Jwhich had a share in the election Jor the President. From Australia Jcomes Miss Janet Mitchell who been doing important economic work inthe New South Wales Government Savings Bank in education in family budgetting. It is understood that Miss Tseng and Mrs. Sophia zen Chen will again represent China.
Tt has been asked why, if women are part of the work of the Institute of Relations, there is any need for a special Women's Association, such as was {formed at Honolulu in 1990. after ithe second Conference of Pacific Women. The justifeation is to be found in two directions: as one of organisation can be encyclopedic, faither. in its range of interests. fany-one time, or in its conference programme." There are realms of life where women have made paramount contribution, and there are problems which are peculiarly women's, or civic problems to which they have given attention perhaps more than has man. Upon these she will want to exchange opinion. But in addition nowhere has woman yet won full. equality: including thereby equality of opportunity and fin some countries, notably Japan, she has neither political or_ legal status. Japavece women at Pacific Conferences of women have felt the [value of international, public opinion in respect of their own problems. IThe first Conference in 1928 cabled, lat the initiation of Japanese women, in the mame of the whole fzathering, to the League of Nations asking for extension into the Pacific fof the work of the Commission of Experts in the Traffe in Women land. Children, 'That Commission Jeame in 1931, and there: is reason to believe that. the voice of the women of the Pacific was a' help obtaining it. This question and many others are likely to remain the more immediate cancer of omen, "here is place therefore for women's gatherings, which in any way invalidate the par, ticipation of women in such conferences of the Insite of Pacide uch novels as "The Emevald "the Grasutark sivaile is Hands Cannot Offend," Mr. A. Weekes and Mr. I. i, Weakes Jcombined the smalt kingdom mgr aleuts with much the same dexterity Mr. George Barr MeCuteheon splayed in the earlier tale of the Princess Yetive and het bronzed (surely he was that) young Amert-
"The Emerald Necklace" takes the impecunious Lindsay Davoren from Somerset manor to the miniature state of Neuberg, in Central Europe jruted yy a despot, in the person the embittered Prince Rudolf, Not lexactiy the place for a young gil, leven. a "geatlewoman," serving Jeoverness to the younger members lof one of the oldest families in the principality. For the Prince's Powers are absolute, and the present object of the royal affectlons—a "tawny" peasant from the Andalae sian hille—by. no means isa permanent fixture of the palace.
The story gains sts name from the counterplot, an attempt to areal vho has acquired it to adorn his ete beceble At deep Soe fdyenturer, who really la Young jand pretty girl, with a stalwart designing underlings, and the old Englishmen of vast means ay a fol
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transferring, them into" Casino entertainers," add to the complica ions, ait "But, before. the final' stage! lik reached, all storme, are, pasted, two fromancts have, ended Arppily, on the independent, young. governess the bride of the dreaded Rudolf, really most. high-minded after all. Hitherto undivulged evidence proves) Iher a suitable match for tha role.) since she turns out to be herself: ai BOOKS RECEIVED,
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