WELLINGTON ESPERANTO CLUB

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 89, 12 October 1938, Page 14

WELLINGTON ESPERANTO CLUB

The weekly meeting of the Wellington Esperanto Club took place in the club's rooms, Victoria Street on Monday evening. Mr. E. A. Hornblow presided. During the week correspondence had been received, by members from Latvia, Japan. China, Peru, Austria, and England. ■ Mr. J. Major, speaking at the Auckland Esperanto Society on his Esperanto experiences in the Far East said: "Ihere is nevertheless a key to Japan Esperanto—the international language There are thousands of Esperantists in Japan who are boun^ by solid ties of friendship to their fellowthinkers all over the world. The Japanese language is so different from the Western languages and the Japanese are such poor linguists, that the idea of an international language consisting of 16 rules, without exceptions, has deeply appealed to them, not only because it is ten times easier than English, but also because it is neutraL Therefore, the foreign Esperantist visiting Japan is in a P"vrieged position to acquant himself with conditi0 Durnger the dance that followed the class period, Miss Reichenbach gave two vocal solos which were warmly applauded. Mr. Allan Shand supplied the music.