Review of Reviews, 1/10/06. 



The N.S.W. Gountry Press. 



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these qualities were fortunately enlisted on behalf 

 of his fellow country press proprietors in their ef- 

 forts to overcome seemingly insuperable difficulties 

 and disadvantages. 



MR. T. M. SHAKESPEARE. 

 Mr. Shakespeare is a journalist born and a jour- 

 nalist made. His earliest recollections are of a 

 newspaper office, and his career up to date is en- 

 veloped in types, " copy," publicity, editorial con- 

 trol, proprietorship, and business management. He 

 has close, intimate and ardent acquaintance with 

 every department — not excluding the defence of 

 libel actions. He began on the Forbes Gasette, and 

 completed hi.s articles of apprenticeship, to continue 

 his articles of bright and breezy journalism in his 

 own papers, the Lachlandcr (which he founded) and 

 the Grafton Argus. These properties he disposed 

 of to take up his present position. Mr. Shakespeare 



possesses the rare qualities required for the respon- 

 sibilities now cast upon him. With a wide know- 

 ledge of human nature, a capacity for control, dex- 

 terity in detail, quick perception, inside and outside 

 experience, love of work, and tactful and kindly 

 temperament, he is an ideal director of the interests 

 of the Country Press. The writer regards him as 

 the easiest, fairest, and most considerate and helpful 

 man to get along with. Devoted to the interests of 

 his Company, he is the inspiration of his staff in all 

 their varied duties. His personal experience on 

 the Country Press as apprentice, editor and proprie- 

 tor has imbued him with the keenest sympathetic 

 concern for the welfare of the members of the As- 

 sociation and Company; while his commercial apti- 

 tude keeps his attention closely fixed on the solid 

 business possibilities of those who have put their 

 confidence in him. 



ESPERANTO. 



ESPERANTO KLUBO, MELBOURNA. 



At the usual meeting of the Club, held at the cus- 

 tomary time and place, on Friday, September 7th, 

 there was a very good attendance. A number of very 

 encouraging reports as to the interest and attention 

 that were becoming aroused in regard to the language 

 in various quarters were submitted by several of the 

 members. The time of the meeting was taken up in 

 brisk and lively discussion as to the methods of pro- 

 pagandist work. 



LECTURE AT PRAHRAN. 



On Wednesday, September 5, a lecturette was 

 delivered by the President of the " Esperanto Klubo, 

 Melbourna," before the Prahran branch of the Aus- 

 tralian Natives' Association. The lecturer was listened 

 to with attention throughout, and much interest was 

 evinced in the subject. The lecturer traced the 

 growth of the idea of an international language from 

 the time of Leibnitz onwards, making special refer- 

 ence to the valuable work done by Herr Martin 

 Schleyer, the inventor of Volapiik, who shares, with 

 Dr. Zamenhof, the inventor of Esperanto, the honour 

 of having brought before the notice of the world a 

 complete and thoroughly-worked system for such a 

 language. The lecturer then proceeded to describe 

 the structure and principles of Esperanto, and to 

 point out its suitabdity for all purposes required of 

 an international language. In closing, the lecturer 

 urged all those who possibly could to take up the 

 actual study of the language, as even if they could 

 not see any prospect of immediate benefit to them- 

 selves they had to bear in mind that the usefulness 

 of Esperanto to the world at large increased in mid- 

 tiple ratio with the number of people able to use it. 



ESPERANTO FOR THE BLL\D. 



A very interesting paper on Esperanto was read 

 from Braille Manuscript by Miss Tilly Aston before 

 the Moonee Ponds Literary Association on Thursday, 

 September 6th, in which the enormous advantage of 

 bemg able to print the expensive Braille literature in 

 a language that could be read universally was pointed 



out. The movement is making great progress among 

 the blind in various parts of the world. M. T. Cart, 

 of Paris, is the enthusiastic leader in this department 

 of the international language. 



We give as tihe passage for translation this week 

 an extract that is well worthy of the study of all 

 Esperantists. It is the fourth clause of the "Declara- 

 tion," which was approvexl and officially adopted at 

 and by the First Congress of Esperantists assembled 

 at Boulogne-sur-Mer, August 5th-13th. 1905. .This 

 " Declaration " is intended to define " wit'h precision, 

 for the general public, the essence and aim of ' Es- 

 peranti.sm.' " This Declaration, of which the text 

 had been prepared by Dr. Zamenhof, was first adopted 

 by the linguistic committee, and then approved by the 

 whole Congress. The first and .second clauses of this 

 document set forth the general nature and utility of 

 the language; in the third Dr. Zamenhof renounces 

 any merely personal rights he may have in regard to 

 the language ; the fourt'h we give below ; and the 

 fifth and last defines who it is that may call himself 

 an Esperantist within the meaning of the word as 

 employed by the Congress and the recognised leaders 

 in the Esperanto world. The following is tlie passage : — 

 (7) El la Deklaracio. 



"Esperanto havas neniun personan leghdouanton 

 kaj dependas de neniu aparta homo ; chiuj opinioj Uaj 

 verkoj de la kreinto de Esperanto havas, simile al la 

 opinioj kaj verkoj de chiu alia Esperantisto, karak- 

 terou absolute privatan kaj por neniu devigan. La 

 sola unu fojon por cfiiam deviga por chiuj Esperan- 

 tistoj fundamento de la lingvo Esperanto estas la 

 verketo ' Fundamento de Esperanto ' en kiu neniu 

 havas la rajton fari shanghon. Se iu deklinighas de 

 la reguloj kaj modeloj donitaj en la dirita verko, li 

 neniam povas pravigi sin per la vortoj ' tiel deziras 

 au konsdas a autoro de Esperanto' Chiun ideon, 

 kiu ne povas esti oportunc esprimata per tiu materialo. 

 kiu troviglias en la ' Fundamento de Esperanto,' chin 

 Esperantisto havas la rajton esprimi en tia maniero, 

 kiun li trovas la plej ghusta, tiel same, kiel estas 

 fa rate en chiu alia lingvo. Se<l pro plena umieco de la 

 hngvo, al chiuj Esperantistoj estas rckomendat« 

 imitadi kiel eble plej nndtc tiun stilon, kiu trovighas 



