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THE HISTORY OF THE MONTH, 



Tbe New 

 Editor. 



Melbourne, September 30, 1912. 



Tlie death of Mr. Judkins has tem- 

 I'orarily left the editorship of the 

 Australasian edition of the Review 

 OF Reviews vacant. It is our plea- 

 sure to announce that the position will be filled at 

 the earliest possible moment bv Mr. Henry Stead, 

 a .son of the founder of this magazine, the late 

 William Thomas Stead. When their illustrious 

 father met his death through the foundering of the 

 " Titanic,"' it was arranged that his two .sons. Mr. 

 Alfred Stead, and Mr. Henry Stead, should s,har.- 

 thi* responsibilities of conducting the Review of 

 Reviews in London — the (ormer as editor, and thi- 

 lattf-r as husinesN manager. The i)ai;sing of Mr. 

 Judkins has necessitated a change of plans, and 

 cable advices received last week inform us that Mr. 

 Henry Stead will leave London at the end of thr 

 year, to take full editorial and managerial control 

 of this magaziiii- in January. Mr. Henry Stead is 

 no stranger in .Australia. He was associated with 

 the Aiistral.isian edition of The Review of Re- 

 views for a f .tmiderable time prior to Mr. Judkins' 

 appointment to the editorial chair, and made main 

 friends in journalistic and political circles. He is 

 quite a young man, wonderfully like his father in 

 appearance, and he pos.sesses niany of his father's 

 best per.sfjnal and literary characteristics. He may 

 be relied upi>n to pursue a i)olicy of energy and en- 

 terprise in thf future conduct of this magazine. 



Thi- most im|x>rlant i)rospective 



An Invasion of ,.vent will U^ flu- visit, in August, 



Scientists. ,g,^^ ^f Q^.p^ ^^^ notable persons, 



repre.senting the British .\ss(x:iation 

 for the Advancement of Science. It is tiue, ais 

 Mr. James Brvc.-. and other notable visitors, have 

 periodically r-mindcd us, that Australia's is<:)lation 

 is one of the lirst things to strik<- visitors. Austra- 

 lians them.selves iu-e not unaware of the fact. Science, 

 however, is rapidly diminishing the distance betwet-n 

 »'"• old. world and the new, while there are other 

 lences that the work of bridging the gulf is 



The Personal 

 Contact. 



r.ipidlv proceeding. Australia is beginning to loom 

 larger in the world's eye. and is attracting the atten- 

 tion in Britain which formerly belonged only to 

 Canada and the United States. ' The reflex influence 

 of this fuller knowledge and closer acquaintance in 

 the old world is better commercial relationships, and 

 the attracting, not only of immigrants to this coun- 

 try, l>ut repre.sentdti\rs of the great national interests 

 and sf;htx)Is of thought and learning which centre 

 in the Motherland. There is a manifest d.-sire in 

 all this to teach and learn, and 30 strengthen the 

 l>onds of Empire. 



It i> the personal conta<-t, after all, 

 as Lord Chelmsford has expres.sed 

 it. which inspires, gives the .sense of 

 projiortion, and makes possible a 

 true und.Tstanding the one with the other. From 

 that point of \iesv alone, to .say nothing of the fillip 

 which must fje given to .scientific research in this land 

 of glorious possibilities, the coming of the British 

 .scientist.s in such large numiier must be hailed with 

 satisfaction. The pr.>je<:ted visit is the result of an 

 Muitation by the Commonwealth Government, at the 

 uistance of our s<:ientilic .so<:ieties and universities, 

 and the Commonwealth Go\erimient has generouslv 

 promised ^^15.000 towards the exj)enses. The ad- 

 vertisement will Ik- alone worth the money. The 

 p.irty is .scheduled to .irrive at Fremantle on August 

 4- Five days will In- spent in Adelaide, seven ilnvs 

 ui Melbourne, seven days in Sydnev. four days 'in 

 Brisbane. It has been arranged that the first' |)art 

 of the Presidential Address shall l>e delivered in 

 Melbourne, ami the si-cond part in Sydney, This 

 arrangement, it has been naively remarked, will pre- 

 serve an <Y]uitable understanding lietween two great 

 cities. According to Professor David, the cutting 

 of the address in halves will have a further advan- 

 tage, liecau.se the' ordinarv presidential address, as 

 he puts it, is very .solid food, and bv administering 

 It in two doses, then- is given increased time for 

 digestion, and the comfort of the audience in lu-althv 

 assimilation is enhanced. On this p<.)int, Profes.sor 

 David speaks with authoritv, if not with iiainful 

 experience. 



