THE SIXTH CONGRESS.
The Sixth Congress will be held at the Stadt Casino, Basle, Switzerland, beginning Sunday, August 23. The business of the Congress will include the reception of the President's address, the annual report of the Actions Comité, the presentation of accounts and the election of officers. A discussion of the political situation is anticipated.
JEWISH COLONIAL TRUST
The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Trust will be held August 28, at the Stadt Casino. Besides the formal business, the shareholders will be asked to take action on the recommendation of the Directors on the question of dividends.
Zionism Abroad
On June 28 and 29 the Third Annual Convention of the Austrian Zionists took place in Vienna. One hundred and ten delegates, among them many ladies, representing all the provinces and languages of the Austrian Empire, took part in the lively discussions of the Convention. Dr. Herzl was one of the principal speakers on the question of how to win the Jewish congregations or Kultusgemeinden for Zionism. It was resolved to pursue a strong agitation among these religious organizations, and to arrange for mass meetings to be held all over the Austrian Empire on the same date.
Simultaneously with the Convention of the Austrian Zionists, the Zionists of Switzerland and the Union of Jewish Clerks of Galicia, which is Zionistic in spirit, also held their respective conventions.
The society "Ibriah," of Bern, Switzerland, an organization whose aim is to spread the knowledge of the Hebrew language, has decided to call a general meeting in Basle, the same date as the Zionist Congress, of all the societies interested in the resurrection of the holy tongue. Besides delegates representing societies, many noted writers and teachers of Hebrew, who are not affiliated with any organization, will be invited to discuss plans for spreading the knowledge of Hebrew, and to establish an international center which will govern all affiliated bodies.
* * *An interesting figure at the Sixth Zionist Congress will be Colonel Goldsmid, who is one of the leading Zionists of England. Colonel Goldsmid was for a long time op-
posed to political Zionism. When he left England for Argentine (where he managed the Baron Hirsch Colonies for a term of one year), he then gave utterance to the phrase which has made him famous: "I shall begin with A. (Argentine) and end with Z. (Zion)."
A new Zionist monthly, "Zionistische Kor- respondenz," has made its appearance in Bern, Switzerland. The editors, Messrs. Pi- semnik and Pincus, explaining the aim of the journal, say:
"We shall strive that our national institutions—the Congress, the Colonial Bank and the National Fund—shall serve only the purpose which they were established for: to establish a home of refuge for the Jews. The other ideas connected with Zionism are side issues."
The first Zionist meeting was recently held in Florence, Italy, and it was a successful affair, according to a report published in Die Welt. Among those who joined the movement are men of education, as the well-known Professor Fano and others. One of the most active Zionists in Florence is Dr. Angelo Sullam, who was the principal speaker.
* * *And even in China one may see the Zionist flag waving in the air. Here is what the Jewish Chronicle, of London, publishes from its Shanghai correspondent:
"A meeting of the Shanghai Zionist Association was held on May 28, at which it was unanimously decided to form a reading room and a social club as a special branch of the association. A meeting of the Literary Circle