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"AN ARTICLED CLERK IN

THE CITY OF LONDON

30 YEARS AGO"

Amusing Talk To Rotarians

By Mr. C. Bernard Brown

One of the best-received talks given to the Hongkong Botary: Club for a long time, one that kept the Roof Garden in a con," stant subdued roar of laughter, was delivered by Mr. C. Bernard and Brown, A.C.A., partner in 'the firm of Messrs. Linstead Davis, Chartered Accountants at the Club's weekly time in the Hongkong Hotel yesterday,

ME Brown's address, "An Articled Clerk in the City of Lon- don 30 Years Ago," was in the nature of a personal reminiscence, but it was to neatly given, and so interpolated with subtle humorous touches that the listener had more the feeling of going back with him to London in the early part of the century than of hearing him talk about his own early erpertences three de- cades after they had happened.

The applause that greeted the speaker at the end of his talk was loud and prolonged, and the an- nouncement made by Mr. E. J. R. Mitchell that he hoped to have Mr. Brown speak again soon was re- ceived with acclamation.

DIRECTORS' MEETING

Major R. D. Walker, M.C., who was in the Chair, announces that at a meeting of the Directors held

stable. Finally the blow tell. One day, in front of a large audience, and after I had been reduced io gibbering imbecility, my services were dispensed with. In other words. I wis fired!TM

In his search through the columns of the advertisement

papers he came across, a position in Hongkong offered at $250 a month. on Monday evening, Dr. C. T. His colleagues' idea of the place Wang, ex-Chinese Ambassador to was nebulous-they were not sur the United States, now resident in as to whether it was a Crown Co- Hongkong, and a past District lony, or a treaty Port, but one, and all were certain that it was very "Governor, had been elected an honorary member of the Hongkong far indeed from the city, of Lon- don, and that was enough for him. Rotary Club

(Laughter). So he wrote to apply

Dr. Wang said he much appre- ciated the honour that had been for the job, and, much to his done blm and hoped he would astonishment, was accepted. prove a useful member of the Club. Concluding. Mr. Brown sald: He revealed that it had been decld- "One more word about the gentle- ed to hold meetings of outport man who fired me. I saw him no Rotarians on the first and third more until 1938, when I was home Thursdays of every month at 1245 on furlough and attended a din- at the Cafe de Chine, China ner, at which I spoke. After the Building. All members of the Club dinner I spproached him and he were invited to attend.

denied all knowledge of me, which The following visiting Rotarians was rather rich, seeing that I had and guests were welcomed: worked for him for seven years. I Rotarians Y. G. Chen (Chengtu), then asked him if he remembered W. A. Nodes (Hornsey). Van der firing me, and I award him full Schalk (Canton); guests were marks for his answer: I could Messrs. S. S. Church, J. Fraser never have done that'

(loud whch I listened to Brown, R. A Wadeson, D. Black, laughter)..

MUST BE AMUSING!

H. R. Forsyth. S. T. Butlin, P. M. your speech I thought to myself." Hodgson, C. E. Liu, F. G. Maunder here is a young man of presence (Hongkong), H. 8. Higginbotham and personality'" (more laughter: (Mandalay), H J. Mackenzie When Mr. Brown sat down the (Vancouver; and G Haynes applause lasted for fully a minute. (Shanghai)

SPEAKER THANKED Thanking the speaker, Mr. E. J.- Mr. Brown said he ad notR Mitchell said that as Chairman thought that the experiences of a of the Programme Committee he callow youth just beginning life has selected himself for the task. would be of interest, but Mr. Mit because he had known Mr. Brown chell had assured him he was for 25 years, particularly in the mistaken, so long as he made it past decade, and, 20 years ago he amusing. The problem that faced had himself made his debut in the parents in those days, he went on, City of London

as he supposed it did now, was Listening to Mr. Brown had what to do with their sons on brought back memories of those completion of their education. At days to him; and he could assure school he had had very decided his listeners that what Mr. Brown ideas as to what he did not want had said was not in the nature of to do in fact, he would have been the Baron Munchausen type, but perfectly happy to have done was the gospel truth. On behalf

(Laughter). nothing' whatever.

of the Club be... thanked Mr. However, his father asked him Brown and hoped they would allow what he thought of accountancy as him to ask Mr. Brown to speak a profession, and, though he had again on another occasion, (Hear. no particular liking for figures, he Hear).

saw no particular objection

so, on a certain morning in 1905,

he hung up his bowler, a 3/9 mòdel

of Mr. Dunn, in the general office

of Messrs. A, D., and Co., and be- gan his career in the capacity of junior office boy.

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As an office boy, he feared he

not

success. The amount "of things he could do with a bucket of water and a press copy book had to be seen to be beltered (Laughter).

“BECAME A GENTLEMAN"

(the

REFUGEES IN THE COLONY

There was a decrease of 447 in number of refugees and destitutes accommodated in Gov- ernment Camps, etc., in Urban and Rural Areas according to the returns for the week ending April 22.

Urban Areas (Civiliaris); -King's Park: '1,816 compared with

After describing his early office 1,804 on April 15.

life, the speaker went on: "At the Ma Tau Chung: 869 compared age of 17 I was asked if I would with 850 on April 15.

like to be articled. I promptly said North Point: 1,670 compared with no...however, wiser counsels 1,675 on April 15.

prevailed, and eventually I drop- - Urban Areas (Soldiers) » ped the garb of an office boy, don-

Lai Chi Kok Hospital (Upper

ned a topper and became an Ward): 13 compared with 14 on articled clerk and a gentleman April 16. (laughter),"

Ma Tau Chung: 772 compared

“Bellä an articled clerk is less with 711 on April 15, strenuous than being an office boy,

'One was supposed to arrive in the

Rural Areas

Kam Tin: 4,325 compared with office at 9.30 but nobody ever did. 4,037 on April 15. There is the story of the articled Fanling, North: 745 compared clerk who arrived at 9.50 and ran with 700 on April 15. into his principal, who admonished

Fanling, South: 883 compared

him, saying: Mr. Jones, you should with 913 on April 15. have been here at 980," and re- Gill Cutting: closed on April 19, plied: Really, sir, what happen-678 on April 15. ed?'" (Laughter).

Man Kam To: 977 compared with

"Finally, much to the surprise 959 on April 15. ;

of my parents, my friends, my Total: 11,850 compared with colleagues and myself, I passed my 12,297,on April 15./-

final examination, and became a

full-fledged chartered accountant.

A chartered accountant was a

very important person. On the

Bentence of six months

salary of £110 a year he was ex-imprisonment and eight strokes of pected to see the unseeable, know the chat was passed by Mr. Q. A. the unknowable, and unscrew the Micfadyen, at the Kowloon Court yesterday, on 14 Yuk-sang. Inscrutable" (Laughter).

FIRED

Going on, Mr. Brown said his position in the office was not

25 years of age, who was con- victed of snatching an earring from a woman in Shanghai Btreet, near Market Street, on Monday.

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