WAIFS OF BOMBAY
[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR,—May I add a postscript to my articles on India, which ended in last week's issue ? • I was able to write very little concerning the Children's Home at Umarkhadi, in Bombay, and I would like now to bring to the notice of your readers The Lady Brabourne School for Girls which is in process of construction there.
I know how many calls there are on our purses in this country ; but I hope that this letter may be seen by people interested in India ; or drawing interest from India.' They will know how shocking are the conditioni Of child-life in the great cities, and will know also that the life stories of the girls in the Home are too horrible to put in print. In England, our children's Courts and clinics are doing a wonderful work, but in India these services are hardly yet organised. Even small sums of money may accomplish miracles : miracles in the regeneration of individual lives.
The President of the Home is H. E. the Governor of Bombay, and the address of the Secretary is Miss M. K. Davis, Children's Home, Uriaarldiadi, Bombay. I do hope that someone will sit down on seeing this, and send Miss Davis a cheque !—I am, Sir, &c.,
F. YEATS-BROWN.
P.S.—A friend has pointed out that, when I was discussing Indian newspapers in a recent article, I entirely forgot to mention The Times of India, which has the second largest 'English circulation in that country, and which also publishes one of the best (I think the best, but generalisations are so danger- ous !) illustrated weeklies in Asia. This was especially careless of me as in 1922 The Times of India Weekly published' a series of articles of mine.
The matter is a small one, but I-hope you will find a space to rectify my omission.
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