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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5489, 30 March 1910, Page 4

THE VKJTORIA LEAGUE (A NON-PARTY ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH MEN AND WOMEN.) PATRONESS : H.R.H. The Tr-noess of VYaks. PRESIDENT : The Couutess of Jersey. DEPUTY PRESIDENT : The Countess of Crewe. HON. VICE-PRESIDENTS : Hie I-uke of Argyle, K.T. The Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, M.P. The Viscount Milncr, G.C.B. Mr Rudyard Kiplirrg, L.L.D. ( Mr ' Sidney Webb, L-L.B. The Rev. H. M. Burge, D.D. (Head- 1 master or Winchester. The Rev. the Hon. Edward Lyttletor. (Head-masttr of Eton). The Right Hon. H. H. Asquith, M.P The Earl of Craner, G.C.8., O.M. The Riefct Hon. the Lord Mayor. The Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, G.C., M.G. Dx. James Gow, Litt. D. (Head-mas-ter of Westminster). The Rev. Joseph Wood, D.D. (Headmaster of Harrow. SECRETARY : ■ Miss Talbot. OFFICE : 2, Millbank House Westminster, S/W. OBJECTS : THE AIM OF THE VICTORIA LEAUUE is to promote mutual uneistanding, help and intercourse between ill citizens of the British Empire. Its -work has been called the 'organisation of sentiment." Few people are without some feeling iof (Sympathy wiih and interest in the distant lands, which equally with their own, wake up the King's 'dominions ; and there are few who would not do something, .however small, to increase good feeling and serve the great cause of Imperial unity. The League is an outcome of an attempt to focus these feelings and aspirations, and to provide an oiganisation through which -members of the Empire may come into personal touch with one another and obtain the understanding which comes of mutual service. THE VICTORIA LEAGUE IS ABSOLUTELY OUTSIDE ALL PARTY POLITICS, comprising men and women of every shade of political opinion, and is so constituted that, while carrying on a permanent organisation for hospitality and educational work, it can readily form a pecial committee to deal on nonpzrty lines with any Imperial; question which may be of interest at the moment (such, for instance, as the Tercentenary. Celebrations at jQue•bcc). TO BKCOMI-: A MEMBER OF {THE VICTORIA LEAGUE! MEANS to join a large body of people, living in all parts of the world, who ' are seeking to study the problems c< the Empire, to exchange hospitality and to become acquainted with ail the aspects of life and the different points of view of the citizens of both Mother. Country and Daughter lands. THE LEAGUE .PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE OP TS MEMBERS TO DO SOMETHING to attain these great ends .and to ive practical expression to the feeling of Imperial responsibility. METHODS OF WORK : The Education Committee ORGANSES MEETINGS, LECTURES (to very description of audience including many working-men and women's societies), and reading e:rciei, *fn different parts of the country, it promotes fchr study of Imperial subjects in .sohool^, providing ''tPICT,URE TALKS" for school children, Dd giving prizes for essays ; ; it arranges CORRESPONDENCE between children ..in , hiitfsh and Colonial schools, it manages a LENDING LIBRARY of books of Imperial interest for., the use -of all Members- and Associates of the Victoria League in Great Britain. All who join the League can help to arry on its educational wcrk, by studying Imperial questions fCI themselves ami so helping to form opinion, by getting up lectures and neetings, and by promoting this paricular line of work in any scholas tic or educational institutions in which they may be interested. The Literature Committee COLLECTS and DESPATCHES to the ountry districts of the Colonies ooil ENGLISH books, for which hero is a groat demand, it provides Colonial school lending libraries, and ends books and newspapers to imliidual settlers in remote places ; it rranges for the INTER-CHANGE OF NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES between individuals in tht Mother Country i;ml the dominions owi seas, and .for a direci supph from individuals in Great Britain to people in the Colonies who liave asked for newspapers from Home. EVERYONE WHO - JOINS THH VICTORIA LEAGUE CAN HELP IN THIS WORK, by collecting books for he Colonies, or by sending to sonic drstajit home any. newspapers which or she may happen to take in The Hospitality Committee WKLCOMES VISITORS FROM EVERY ART OF THE EMPIRE, who bring personal introductions to the League, fit introduces them to residents in England, and does all in its power to make them feel that hey are not merely travellers and tourists, but are really at home in he Mother^ Country. The C«>mxoit,tee is also often aWe to obtain opportunities for visitors to see sights, and visit places of aristic, educational, -agricultural or commercial interest which would not be open to travellers without intro ductions, and to bring Colonials interested in any special line of work nto touch with those who pursue the same study in this country. Offers of hospitality to Colonial visitors to this country are most ladly received by the Hospitality Committee. Intending SETTLERS IN THE COLONIES CAN ALSO OBTAIN from the Hospitality Committee, introductions to the Victoria League Committee or Allied vAssociation in tht country to which they -are going. The Victoria League Office 'also acts as an INFORMATION BUREAI where all visitors may obtain advice upon private a«d business matters. In this way it has been able to be of assistance to many people who, coming to England for the first time, have been very glad of personal and friendly help in some of the small difficulties which so often occur to travelleis. The Victoria League has other Committees which deal from ti!me to time with special questions. Throughout Great Britain, and in many of the Colonies, Branch Committees have -been formed to carry on the work of the League, t/hus placing every Member or Associate m direct touch with an organisation which extends over the whole Empire. SUBSCRIPTIONS : ViceJFresidQnts, -Subscriptions not less than £5 -ss. i Members elected to Council, Subscrip-j tions not less than £1 Is. j Members of League, Subscriptions 5p I •and upwards. Associates, Subscriptions ls up to ss. Junior Associates, Subscriptions, 6d 14 to 18 years. Junior Associates, Subscriptions, 3d 10 to 14 years. Vice-Presidents and Members of Council— Names to be proposed by a present Member of Council and approved by the Executive Committee Members subscribing £1 l s to local Branches can be elected to the Central Council on a fur&ber annual payment of ss.