International Body Formed to Combat Evils 'Work towards the ce-ordination of effort for the prevention of raffle in women and children was sot in train on June 17 when the China Iner-national Association for the' Relief and Protection of. Women and Chile dren was inaugurated at a tea given in the Foreign ¥.M.C.A. in the after-
Twenty-one organizations (fourteen Chinese and seven foreign) and 40 individuals (93 Chinese and thirteen foreign) made up this international body which is an outcome of the Far East Anti-White Slave Conference, convened under the auspices of the League of Nations at Bandoeng. Java, in early February, 'The majority of Chinese delegates to the Java Conference attended yes terday's meeting. Others present included Baroness de Weydenthal, Miss 'Marie Wood of the King's Daughters' Society, Mz. Charles Metzler, representative of the Russian Emigrants' Community and chairman" of the Russian Emigrants' Committee, and twenty others interested in the work, Mr, Hsung Hsi-ling, for ear Premier of China and chief delegate to the Java Conference, extended a hearty welcome to all those present at the snatigural meeting, He emphasized on the importance of combatting trafic in women and children and the necessity of international - ce-operation, Hope was expressed that with the organization of this international body, closer ce-operation might be effected with the League of Nations.
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