The Vancouver papers, belatedly to hand, show that the Pan-Pacific Women's Conference held there in July was well attended. The Chinese delegation was headed by Mrs. H. C. Mei of Shanghai, and the President of the Conference was Miss Mary L. Bollert of the University of British Columbia, The next conference will be held in New Zealand in January 1940 when the programme will include a study of the practical ways of promoting international understand in the Pacific. Miss Josephine Schain will read a paper on economic inter-dependence and Mrs. Felix Keesing will deal with cultural contri" butions to the countries. The conference at Vancouver met for twelve days and the "Vancouver Sun" expressed its appreciation of the way in Which women had come from all parts of the Pacific to study the problems of that area and to endeavour to promote international under~ standing. The Japanese delegate was Mrs. Tsune Gauntlett, the wife of a retired British Professori of the University of Tokyo: Mrs, Gauntlett has represented Japan in many parts of the world and took a prominent part in presenting the petition signed by 180,000 women to the Disarmament Conference in London seven years ago. Hawaii was represented by a Chinese lady, Mrs, Arthur Zone. Australia was represented by Dr. Georgina Sweet of Melbourne who was accompanied by fourteen leading women from the Commonwealth. It is the irony of fate that while the Conference was sitting the peace of the Pacific was again being violently disturbed, but it is not likely that the Pan-Pacific Women's Association will relax its interest, and perhaps present events will make its members all the more determined to see that the Conference in. New Zealand in 1940 will be a success. The New Zealand delegation at Vancouver was fully representative and was led by Mrs. W. Machin of Christchurch.
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