Count Gallois writes from Italy: "We are progressing very well indeed here. Many daily journals are publishing articles about our language, and the idea of it is rapidly gaining ground. On the 16th of August a Russian Esperantist, Sro Kolovrot-Cervinski, paid us a visit at Riolunato, and we had long and most interesting conversations with him, our members all understanding quite easily."
From Hamburg comes the news that a Group has been founded, Dr. Mybs, of Altona, being President; his address is Markstrasse 68, Altona, Elbe. Dr. Lindinger is Secretary.
The Esperantiste Mitteilungen says:—"We are happy to state that Germany, which for a long while has not taken Esperanto seriously, has now shown an earnest reviving interest. The Berlin group has sent out some 10,000 brochures and leaflets. Hanover has had a good meeting of shorthand writers. Hildesheim, Stuttgart, Königsberg, and Schleswig are planning new developments, as are various other towns."
Mr. Müller, the director of the Modern Language Institute in Iserlohn, very much approves of Esperanto.
Sinjoro C. Barttel, of Woehlerstrasse, 14, Frankfort-on-Main, writes that he has founded an Esperanto Society in that city, and will be delighted to hear from English Esperantists.
From Sinjoro Werner, St. Gall, Switzerland (the Vice-President), comes the announcement that the Society there, now numbers 42 members, and from Vienna we have the encouraging news that an Esperantist Society has been formed.
Canadian readers will learn with interest that a Group has been founded in Winnipeg. Members meet every Friday evening from 8 till 9, at the residence of Mr. W. A. Pierce, 264, Selkirk Avenue.
Dr. Zamenhof, some little time ago, contributed an article to the Independent, a weekly U. S. journal. Mr. Mudie prepared the English version, but forgot to ask that a copy should be sent to him. No one of us has seen the article, but letters in consequence of it have reached the London Club from nine or ten American cities, and it will be very interesting to follow out the result of this article. We hope to have a copy of it before long, and will certainly give our readers the benefit of it when it comes to hand.
From a visitor to the St. Louis Exhibition we hear that the Esperanto stall there is attracting a great deal of attention—the various national grammars, journals, etc., being prominently shown.