Sinjoro Rowe, 51, Portland Road, Nottingham, donis kelkajn sukcesplenajn paroladojn, kaj nun klopodas pri la fondo de societo Nottinghama.
Sro. Wyms estas Hon Sekretario de nova grupo en Leeds. Sinjoro Rhodes (Keighley) afable donas helpon al la tiea afero. Oni faras ĉiusemajnajn kursojn ĉe la Northern Institute 4–5 posttagmeze.
In order that this Gazette may be useful as a propaganda agent, it has been considered advisable to include in each number a synopsis of the Grammar of Esperanto, so that those hitherto ignorant of its system may be the better able to appreciate the magazine.
SYNOPSIS OF THE GRAMMAR.
The ALPHABET is composed of 28 letters. They are the following:—
A B C Ĉ D E F G Ĝ H Ĥ I J Ĵ K L M N O P R S Ŝ T U V Z and Ŭ.
The VOWELS are always given a long sound; as in the well-known phrase, "Pa, may we go too?" Shorthand students will at once recognise them as the long vowels of "Pitman." Their sound can also be illustrated by—"Bart, Bait, Beat, Boat and Boot."
The following CONSONANTS need special attention. It must be remembered that the sounds given are invariable, because Esperanto spelling is phonetic and each letter has only one sound:—
| The letter | C | is sounded as | in | Czar, or as the "ts" in Bits. |
| " " | Ĉ | " " | Church. | |
| " " | G | " " | Gag; i.e., the hard sound. | |
| " " | Ĝ | " " | George; i.e.,the soft sound. | |
| " " | H | " " | His; i.e., it is aspirated and never mute as in French. | |
| " " | Ĥ | " " | Loch; i.e., the Scotch or German "CH" or Spanish "J." | |
| " " | J | " " | the | English letter Y. Thus Paroloj is sounded Paroloy. |
| " " | Ĵ | " " | the | French J in Bijou or the S in the English word Pleasure. |
| " " | S | " " | in | Sun; never as in Rose (Rozo in Esperanto). |
| " " | Ŝ | " " | in | She. |