WOMEN’S PROBLEMS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18528, 15 October 1934, Page 11

WOMEN’S PROBLEMS

PAN-PACIFIC CONFERENCE

N.Z. DELEGATE RETURNS (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. Miss Ellen Melville, of Auckland, arrived back in New Zealand by the Makura. She was one of the delegates who represented the New Zealand Federation of Women’s Clnlis at the Pan-Pacific women’s conference at Honolulu. She spent three months in California.

In regard to the conference, she said that the principal subjects considered were education, health, industry, social science, and international relations. It, was remarkable to discover how very similar they found each others problems, no matter to what race they belonged. An interesting feature was the appointment of Mrs Dauntless, a tuilblQofied Japanese, as president of tiie iieyt, conference in 1937. Glie is the wife of an English resident in Japan. Miss Melville Spoke of the ignorance of Americans regarding New Zealand’s location, believing it to be part of Australia, but they were interested and eager to learn more about, this eount l'V. In California just now there was intense excitement over the election for Governor. The more conservative Democrats were viewing the progress of Mr Upton Sinclair with some apprehension, and thoughtful people were alarmed at the trend of his politics. Strangely enough, the Republicans were expected to give a bloc vote to Mr Sinclair.