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ROTARY CONVENTION

REMINISCENCES

Mr. M. F. Key's Interesting Talk To H.K. Rotarians

Interpolated with many amusing reminiscences, the talk given by Mr. M. F. Hey, Hongkong delegate to the Convention of Rotary, International held in San Francisco last June, of his ex- periences in the course of his trip, was well received by mem- · bers of the Rotary Club at its weekly luncheon in the Roof Gar--- den of the Hongkong Hotel : yesterday,

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"Isn't Hongkong in China?" "Is Canada in the United States?" I retorted

The untaraj strains of “western" music was heard during the tuffin when "Home on the "Range,” re- ferred to by the speaker as the In the end, I said that in the "Signature Tune" of the Conven- last five years I had been in Crian tion, was played by anall and Japan for a day-and-a-half i orchestra and sung by a section of each country, but what I saw in the gathering.

Shanghal in a day-and-a-half A precedent was set when the would just about run to a 20-min- Chakman, Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy,ute Rotary address. So I told invited a visitor to express the them about the refugee camps Club's thanks for the talk.

there, ending up with an appeal

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The following visiting Rotarians that any money they might have und guests were welcomed: to spare be sent to relief funds. Rotariana T. T. Low (Pefping), Wm. And I'am glad to say that the local 2. L. Sing. C. T. Wang, Paul Deitz papers seized upon my "Rejected (Shanghai),.A. C. Hoffman (Min-Addresses" about Imperial Prefer- neapolis, USA), J. C. Thomson fence, Do our grievance received (and J. M. Hansen (Nanking); some publicity after all.

guests; Major J. L. Wellcocks, Mr.

G. Davreux (Hongkong) and Mr.

K. Wilkens (Copenhagen).

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EDUCATIONAL, MEETING "Rotary, in addition to holding

in Convention for the rank and fille MR. KEY'S ADDRESS

cf the membership, has an educa- The speaker said in part:-"Mr.❘tional meeting for newly-elected President, fellow-members, guests District Governors the week before and listeners-on-the-air-who are the Convention. District Gover- no doubt wondering whether even nors expenses are pak by Rotary classical music is not preferable to from the uttermost parts of the the prevent prograadie, from an earth. For dre days they are put entertainment point of view there through an intensive coarse of in- being nothing more exciting avali-struction in their duties which are able at the moment, I have been to control and supervise anything asked to present my report as the lúp to 160 clubs., Latterly, what is delegate of this Clah to the Annital called an International Institute Convention of Rotary International has been conducted simultaneously. held in San Francisco last June. Įto take advantage of the presence The Club score of attendances at of ex-Presidents and other ex- these Conventions since our forma-officers of Rotary whose experience tion at the end of 1930 has been: and interest would otherwise not ex-President T. B. Wilson 1; M. Fbe utilised."

Key 2. Rotarian Wilson attended

the Seattle Convention in 1932 and

AN INVITATION

I attended the Detroit Convention While at Vancouver an invitation

In 1934 and the San Francisco Con-came to me in a telegram as long réntion in 1938.

2g your arm-to attend this Inter-

On arrival at Vancouver, I called national Institute: a high honour

at the office of the Rotary Club, to which I was glad to accept, though whom I had already forwarded a the teleg.am warned me that the. copy of my address of last year on cost to me for five days would be Imperial Preference, with the re- rather more than my total daily quest that I might be allowed to come.

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deliver it to the members.. The This preliminary to the Conven- idea was to let Canada know that tion took place at a "millionaires' Hongkong is not quite happy about playground" hotel called the Del the way the Dominion treats the Monte, in the Monterey Peninsula, Crown Colony as a fellow-member 120 miles south of San Francisco. of the British. Commonwealth of When millionaires are "not in sea- Nations. But the reply was: "To so." the hotel devotes itself to 115, Imperial Preference means receiving Conventions.

Institute tariffs, and tariffs mean politics.

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"What we should like," they said, "would be an address on the situation to China and Japan.” ~ (Laughter).

The

International

which the Rotary Club does not brought together during the week discuss."

many of the leaders of Rotary past and present, and discussed every conceivable problem connected with the movement. would take many addresses to cover the ground adequately, but, to put it blefly, we considered international aspects

(Continued on Back Fago).

"That is a subject on which I know very little," I replied, "I live in Hongkong."

It

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