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ROTARY CLUB LUNCHEON

Amusing Experiences Related Of

Articled

Clerk Days

An interesting and amusing talk on his experiences as an articled clerk in London thirty years ago was given by Mr. C Bernard Brown, A.C.A, to the Rotary Club luncheon yesterday. The meeting was presided over by Major IL. D. Walker, who welcomed the following Rotarians,-Y, G. Chen, of Cliengtu: W. O. Nodes, of Hornsey; Van der Schalk, of Canton; and the following guests.-Messrs. S. S. Church, J. Fraser Brown, R. A. Wadeson, D. Black, H. R. Forsyth, S. T. Butlin, H. J. Mackenzie, of Vancouver; HI. S. Higginbotham, of Mandalay; Paul M. Hodgson, C. H. Liu, F. G. Maunder, and George Hnynes, of Shanghai.

Mr. Brown said: When your programine secretury asked me.le address this distinguish ed society to-day; I accepted" with

of

a

seniors complained of the state in which they were left, attaching the binme of course to the juniors. They posted a notice on the door asking users to leave the lavatories in the state in which they hoped to and them which rather misguidedly, they singed. Next morning they found to their chagrin that one of the Juniors had written over their signatures "List of Principal Offenders."

My chief recollection of those days la cf being chronically hungry. The venue of the mid-day meal varied as to whether I was fush or broke, from Wilkinson's a la mode bolled As an office boy I was not a suc- beef where you paid 11d. for a plate

ment of the careers of so many great Unfortunately such would be men. far from the truth,

wants The

Used to Go Hungry When working up

When

pense because he had so much

He Was

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Knox, Flanagan and Alles; Naugh- cretion in seeking Information re-

12.30 Al Bollington at the Organ ton and Gold. garding matters affecting the safety

Medicy Of Serenades; Intro: 2.15 Close down, of the realm, and had impressed Serenade "Frasquito" (Lehar);

(Heykens); upon Ministers that the powers con- Serenade

Serenade

The May Night; Sapphie Ode..... ferred upon the executive must not (Schubert); Serenade (Toselli);

Marla be used to impede members in dis- Second

Olszewska (Contralto) with Serenade charging their parliamentary duties. Serenade

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Willem Mengelberg and His Con- extreme diffidence. I told him that vess. The things I would do with a of holled and carrots, to à glass of becomes strenuous. For six months in the Park: Chalk Farm to Cam- certgebouw Orchestra. the only subject I thought I was brushful of water and a press copy mill and a slice of bunch cake at before the examinations practically barwell Green; Fly Away Jack; A

0.43 Closing local Stock Quota- competent to speak on was the life letter book would have to be seen an A.B.C. at a cosis of 260.

the whole of his time is occupied simple little string; When I marry tions.

Grandmamma; in the City of London in my young to be belleved. It was a very con-

6.45 Robert Burnett (Haritono) Brighton: with coaching classes and days and that I did not think the fusing life for a dreamy person like

study. My chances seemed

private Amella;

Moonstruck; Acady is ever young, and Margaret Stewart (Soprano) in pretty experiences collow and self-myself. There were five partners in

Scottish Programme. West, I have gloomy but to the astonishment of It's the Drum: Come to the Ball; A., a the firm, and say for

example when

The Portree Men, March; Because conscious youth could vor. Further, the internat office telephone would even been reduced to a bag of sweets myself, my coaches, my employers, Country Girl

He Was A Bonnie Lad, Strathspey various alus at prices to se avery quest. interest to you whatsoever.

12.40 The Angelus Ostet. con-ring and a voice would say. "Bring and the National Gallery. I remem-my friends and relations, my Bunt- that of all the types of bores,

Nocturne In E Flat Major (Chopin, The Wind That Shook The Barley, sider the reminiscent bere to be theme The Times" and then ring offer once when I was consuming aber appeared on the

poached egg on toast al a Lyons, an❘ successful.

Op. No. 2-arr. Hartley); Spring Reel....Pipe Band of H.M. 2nd Bat- worst. However Rotarian Mitchell I could only look round helpicy old gentleman sat down at the same

"Somebody

Song-Song Without Words No. 30 talian Scots Guards; The Auld Scots assured me that I was mistaken and and say

table and rather astonished me by

Expected to Know All (Mendelssohn, Op. 62, No. 6); Cradle Sangs (Bethune and Leaseh-arr. that as long as I made it amusing Timer."

(Brahms, arr. Song (Schubert).

Hartley); McFfat); I'm Gled My Ho'rt's My The Arm was an important one saying grace over his meal.

A fully pledged chartered se- you were ready to laugh at almost

employing over twenty qualified men to have another portion at his ex- Importance at any rate in his own Weather Report.

had inished he begged me

Serennde countant is ́n person of considerable

Ain (arr. anything,

1.0 Local clerks and

with Orchestra: A problem which often confronted and numerous articled

Petronella (arr. clerks. The senior partner was a

Black); Strip The According to accepted theory, eyes. parents in those days, as I supposure of outstanding brilliance in the enjoyed watching me cat the first.

1.03 116

Gitta Alpar (Soprano) and Willow (arr..

...Scotush completion of}

on a salary of £110 per year in those it does now, on the their children's education was what City, and had it not been for his un-

About this time I came under the days, he was expected to know the George Boulanger and His Orchestra. Country Danco Orchestra cond. by

Hungarian March Potpourri (Pecs!- Mite Castle (Stephen and Burnett);

Michael Dlack; Willie's Gone To Mel-For your complete beauty treatment, to do with their sons if they had no timely death, the firm would probably supervision of the third partner, who unknowable, see the unseeable. Prichystal)....George Boulangerie

use Tattoo Powder, Rouge and particular inclination or bent. When have become one of the leading firms was to have a tremendous influence

Mascara (Cream with brush) of chartered accountants In the I left school I had very decided views

on my future.

I wish I could draw a veil on the and His Orch.; Sing Something In The Lea Rig (arr. Burnett). He was an ornamental I shall always remember my individual tall,

remainder of my service as a quall The Morning (C. B. Cochran's Revue bert Burnett (Baritone) with Plano;

Sole Distributor: languid, and im- fled man, but the truth must be told. Home and Beauty); No More (C. Stop your licking, Jock; Bonnie Aaw Pit Seng's Trading Co., Ltd.. as to what I did not want to do, world.

(arr. Pether); Intro: Bonnie Scotland had just maculately turned Indeed I would have been perfectly introduction to him. He

Revue (Home and happy to have done nothing at all. returned from America. He hated known in the City as "Gawd and his was side-tracked to one of those

Banks Lock Lomond; Four leaf He Jobs which

of an actria's

Gitta Alpar That obviously would not do and my boys and out of merey they kept me great friend as "Lord Gawd.”

(Soprano) Shamrock, Roaming in the Gloaming; accountant's existence, any amount with

Gypsy Serenade father having formed a high opinion from him as long as possible. How-disliked me from the first. He did work but of the accountanty profession asked ever, the fatal moment arrived when not kill himself with overwork. On of

little recompense. (Boulanger); Tango Torero (Boulan Keep right on to the end of the road; thought of it. I could both commissionaires and the senior one occasion he was animadverting consolly

whenever my em- ger)....George Boulanger and His She is ma Daisy: Ye banks and braes:

the size

Orch.; of their from the fact that I had never shown sick with apprehension I stood at man over there. I've been watching and things grew worse and worse, politow-Iwanow)....George

buzzer, sounded. man and remarked. "You see that scope-gost. I could do nothing right with

Alpar (Soprano) Auld Lang Syne....New Mayfals Orchestra; Caucasian Suite (Ip-| Orchestra. any particular inclination for figures:

Boul-

7.15 London Relay-'Gentle Per- Let me here dispell any illusions the door and told him that the other him for the last half hour and heultimately the blow fell and

suasion". one anger and His Orch. members of the staff were out. I hasn't done a stroke of work." did not know where they were.

day

in front of quite a large audience, 130 Reuter and

A short story written for broad- Rugby Press, Interview concluded by his saying One of his alma seemed to be to after reducing me to gibbering Im-Weather Forecast and Announce-casting by Kevin FitzGerald and read "Damn your eyes. Don't stand star-impress on subordinates that their bicility, my services were dispensed ments.

by the author.

7.30 London Relay-At the Black 1.40 Dance Musis and Variety. ing at me. Get out!" And as time was of no importance what with. In other words I was fired.

Dog', Organ Lilac stumbled from the room I heard him grever. He would ring for you and Under stress of emotion, I feverishly Inquire of the junior partner, "What continue to read his paper for five hunted through the list of situations (Schubert)....Harry Davidson; In Mr. Wilkes-at-home in-lls--own er six minutes whilst you sat waiting vacant in the The Accountant to and strumental Just A Crazy Song

n job that would take me furthest (Smith and Williams)....Eddie Pea-Report and Announcements. and rapidly disintegrating.

8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather On one 4 occasion a bold young man finding away from London in general and

8.03 Violoncello Bolos by Maurtee Having managed to stay the course, Di

bim immersed in his Morning Post that partner in particular. There

Marechal. to signing articles sub- us an office boy, at the age of 17 1 piled up the folded Financial Newstised at a salary of $200 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS

a position in Hongkong adver-

Indian Lament (Dvorak, arr, Kreis- the that I passed the required examination on

ler); Dimanche De Poques Sur La My colleagues were not sure whe-

Mer (Dupont, arr. de Feuillard).... when Colony, an island or the mainland.

Serenade Espagnole (Glazounow, On one thing they were agreed how- ever, that it was a long way from

Op. 20, No. 2)....with Jean Doyen at the Piano.

me what. think of

are the bane

,saw me

The

no reasonable objection apart ofce boys were out on erando, and on the laziness of the British work-lions increased and I was made the Heart (flm 'I Give MyI love a lassie: Comin' thro' the Ryc

you may have that an accountant

must have a mathematical brain.

One can become a perfectly com petent accountant if one can add, subtract, multiply and divide, all of which-1-could-nchleve--

Start in Life

One of my father's friends, partner in a rising firm of accountants, offered to take me on probation with

view sequently, It was agreed

12

man's

was that?"

An Articled Clerk

The

out

Time Selection)

bar-parlour,

should start at the very boltom of educational subjects. I was asked and became equally, engrossed. He her it was a treaty port, or a Crown Delphinus Brings Mail with Maurice Faure at the Plano;

the ladder, and so on a certain marn- ing in September, 1005, -1 hung up my bowler, a 3s Dd model, in the

AWAY

of

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with

was

one's

cigarettes and when be would Осса-

Passed Examination

The

SERVICES

would lik

like to

used

to smoke Turkish sald be articled. I "No" without hesitation as I

through a long holder, I did not passing accounts, the contemplate

the pleasure

One Day Late general office of Messrs D. D. & Co. Prospect of having to work for Avelsionally drop the ash on to his papers | London and that was good enough for i

when and would proved to blow it over

Imperial Airways. Ener when in to yours. to commence the battle of business my friends were making good money man created an impossible situation my surprise was accepted. in the capacity of junior office boy years without remuneration

The same young gentle-me. I applied for the post and to Delphinus reached Ilongkong at 4 p.m. yesterday with the delayed United life. I wish I could tell you that I nor of having to swnt for

Kingdom malls and two passengers, displayed that early promise which examinations in the evening when by, finally blowing it back. ife did

A Rudo Meeting

Mr. F. Uddin from Calcutta, and Mr. has so distinguished the cominence their girls, and from what I had seen

one's friends were walking out with not last long.

One word more about the gentle- Balfour from Athens,

The following passengers left by auditing It

по unmitigated

man who fred me. I saw him drudgery. However, wiser counsels Having passed my intermediate more until my last furlough in 1930 the Dorado at 0 a.m. yesterday. Mr. prevailed, my objections were over-examination after two and a balt when I attended a dinner at which H. R. McMillan and Miss McMillan ruled, I discarded the life of an office years, I was occasionally entrusted he was present. I had to say a few for Bangkok, and Mr. C. Westall for boy and blossomed out in the top with the sole charge of an audit.words in response to the toast of the London, hat ang talls of an articled clerk and One of my first jobs was the Royal guests. I spoke to him

after the

The plane had been overhauled gentematt.

Army Temperance Association in

when he disclaimed any after the recent engine trouble at | dinner Incidentally the partner to whom Victoria Street, and I well remember knowledge of having seen me before, Udorn. I was articled and who undertook to one day when a dapper little gentle-which was rather rich, considering bo my mentor during my apprentice-an asked me to sit with him on a had worked for him for seven did not ship spoke to me, on but fotte occasuta and explain the accoun's. Heycats, I asked him

I award sions once on signing my articles, Enid he could never understand why, even remember firing me. the second and third times to con balanced, the assels were not always sald" could never have done it. as the sides of u Balance Sheet him full marks for his answer, He gratulate me on passing my two professional exuminations and the exactly equal to the liabilitics. I was As I listened to your speech I thought last time to bid me good bye on my easily able to recognize him from his that here was a young man of pre- departure for the For East.

pletures as the Inte Earl Roberts. sence and personality whom I should The routine of my articled clerk At about this time the rubber like to have with me." wes less strenuous than that of an boom was at its height and my firm office boy. You were supposed to were engaged in the

Thus it came about that with this arrive at 0.30 but nobody did. There several companies. This necessitated stock in trade of those text books a story of an unpunctual articled the staff working all night for three on professional subjects, I shook the

who on arrival at his office on consecutive nights. I found it

dust of the metropolls from my feet one occasion at 9.50 am. happened wonderful experience, particularly and set out to make my fortune in to run into his principal who ad- when the whole staff from partners the glorious East. monished him and said: "Me. Jonca, to commissionaries would adjourn I thank you for your forbearance nu ought to have been here at 9.30" for dinner to the Great Eastern Hotel, in latening to this account of my "Really Sirf replied the articled was paid overtime, and it seemed early struggles, and trust it may have clerk "What happened."

to me incredible that my worldly afforded you some degree of diver wealth was accumulating at the rato slon. of is. per hour.

Vole of Thanks

with Beetles & Cockroaches

KEATING

Sprinkle Keatings at night

is

clerk

Sirlet Discipline

notation of

he

AIR

Arrivals and Departures

Of Planes Outward

For London, Australia and British| Countries: Imperial Airways 0 a.m.j April 28. Imperial Airways 6 am. May 2

For Chungking, Stan, etc.; Eurasia and C.N.A.C., service indefinite.

For U.S.A via Munlia and Guam:) Chinn Clipper 8.30 a.m. April 29.

For France, vin Hanoi: Air France 6.30 a.m. April 20,

Inward

From London, Australian and Brl- tish countries: Imperial Airways 5 p.m. April 27; Imperial Airways 5 Juniors were alloted to seniors and We had some characters in the they proceeded to their respective office in those days. One old gentle- Rotarian E. J., R. Mitchell thanked P.m. May 1.

From U.S.A., vla Guam,

and audits by different routes, but with man with a voice like the bull of the speaker whom he said he had Manila; China Clipper 12.30 p.m. ample time for a cup of coffee on Boston had a secretary on the floor known for 25 years. He himself had in all corners and crevices the way. The junior had to be there above. When the old gentleman made his debut in the City of London April 20, and sweep them up in the first with the audit papers, the pocitet telephoned to him the secretary 20 years ago and amused the gather-in: C.NA.C., Eurasia Service in- From Chungking, Yunnanfu, Kwel- marning DEAD. It teavet bottle of coloured Ink and clean never dreamed of going to the ing recounting, soverpt of bis ex-

defnite. blotting paper all ready. Discipline instrument, but would put his head seriences. He expressed the hope From France, via Hanol: · Airi was fairly strict. Certain things through the door and shout down. that he would have another oppor France 1 p.m. April 20, were definitely low and confined to A certain effeminate person rejoicing tunity of listening to the speaker. clerks as distinguished from articled in the name of Bertrom Rupert

Health Enters: Plan

no afferumeil.

Agents: Muiler &

Phipps (China), Ltd.

KEATING'S

KILLS

BEETLES: MOTHS FLEAS atceren Bugs BUT IT MUST BE KEATING'S

clerks. You had not to let the Histher Baker was of distinctly Latla OUTPORT ROTARIANS

culicies of your nails grow, you had appearance, and it used to amuse

Canberra, Austraila.

to put your pen" behind your ear and impudent young articled clerks to put Mr. C. T. Wang, when called upon contrary to accepted custom of to- their benda round his door and by the chairman to address the As part of Australia's National De-i day, the figure "nought" must never enquire "yat la zi price of chestnuts gathering, announced that outport fence Plon, the minister of national to be called the letter "0." If you to-day. 1in?"

Rotarian meetings would be held on health has decided to Jaunch a health. called out an amount wrongly nothing

Then there were the two men who the first and third Thursdays of each programme. "The millious we are Wös sald but you recolve a smart shared a room. And had not spoken month at 12.45 pm. In the China now spending on national defence,” huck on the shins.

to each other for five years.

Building. He invited all those pre- hò duclared, "twill be largely: wasted In the office seniors and juniors With the final examination shares the same lavatories and the proaching, life for an articled cleric 4.

sent to attend the first one on May unless we connect the link between

health and national security."

-du

1.

8.15 London Relay-Sing-Song". A mid-week variety entertainment. 9.15 London Relay--Thio News, 9.30 London Relay Empiro Ex- change.

Points of view by travellers from the Dominions and Colonies.

0.45 London Relay-Sports News and Market Notes.

9.50 Studio-"That Musle Reminds

Dialogue by Terranco Gilbert. 10.20 Haydn-Symphony No. & G Major ("Surprise"},

MO-3.

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10.43 Saint-Saens-Septet, Op. 65. Foveau (Trumpet); Cantrello, (1st Violin); Bellanger (2nd Violin); Vieux (Viola); Marne (Cello); Nanny (Doubles-bass); and Foure In) (Piano).

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