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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY,
SOME ASPECTS OF ROTARY
AIM AND OBJECT AGAIN
REITERATED
Mr. Raymond Gives Stimulating Address At Weekly Tiffin
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The aim and object of Rotary was once again reiterated yes. terday at the weekly luncheon of lovat Rotarians, when Mr. A Raymond gave a very stimulating" talk on “Some Aspects of Bu- tary," in the course of his discourse, the speaker emphasized the fact that Rotary membership was drawn from all walks of life. There was no restriction of race, nationality, or creed.
When a man desired to join the circle, it meant that he must adopt an International outlook.
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... The speaker went on to say that a good Rotarian did not des- pair, and that the extension of Rotary to the four corners of the earth was no mere pastime, Starting with one club of five mem-' bers thirty years ago, Botary had at the commencement of this Year a count of over 3,700 clubs and a membership of 158,000 in more than 70 countries.
their ideas
of
Before calling upon Mr. Raymond Rotary to the schools. Here you to address the gathering. Professor have future citizens in the making. Foster reminded members that a As things are to-day, it is too much formight hence would be Christ- to expect that parents and teachers mas Eve, and on that day. Rotar- would be willing to make any dras- lans would hold an open day to tic changes in enab.c, members to invite their educating the child. Such educa- lady friends along to the weakly tion is inculcated on national and luncheon. He had asked Rotarian | denominational lines. As is na- Champkin to repeat his talk, ontural under the circumstances, thiệ "Christmas Carols" from Charles process gives a definite twist to the Dickens. A collection would also child's mind. be made for the Poor Children's and Old People's Funds.
Introducing Mr. Raymond, Pro- fessor Foster said that the latter was well-known in the Colany: having resided here for a consider able time. Mr. Raymond left for India in 1919, where he became a member of the Bombay Rotary
From Rotary point of view, this makes it difficult for the grown up | Individual to embrace the whole of mankind in his sympathies. His pre-determined knowledge and pre- conceived notions of humanity at large have to undergo a process of compromise when he is able to travel and get into closer touch with other ways of life, customs IDEAL OF SERVICE
and manners. In these days of Mr. Raymond then addressed the easy and rapid travelling, of the gathering and said:
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The aim and object of Rotary.
as we all know, is a world fellow ship of business and professional men united in the ideal of service. A brotherhood for the advance- ment of understanding, good-will and international peace.
Every, Retarian, on joining, un dertakes to encourage and foster
this ideal
In the heat and burden of the day, "the good intentions with which we start are apt to be sub- merged and relegated to a remote corner of our mind. It is admit tediy difficult to hold ideals in their
all the pristine freshness
time. Occasionally, a little brushing up
interlocking of world commerce, of radio broadcasting, it is not so difficult to attain a cosmopolitan outlook. What a great step for- wurd, however, it would be, were it poss ble and practicable to dis- seminate Rotary Ideals at the im- pressionable' age of childhood.
In addressing feilow-Rotarians, I tread on firm ground, for I have not got to develop an argument on the benefits of world-fellowship.. The Rotar.an has already accept- ed this dictum on joining and has undertaken to make it a part of his daily life.
More than 2,000 years ago the prophet Isiah sounded the trum- pet call of Rotary in these well-
known words:
"And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into praning hooks; nation shall not Hft up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.' KEEP ON WITH THE GOOD FIGHT Far very far-as we are from the fulfilment of this pious hope,
necessary. Rotary membership is drawn from all walks of Hfe. There is no restriction of race, nationality, or creed. It is something of a para- dax, however, that this very co- mingling of nationalities acts to same extent as an initial handicap. When a man desires to join Rotary It means that he must adopt an international outlook. In the pro- cess of coalescing he comes up it against
a variety of standards, ideas and opinions that do not run parallel with his own, If he is serious in his desire to make a con- tribution to the generat spreading of understanding and good-will, he very often has to, make certain mental readjustments.
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pie to recognise that is was a com- munity concern.-a State concern. In our time it has become an in- ternational concern.
ARRIVAL OF SIR
CALDECOTT
Programmie Arranged
The following, program's
has
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been arranged in connection, with the arrival of H. E. Sir Caldecott, K., C.M.G., C.B.E., by the P. & O. liner Carthage to-
MOLTÓW.
DECEMBER 11, 1935.
POLICE OFFICER
RETIRING
Mr. Burlingham Invalided
Hong Kong will soon lose a po- pujar Government oficial by the
end of this month when Mr. Do- nald Burlingham, Divisional Bu- (10 am.→→His Excelency will land printendent of the Hong Kong at Queen's Pier where he wa be Police Force, will be salling for Home. Mr. Burngham acted as met by representatives of the com-
I shall give you an instance of this. In 1921 typhus began to creep" out of Russia into Eastern Poland. It was not a matter that concerned Poland alone er the countr.es contiguous to it. It was realised that it was of common con- cern of the world at large. The Health Section of the League of Nations took it up. They threw a sanitary cordon across eastern Po-manity. At approximately 10.20 Inspector-General of Rodoe dur- land and the disease was stopped am. His Excellency will proceeding the absence of the Hon. Mr. on Home in its tracks. This I think is a oy car to Government House via T... King who was good sample of the collective prin- Connaught Road, Jackson Road, leave.
Mr. Burlingham, who is Division- ciple in a small way.
Queen's Road" and Garden Road,
3115 am
Excellency will al Superintendent of Police, was drive from Government House to born at Norwich, Norfolk, in 1892, the Colonial Secretary's Office and received his early education where the Oaths of Omice will be at Norwich School. Extering the administered by His Honour the examination for Indian and Co- Jonial Police Services he was ap- pointed to Hong Kong sa a pro- bationer in 1911, arriving here in January, 1912,
INTERNATIONAL AMITY
Chief Justice:
Let us be quite frank with our- selves....If our civilization Is to lve, we have o alternative but to make up our minds to cast off
12 noon. The Honourable Sir international prejudices and make a serious and bus.ness-like attempt Henry Pollock wi; deliver the Pub- at seeing one another's point of llc Address of Welcome to His Ex- view. It is no mere prating of | ceilency Sir A. Caldecott at Volun- benign old men when a pisa for Leer Headquarters. international amity is made." "In the words of a famous American politician, we have either to "hang together or hang separately,"
Ideas take a long time to reach fruition. Building up social ma- chinery is tremendous 'up-hill work. I came across a very illuminating article on the vicissitudes of the United States in its early stages. In 1831 the State of Georgia found it impossible to fall in with a Judgment given by the Supreme Court. The dispute arose over the
rights of an Indian tribe and for two years the mandates of the higher Court remained unenforced. A paper called the "United States Telegraph" commenting on it at the time said: "This Court has no more right to medde into our questions than has the Court of the King's Bench in London"!
for the Federal experiment gave One of the leading protaganists
expression to these despairing words: gield slowly and reluc tanty to the conclusion that our Constitution cannot last."
WOMEN'S INFLUENCE' AN ASSET
Here is an instance where history teaches us that it takes courage and faith and patience to balld vp any new instrument of social con-
troj.
A Rotarian therefore if he is a good Rotarian-does not despair.
The extension of Rotary to the four corners of the earth is no mere pastime. Nor is it move- ment that is born of impulse. Its members are business and pro- fessional men of the word who are not likely to be carried off their feet by the emotionailsm of a day. Starting with one club of five members thirty years ago, we had at the commencement of this year a count of over 3,700 clubs and membership of 156,000 in more than 70 countries; and so it keeps on expanding.
I have often wondered why we have not got a Women's Rotary, or better still, why Rotary is not thrown open to women. I think they would add considerably to its .nquence.
OFFICIAL CALLS
On the occasion of the arrival of the new Governor, Bir Andrew Caldecott, and the new G.O.C., Major General A. W. Bartholomew, the following official calls will be made;
A LINGUIST ...
Mr. Burlingham was sent to Canton to learn Cantonese and about a year later, after an at- tack, attended by loss of Itte, had been made on the Police Station at Cheung Chau, it was thought ddvisable to appoint an A.S.P. to take charge of the Indian police in the whole of the New Territor- His Excellency the C.-in-C.,Ad- pes. For this purpose Mr. Bur- miral Sir Frederic Dreyer, will callingham was sent to India to learni on His Excellency the Governor at Punjabi and Urdu. Government House at 10 am. on Friday.
His Excellency the Governor will call on His Excellency the G.0.C., at Flagstaff House at 11.30 am on Friday:
His Excellency the C-in-G., will call on His Excellency the G.O.C., at Flagstaff House at 10.15 a.m. on Monday.
Commodore C. G. Sedgwick w13 call on Es Excellency the 0.0.0.
Monday. at Flagstaff House at 10.45 am, on
Returning to the Colony in D2- cember, 1913, Mr. Burlingham was appointed to this post holding it tintil he was seconded for military service early in 1918, when he join- ed the 2/113th Infantry in Bom- bay, where, four months later, he was
transferred to the 55th (Coke's, Rifles, Frontier Force, and
was sent to German East Africa,
Invalided out the same year with acute malaria, contracted on the Rovuma River, he was, after A period of leave, sent back to In- dia, where he served on the Staff at Simia unto the Armistice in
our own country there is a uni-1918, leaving the Army with the versal commercial prostration and rank of Lieutenant. panic, and thousarids of our poor- While holding the post of ASP. est fellow citizens are turned out | (New Territories) Mr. Burlingham against the approaching winter had the distinction of bagging the without employment, and without only tiger to have been shot in the the prospect of it."
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∙Colony. The beast had klied a It would, 1 am sure, interest you Chinese villager, and mauled to know that although these ar- European Sergeant and an Indian ticles sound as if they were written constable, both of whom died from to-day, the first one is a quotation their wounds. The head of the from Lord Macaulay in 1830–105 Niger now adorns the lobby at Po- years ago! The second article aplice Head-quarters, close to the In- peared in an American Weekly as spector General's office. far back as 18571
Mr. Burlingham has always ta- And so, some day in the not dis-ken an active interest in the sport- tant future we shall look back on ing activities of the Force, espe- our lean years and snle at having |'cially in football, and his depar- been so apprehensive. Perhaps we care will leave a gap that' will be the racket for so long: but let us are a little faded at having stood hard to f
Mr, Burlingham acted as Deputy take an example from the younger Inspector-General of Palics far generation. I have seldom come year from October 1 to 27, Dur- They have a natural freshness of leave in Japan. across a pessimist among them. ing this siimmar he spent a short
ontlook, and are quite ready to
Mr. Burlingham is invaded on tackle life with pest and enthus-med'cal" grounds.
LASIN.
The fountain-head of Rotary
Home For Street Sleepers
must be admitted that the
therefore is to preserve a sane and CORRESPONDENCE world has made some progress" to-
constructive outlook in spite of dif- wards it. In the affairs of na-
ficultles. To preserve one's own tions things move very slowly, but
Individual health of body and it is only a few hundred years ago
To make the ideals of Rotary a mind, and so be able to radiate when a man's horizon did not ex-maintain
Jving force, it is necessary to
goodwill, everywhere. And in this tend beyond his own particular lance. We have to counteract the a healthy mental ha-
way to carry the banner of Rotary village or tribe. First there was a spirit of defeatism that
aloft, contributing each in his own we see loyalty demanded and taken by the around us, and not allow the fu-way towards that far off day when immediate chieftain. Baronies and ture to be blurred from too close Dukedems occupy the next stage a contemplation of the present broadly speaking-and later, a To make any progress in humain conception of country and nation affairs, we hars got to cultivate a hood springs into being. Countries
constructive attitude of mind. It are welded into Empire or Federa- is hardly necessary to emphasize this to a Rotarian, for Rotary is In its essence definitely construc-
ENGLISHMEN'S FRENCH Take the case of the average Briton. He was considered a bad mixer. His insularity must have been of a pronounced type to lead a Frenchman to remark, that for a true-born Briton the world Is | tions, and so on. composed of Engilsh people and To-day, we have reached a stage foreigners. He was also accused of when there is a dim recognition of being the worst linguist in the the necessity of extending our world. So much so, that in the loyalties to embrace the whole of dining room of a hotel at Nice, mankind. However far the world the management posted a placard is to-day from the ultimate goal, Ope the mantel-piece bearing the t is a Rotarian's duty to keep on following notice: "Our English fighting for this ideal with steady Visitors are kindly requested to and undiminished faith and cour- address the waiters in English as age. their French is not generally un- derstood."
THE COLLECTIVE PRINCIPLE
The world in general is gradually I believe that The Great War has been responsible for a change in building a situation in which time all this. There is a remarkable
and space are compressed within improvement. I can vouch for small compass. Good times and this from personal experience. bad times cannot be confined to During a post-war trip to Mesopo-
of old. World tania I happened to be traveling economics are making it gradually with a military officer in a motor more difficult for any one country car. In the course of the drive playing a lone hand.
Live.
COLLECTIVE PESSIMISM We are suffering to-day from colective pessimism Emotions are contagious. Even when no pante is apparent, the subtle Waves of pess visue thoughts act and react anhe mind of the commun- ity.
and prosperity. At the extreme There are cycles of depression
2nd of each scale people entirely lose their sense of proportion. Let
me quote you, a paragraph or two on business depression."
One writer 8BJB-
"The kindly earth shali zhum-
ber,
Tapped in Universal Law.”-
IDEA AMONG CHILDREN· Anent the dissemination of Ro- tary ideals at the impressionable age of childhood, Professor Foster
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Bir-I would esteem it a favour If you would be so kind as to pub- lish this letter in order that the public may be made aware of the existence of St. Francis Home for street sleepera, which is situated at No. 49, Shek Kep Mel Street. ground foor, Shamshulpo.
said that he had a few words to
The shelter was started on 2 say in respect of this idea. He
very modest scale by the Brothers assured all present that something of the Congregation of the Third was being done in schools and Order of St. Francia, a society, of colleges, by teachers and other lay people, and has as patron His responsible persons at this very Excellency Bishop H. Valtorta, who moment, to instil a wider outlook wholeheartedly supports the Con- in the younger generation. Every gregation in its efforts to parti one connected with education cipate in the good work that in realised fully the importance of already being done in the Colony this matter.
to help these unfortunate beings. Rotarian Dunlop, in thanking A member of the Congregation is Mr. Raymond for his interesting in attendance between 10 p.m. to 6 address, said that judging from them every day at the shelter to world's affairs at the present mo- cupervise the inmates and should. ment, the ideals of Rotary were anyone be interested in the work vital necessity. With regard to the he will be welcome to vidt the speaker's remarks about a Women's home, de Rotary, he (Mr. Dunlop knew for In conclusion, the Congregation ertain that in Glasgow some such has decided not to launch a public club had been formed, which how appeal for funds in view of many "Rotary," but met regularly. ever did not assume the name of existing appeals for deserving had great pleasure on behalf of support will be forthcoming from He causes) but It, hopes that, Onancial those present in thanking Mr. Ray-a sympathisersl To illustrate my point, let us
mand for his interesting talk.
~ Donations may be sent, and en- take the problem of health and
Those introduced yesterday in- quines directed, to the Brother disease. Only a few decades back, in the life time of many men who cluded: Messrs. 6. H. Chess and Secretary M, LA Barton, 0/0 health was largely a matter of in- read this paper has there been so F. L. Nonnet from San Jose, Calt- Third Order of Francis, 89B, dividual concern. If a man con- much grave and deep apprehen-fornia, and E. Himsworth, N. Bran- Waterloo Road, (op door) Kow- tracted small-pox it was his bad sion; never has the future seemed del, O. 7. Jacobs, C. Stigter, and loon Tonga Tuck. It took a long time for peo so incalculable as at this time, In M. H. Turner,
7. JBODEN TOST.
one country ELS
We must the Arab chauffeur, who was ra-
move out Into a larger loyalty. ther stupid kept misunderstanding This is the process of civilizations directions that were given him in The idea of a collective principle English To my surprise, my friend is not altruistic, it is being forced broke out into & flowery tirade in
upon us whether we like it or not. Arabic, beginning with "You son of a she-ass!” I'm afraid I can-
tell you the rest.. COSMOPOLITAN OUTLOOK
I hope that some day it may be possible to carry the principles of
"The present moment is one
of great distress. We cannot absolutely prove that those are in error who tell us that socialy has reached a turning point, that we have seen our best daya."
Take another writer. "It is a gloomy moment in history. Not
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