LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 147, 23 June 1928, Page 6

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

■ .: '.'■" „. » ■ ■'- s- ■ '■:■"■ ; MEETING OF' LOCAL UNION - "V .. ~~*. . .' : ,": '.""■'. The bi-monthly."meeting of the League of National Union Council was held on > Thursday evening. . The Rev. Dr." Gibb, president, occupied the/chair, and there was a good attendance. The president re- ' ported on various matter* of interest. A discussion took place on the instruction of school children in the work- of the League, and several suggestion* were put forward, to be acted on after further in- , formation had been obtained. Dr. Gibb and Archbishop O'Shea had broadcasted on the League of Nations'with very good effect, • and a message of' goodwill tp the •* children had been sent out on Goodwill Day,. 18th May. . . . ./. . , A resolution was passed expressing appreciation of the valuable services of the retiring treasurer, Mr. R. H. Hopper, who had been compelled to relinquish office on account of the pressure of official duties. . The following resolution, passed by the Secondary Schools' Association ; of New Zealand at its meeting in May,'was receiv- , ed with gratification;—" That it be a recommendation to, all teachers to ensure that the aims, organisation, and achievements of the League of Nations be part of the curriculum of their pupils either in history or civics." .:. ■■" > "■ ' ■ . ■ ■ A "Message to the Churches," forward-, ed by' the London Council of the League , < of Nations Union, was directed to be handed for publication to the local Press, and to the various church magazines of the Dominion. '"•-" •• . •.',.;' ' Information had been received from Geneva that arrangement!! bad been made for wirelosa telephone messages to be sent to, non-European countries through, the courtsyof the Dutch, East Indies authorities by means of the' Dutch wireless station. at Kootwijk, and it was directed that this information be passed on to radio station - 2YA. '■ ' ■'. ■ ■-.■'. ' . .":. ' A report on the i-ecent annual confer-' ence of the League of Nations Union w,as. given, and several letters of thanks fand ! appreciation for the official preparation ; made by the Wellington Union for the conference, .were read. A resolution of sym-. path}r with the Hon. C. M. Luke for the . loss of his wife was passed. The following members of the council were appointed to act as an executive committee iv conjunction with the president, the secretary; and the treasured: Mrs. John Han- '. nah, and Messrs. P. J. O'Regan, Maunder, and M'Elclowney. . -.• . •■ .