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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1930.

ROTARY CLUB IN HONG KONG

Fine Send-off At First Dinner.

BIG MEMBERSHIP.

Carrying Out The Ideal of Service.

THE CHINA MAIL.

¡we believe, is unequalled in Its capacity for this service, in Im- proving relations between the people of various countries, and one can never know how far this may go in preventing misunder- standings that unchecked may have in them serious possibilities.

Growth of Rotary.

SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS - ANNOUNCED IN CHINA MAIL.

Social Fanctions. To-day--Tea Dance at Hong Kong Hotel.

Peninsula and Hong Kong Hotels.

Tonight Dinner Dances at

When we stop to think that at the rate Rotary is growing all over the world, it will be but a few years, perhaps six or eight, before there will be clubs in every city of over ten to twenty thousand throughout the civilized world. There was a representative gathering in the Hong Kong Hotel, There are clubs now in practical ly every city of over 5,000 in the last night, on the occasion of the inaugural dinner of the Rotary Club, United States, Canada and New Mr. James W. Davidson, organiser, and former Vice-President Zealand. In the membership will of Rotary International, in a comprehensive speech, expounded the be the newspaper men, the educa "Lord Byron of Broadway." aims and objects of Rotary. Mr. Davidson also presided over the business and professional men gen- gathering until the election of officers, when he "handed over" to ferally. You can easily imagine the truly great power for good that Mr. W. W. Hornell, the first President.

Rotary will then possess.

BASED ON UNDERSTANDING.

tionalists and a selected list of

Rotary meets everywhere once a week. This may seem often to you but it has been proved by the

Friday-Hong Kong Automobile Association Third Annual Dinner and Dance, Peninsula Hotel.

Entertainments. To-day-

Theatre Queen's

To-day Central Theatre "Let's Go Native."

To-day-World Theatre, "For Alimony Only."

To-day Star "Cheating Cheaters."

To-day Majestic "Tanned Legs."

Theatre

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

HONG KONG - ART CLUB,

THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION

Twill be held in Lane Craw-

ford's Restaurant (frent room) TO-MORROW.

The Exhibition, will be oper from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission

50 cents.

(Mrs.) N. BROWN,

Hon. Secretary, 176, The Peak. Hong Kong, December 9, 1930.

CLUB LUSITANO.

CONVITE,

Theatre.

Theatre; A Direccao do Club Lusitano tem д полта de convidar os Royal: Exmos. Srs. Socios do Club de Re- crelo, d'Associacao Portugueza do Socorros Mutuos, da Liga Portu- gueza e do Club Lusitano e suas Home Malle

Exmas. Familias e Os demais To-day--Inward, from Europe Membros da Comunidade Portu-

operation of 3,000 clubs that this.eomen of the Guard," 9 p.m.

Friday

lis the only successful way.

Friday Children's Concert, On the motion of Mr. W. W. that there is anything in loyalty to Rotarians are very busy men how- Hornell, seconded by Dr. S. W. one's country that is incompatible ever, therefore, the meetings which Helena May Institute, Kowloon. T'so, the constitution and by- with developing friendship with generally occur at luncheon are of |short durations, perhaps an hour of other lands. In fact, laws were adopted. Officers were men elected on the proposition of the Rotary believes that the citizen or an hour and a quarter. This lovin Siberia (D'Artagnan); Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, second-who best serves his country is the not longer than most men take at

me

Most

a

To-morrow-Outward for Europe via Vancouver B.C., and Europe via Siberia (Empress of Asia). 10 a.m.

gueza para se reunirem na sala "Luiz de Camoer" do Club Lusi- tano na Quarta-feira, 10 do cor- rente, as 5.15 horas de tarde, a Lammert's Auction.

fim de assistirem a Recepcao em December 12--At Sales Room, 4, honra de Sua Excellencia O Minis Duddel! Street, household furni-tro de Portugal em Pekin, o Exmo.

Snr. Dr. Armando Navarro. tare, 2.30 p.m.

Miscellaneous.

Havera em seguida Cha e danca. A fim de que esta recepcso re- Thursday-Art Club Exhibition,

vestida do maior brilho possivel & Lane Crawford's, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday-Lantern lecture by Rev. Direccao pode a comparencia de E. A. Armstrong B.A. on ""Bird-todos os Socios e suas Exmas.

Camera,"

St. Familias e os denais Membros da hunting with a

Comunidade Portugueza. Andrew's Church Hall, 9 p.m.

their luncheon. Members aro ed by the Hon. Dr. A. R. one who wishes to know the truth obliged to attend at least one meet. Wellington.

about his neighbours, and who de- During the evening Mr. sires to replace hatred between ing in four if they are in the city

and in good health. Davidson read various letters of nations with friendship."

Rotary appeals strongly to Rotarians attend weekly, in fact congratulation, including a letter from Sir William Peel. He also because of the work that it is do- Rotary could not exist if they did mentioned that the Hong Kong ing in building up a world fellow-nok and the meetings are made so Rotary had the largest number of ship. I assure you, gentlemen, that interesting that attendance is chartered members of any he had friendship between countries cun pleasure. The usual procedure of known in his 25 years' experi-never be brought about by treaties the luncheon is first the meal, then was or by the kind words of diplomata the introduction of Rotarians from regardless of the desire of official- other cities; the reading of any an-

BJ ad dom, for it. International amity nouncements and finally can only come about through the dress of twenty to thirty minutes And on any topic that will be of in- world desiring friendship.

The Maritime Provinces are Hong Kong, 9 de Dezembro de friendship is not brought about by terest to business and professional

beginning to

reap 1930. merely the acceptance of it as an men. The meeting is then over. already

not some benefit from this year's Ideal. It must be brought about The speakers, of course are

Toronto Ex- confined to Rotarians. The pro- display at.... the by contact.

ая Prohibition is arranged by a

four,,, new and How Contact is Made.

Committee, always with definite contacts have been Now, Rotary brings about this gramme contact by making it one of the the aims and objects of Rotary in tablished for the distribution obligations of a Rotarian that he view. There is no difficulty. In Maritime products in Ontario. attend Rotary meetings wherever finding interesting-speakers.

ence. The actual number 121. (Applause).

The Aims of Rotary, Mr. James W. Davidson, Hon. General Commissioner who has organized the club in Hong Kong presided until after the officers of the club had been elected, who

were as follows:-

President, W. W. Hornell; Vice- President, Hon. Dr. S. W. T'80; Hon. Secretaries, L. C. F. Bellamy and B. Wong Tapa; Treasurer, N. J. Perrin; Directors, Allan Cameron; Chau Yue-ting: Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton; J. M. Wong; Wong Kwang-tin; B. Wylie.

Mr. Davidson then denit with the mechanics of Rotary, the manner in which the organisation is con- trolled, the officers who serve it-all

gramme

International Board.

es-

of

On

this-showing-the-Maritime... Pro-

A. E. 5. ALVES,

Secretario.

ANNOUNCEMENT.

vinces have decided to enter an ex- Mme. H. W. Kees HAS ARRIVED Rotary is administered by an In-hibit this fall at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, at the suggestion of R. W. Burnaby, Maritime Trade Commissioner for Ontario.

he may be. While your member- ship is in this club, your atten- dance need not be here. You may ternational Board, the members of are attend anywhere in the world and which change each year and the Rotarians of other countries elected at an International Con- have equally the privilege to at-vention, held yearly. As evidence tend your meetings. Thus we have of the international nature of the thousands of Retarians in a total organisation, you will note that in and a Rotary club are something of 70 different countries fraternis- 1928-29 the President, a Catholic, which Hong Kong has been in need ing together in a close and splen- was from Mexico; the first Viceof for many years. The rea- did fellowship at every possible President, a Scottish Presbyterian, son why it has not come into opportunity. We believe

that from Scotland; the second Vice-existence before is because none of if we meet a man and like him President from the United States us had the strength and confidence Rotarian Davidson has we will like his country just a and the third Vice-President from which little bit better through liking him. Chili and these men actually met brought to us. We do need a class who together two or three times a year. rotary club and we do not want travel much. They attend the Rotary is not a secret organiga- to be divided into Peak, Kowloon! Rotary clubs wherever they may tion, members are free

Rotarians are of

not

to Invite and seaside dwollers. (Laughter.)

HERE REPRESENTING

MAISON LUCILÈ

OF

SHANGHAI

AND

PARIS.

LATEST

PARIS MODELS.

ONE WEEK ONLY

DEC. 9-16..

be. That is their duty. We know guests at any time, in fact they Most of us are near the Hong Kong they go home with a friendly feal-are encouraged to do so. Rotary Hotel about lunch time and it Ing for the countries which they is not a religious organisation; all should not be difficult to meet here welcome. at the lunch hour once a week and have visited through their contact religions are equally

a commercial or listen to what other Rotarians have| with Rotarians. They expresa Rotary is their opinions in their clubs, in ganisation nor is it for the de- to tell us. It is not necessary for their craft asscelations, to their velopment of commerce nor to ad- me to say anything about the or- craft associations, to their friends vance one's personal business In-ganisation of Rotary because Ro- outside and then like a wave, their terests. In the exact words of the tarian Davidson has set out the de- friendliness for their neighbours Constitution: "It is a world fel-talls so fully and given us a clear Hong Kong Hotel, Room No. 302. Tennis enthusiast on a camping passes out further and further and lowship of business and profes- picture of what we have to aim at. If we all work together as I holiday forgets himself on being we know not where It ends. Three sional men united in the ideal or I saw asked to fry a couple of eggs.

over 9,000 service for the advancement of know we shall, they the Hong Passing Show, London. Rotarians from 30 different coun-understanding, goodwill, and in Kong Rotary Club will not belle

tries in one building. They were ternational peace."

the success with which it has been *Inaugurated. together for five or six days. No

Charter Members. man can calculate the good that Mr. A. H. Gordon, a member of came from this one mooting.

The fist of charter members, al the Shanghai Rotary Club, who was Most of the dislikes, most of the at the dinner, addressed the meet most the whole of whom attended,

coun- ing after Mr. Davidson. He said is as follows:- hatred that exists between tries are due merely to lack of that he had listened with profound contact. We do not speak badly of interest to what Mr. Davidson had GS. Archbutt, A. el Arculls, four

in an honorary capacity, the opera- tion of the local club and lastly the alms and objects. He spoke of the rapidity with which the or ganization has grown. It appears to appeal equally in all parts of the world. In Chili for instance the first club was started years ago and now they have over forty. The first club was started Czecho-Slovakia three years ago

years

sgo

boundaries of our

No National Criticism,

We are

..

Growth In Shanghai,

present.

J. Abo A. C. L. D Albuquerque,

M. J. Breem, Dr. G. D. R. Black,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned. have received Tinstructions to sell by Public Auction

ON

FRIDAY, December 12, 1930, commencing at 230 p.m.,

at their Sales Room,

4, Daddell Street,

A Quantity of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.

Comprising:

100 membership appell Dovey, R. M. Dyor, 3. S-chairs, Wardrobe Trunks, Electric

President's Hope.

Teak and Glass Cabinets, Grand Gramophones, Records, Chesterfeld Couches and Arm-

Table Lamps, Pictures, Carpets, Kags, Flat Top Desk, Curios, Or naments, etc..

Teak and Iron Bedsteads with Mattresses, Teak Wardrobes with Bevelled Mirrors. Chest of Draw-

our friends and we do not wish to to say about Rotary sad he felt A Brostedt, C. Blaker, LC. F quarrel with them. Our friend- that he learned more about Rotary Bellamy, W. H. Bell, J. K.. Bousfield, ships must not be limited to the at the dinner last night than he LL-Col. G. Bird, B. T. Barrett,

J. D. Butcher. own nations. had learned from five years' mem-

Allan Cameron, Chan Lim-pak, int now has some 25 clubs. Just so long as we permit our-bership of the Shanghai Rotary Chan Evan-lam, Chau Yae-ting, Chau There are 340 clubs in the Britishelves to live in exclusive groups, Club. The speaker mentioned that Taun-nin, Cheng Chau-yan, the Hon. Isles with 65 in the London ares to ignore the other fellow, to allow the Rotary Club in Shanghat had Mr. H. T. Creasy, P. S. Cassidy.

our nationalism to make us quite just passed the

Harry Ching, Diam S. K. Chan, F. H. Plano, alone. It is in London therefore that we find probably the most in-content to associate solely with mark, there being 101 members at

Dykes, L Dunbar, R. P Dunlop tensified group of Rotarians in the those of our own nationality and

Mr. Gordon expressed the hope Prof. E. H. Digby, James T. Dobbie, world. There are over 3,400 clubs to believe in them alone, then just in Rotary to-day with some 154,000 50 long do we encourage as atmos that Mr. Davidson, would shortly 1. G. S. Dodwell.

John Fleming, Pref. L. Forstor. members in 70 different countriosphere in which wars may flourish. visit Shanghai..

Dr. W. Gerrard, H..C.: Gray, W. W. Hornell, Harry Hong Sling, Sir and, regardless of how doubtful

No speaker at a Rotary club Mr. W. W. Hornell, addressing Robert Ho Tung, G. F. Haslam, J. E their success appears at first, they

In Canada mating speaks in criticism of the gathering said:-Fellow Ro- Henry, B. G. Hayes, Ho Leung. grow and prosper.

F. C. Jenkins, A. Keith, Hon. Dr. ers, Dressing Tables Washstand, at tarians, to-night has been the birth there are clubs in every city of countries with whom

R. H. Kotewall, Ko Leong-hoe, P. K. etc.. of a large and hefty infant. That Kwok, Kan Tong-po, D.-L. King, Li Teak Dining Tables, Dining over 2,000 people and a total of peace. over 110 clube. Mr. Davidson then sometimes desirable, it is not that

It is not that criticism is not it has been done with such ease is Tae-fong, Li Jowson, Li Hol-tung LChairs, Teak Sideboards, Dinner proceeded as follows:

lan, Lee Ju-cheung, Dr. L. F. L & Waggon, Dinner. Crockery, Glaas If Rotary was not worth white criticism is not sometimes neces-due mainly to obstetrician David-con-chum, V. P. Law, Lim Hoy-

son. (Laughter), fatto sary. There are, however, so many I am absolutely overwhelmed by Lack, Charles D. Lambert, Capt. Ware, Mosquito Net Cloisonne thousands of the leading men in

Laurenson M. K. Lo the various countries of the world people going about the world, the offer which he made me last G. D. de Martin, F. C. Mow Fung, would surely not become a part of many agencies, so many news week. I won't call it an offer be-3 L. McPherson, G. Miskin, Dr. papers (fortunately not all), so cause we all know that when Mr. P. Minett Mr. F. A. Mackintosh, many books and, I fear I must say, Davidson makes us an offer we Newil d

Dr. J. H. Montgomery, Comdr. J. B. BLACKWOOD FURNITURE. All the leading countries of many religions that are dealing have no chance of refusing it. That Dr M. V. Obremski, JM. H. Including: Europe with the exception of Rus- with other people's defects, that he should have made me, a retir Osborne, R. BH.Oliver, Jose Table, Jardinieres, Chairs. sia, have their Rotary Clubs and Rotary believes that there should the movement is also extended be just a little room somewhere a member of the Hong Kong com- Paters. H. H. Priestley, N. Sofas, Half Round Tables, Mirro widely in North, Central and South for an organisation that desires to unity, accept this invitatin is one Ferrin, T. E Pearce, Rev. EG.Pictures, Chest, Tea Poys, Optum

of the greatest marvels. One thing Prof. R. Robertson, Prof. F. A. Stoole, etc.

On View, from Thursday, De America. It is likewise very sue-specialise on friendship. Each of comforts me and that is the organi- Redmond A Velashagen, Hon. Mr.

us has his own defects and in over-sation of Rotary ceme to be so WE L. Shenton, O. A. Middleton cember 11, 1980 cessful in Japan. There are a

looking our neighbour's imperfec-

Terms: Cash on Delivery. number of clubs in North Chinations, wo trust he will be equally to do except to sit in the chair. Shaw Hon. Bir Shou-son good that the Chairman has nothing Smith, 0 A. Smith, H. C. Shrubsole, Prof. 3. L. Shellihear, E. Stone,

LANSERT BROS, also in Java. It is a fact, there

desirous of overlooking ours. In fore, that practically all the fact, is it not almost necessary, If cannot help expressing a feel-HR Sturt, Col, RB.- Skimmer, the A Chow, A. L. Shields, Bhou J. Chen, (Laughter.).

Hong Kong, December 9, 1080. elties in the world are engaged in we are going to avoid great ware ing of great satisfaction in the ex-Ver Kallang the movement. the future that tolerance and traordinary response which has E. Terry Hon. Dr. 8. W. To, Wi

Ting Y. Tao, Chaz Rotary serves several purposen hutite greatest objective is appreciation and co-operation become to this attempt to organise a Tamin Tie King-pok, J.-H. Taggart) |

taught somewhere? Have Flamuro)

It would, of course, be ridiculous Rotary club in Hong Kong) Lt le Dr Dalentine

dud I think in the first Instance

All Countries Join.

described in a concise definition which appeals to me strongly. I will read it to you! Rotary's sim is to develop in each of its mem bars the highest form of citizen

hipA Rotarian must be a loyal Citizen, Rotary has no room for the man who does not love his Country, But Rotary does not feel

to say that Rotary/regardless of its world wide ramifications can stop workin

Besides, Rotary is not a pacifi organisation, Participation?: some were has been justifiable the past and may again be my fature. But Rotary can asala

Powell

Walker, (Dr. Arthur to Rotarian Davidson. (Applause). As to Rotarian-Davidson. I don't JM, Wang Bộ qulta know what to say, Helis Word; the Honr Mord that a man he is a sort of the Hon. Dr. Welli

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