancouver papers belatedly to hand. show that the Pan-Pacitle Women's Conference held there in July was well attended. The Chinese Aelegation was headed by Mrs. 1. C. Mel of Shanghai, and the President of the Conference was Miss Mary Bollert of the University of British Columbia. The next conference will be held in New Zealand in January 1040 when the programme will include a study of the practical ways of promoting International. understanding.
the: Pacific. Miss Josephine Sehain will read paper on economic inter-dependence and Mrs, Felix. Keesing will dear with cultural contr butions to the countries. The conference at Van-
Jcouver met for twelve days and the "Vancouver Sun expressed its appreciation of the way which women had come from all parts of the: Pacific to study the problems of that area and {tg endeavour to promote international. under= standing. The Japanese delegate was Mrs. Tsune Gauntlet, he wife of a retired British Profescor of the University of Tokyo. Mrs. Gauntlett has Fepresented Japan in many parts of the world '3nd took prominent part in presenting. the Petition signed by 120000. women to the. Dis-'Brmament Conference in. London seven years '40. Hawaii was represented by a Chinese Tady, Airs, Arthur Zone, Australia was represented by Dr. Georgina Sweet of Melbourne who was accompanied by fourteen leading women from ihe Commonwealth: ix the tony of fate that while the Conference was silting the peace a the Paciie was ogum being violently disturbed, but i i not likely that the Pan-Pacife Women's Arsociation will Flax its Interest, and Perhaps
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