NEW ZEALAND AND INDIA LEAGUE

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 156, 30 December 1925, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND AND INDIA LEAGUE

The above league held, its seventh annual meeting in Wellington on 29th December, with Mr. B. Yeates, president of the league, in the chair. The chairman in- his opening remarks explained that the league existed for the purpose of helping Empire work in India. Lord "Willington, formerly Governor of Bombay, had stated his opinion that the time had fully come for co-operation between the white and the dark races. Dr. Besant, president of the Theosophical Society, who upheld the ideal of brotherhood without distinction o$ race, cre,ed, caste, or colour, was working hard for the improvement of Indian conditions in the interests of the Empire. Although Mrs. Besant was now 79 years of age, she worked from 12 to 18 hours a, day. She had been called "a leader and a maker of leaders." Sho vvas tho editor of the Anglo-In-dian weekly, "New India," and part of the New Zealand League's work was to circulate this paper.,pther cooperative literature was also distributed. /■ ■

Mr. John Griffiths, hon. secretary and treasurer, was re-elected to the position, and Mr. Yeatea was re-elect-ed president.

After the election of officers a discussion followed on the subject, "That India's National Unfoldment is Necessary for World Peace."

A plant shown at the Horticultural Show in London recently could be lighted like a caudle, ••