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April 26, 1939. By Walt Disney

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ROTARY CLUB LUNCHEON

Amusing Experiences Related Of

Articled Clerk

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

at all.

ment of the careers of so many great Unfortunately such would be men. fur froin the truthi.

the firm, and say for example when

wants

clerks and partner was

He

the

Days

pense

When

had so much

quired

^

OFFICIAL SECRETS REPORT

London, Apr. 25...

as "Lord Gawd." He

are the

of work but little

whenever

Ilst of those

bare

GC-

recompense.

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LONDON RELAYS

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(in The Gay Impostors')....The parlamentary duties have issued a zaw on a Frequency of 845 ke's. [.

Radio Progrzanine Broadcast by SIX Swingers directed by

George report. They think it is inadvisable and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. Vocht-Wake Up And Live (from the Scott Wood. With Vocal Chorus: sentors complained of the state into attempt to precisely detine Une which they were. left, attaching the extent of immunity of members and 8-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c's. ptr Alm); There's A Lull In My Life himane of course to the Juniors. They from prosecution under the Oficial second.

(Alm Wake Up and Live')....Alice posted a notice on the door asking Secrets Act.

H.K.T.

Paye with Cy Feuer Orch.; Humor- users to leave the lavatories in the

12.0-12.20 p.m. Relay of Serviceous The Crazy Gang At Sea (Crazy state in which they hoped to find The Committee's inquiry brought of Intercession from St.

John's Gong and Will Wise)....Nervo and them which rather misguidedly, they home to members the need for dis- Cathedral. singed.

Knox, Flanagan and Allen: Naugh- Next morning they found to eretion in seeking information re

Al Bollington at the Organ fan and Gold. their chagrin that one of the juniors garding matters affecting the safely

Serenades; Of

Intro: had written over their signatures of the realm, and had impressed

Serenade

"Frasquita" (Lchor);} "List of Principal Offenders."

Serenade upon Ministers that the powers con- Serenade (Heykens); ferred upon the executive must not (Schubert);, Serenade

The May Night; Sapphic Ode.... (Toselli); My chief recollection of those days be used to impede members in dis- Second Serenade (Heykens);

Maria Olszewska (Contralto) with is cf being chronically hungry. The charging their parliamentary duties. Serenade

Plano (student Prince'

accomp. by George Reeves. "Mr. Brown said:"

venue of the mid-day meal varied The inquiry was the result of the Romberg); Escapada as to whether I was flush or broke, Sandys' case last December-Reuter,

(A Mexi- (Sung in German). When your programme secretary

6.06 Brahms Symphony No. 3 In Elopement-Phillips); Lionel from Wilkinson's a la mode boiled asked me to address this distinguish

(arr.

F Monckton Melodies

Stan-

Major, Op. 90. ed society to-day, 1 accepted with

As an office boy I was not a suc- beef where you paid 11d. for a plate

ford Robinson); Intro: Soldiers Willem Mengelberg and His Con- extreme diffidence, I told him that cess. The things I would do with a of bulled and carrots, to a class of becomes strenuous. For six months in the Park; Chalk Farm to Cam-certgebouw Orchestra.

I thought

6.43 Closing local Stock Quota- I was brushful of water and a press copy mille and a slice of bunch enke at before the examinations practically berwell Green; Fly oway Jack; A only subject competent to speak on was the life letter book would have to be seen on A.B.C. at a costs of 2d.

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

Burnett Brighton;

(Baritone) 6.45 Robert in the City of London in my young to be believed. It was a very con-

Used to Go Hungry

private Amelia; Grandmamma; with coaching classes and days and that I did not think the fusing life for a dreamy person like

study. My chances seemed

Moonstruck;

Acady is ever young, and Bargaret Stewart (Soprano) In preity experiences of a callow and self-myself. There were five partners in

When working up

West, I have gloomy but to the astonishment of It's the Drum; Come to the Ball; Aa Scottish Programme.

The Portree Men, March; Because conscious youth could be of

Country Girl. any interest to you whatsoever. Further, the internal office telephone would even been reduced to a bug of sweets myself, my coaches, my employers,

12.40 The Angelus Octet..

He Was A Bonnie Lad, Strathspey: that of all the types of bores, I con- ring and a voice would say. "Bring on National Gallery. I remem- my friends and relations, my num-

Nocturne In E Flat Major (Chopin, The Wind That Shook Thend Bat sider the reminiscent bore to be theme The Times," and then ring offer once when I was consuming a ber appeared on the

Op. 9, No. 2-arr. Hartley); Spring Reel....Pipe Band of H.M. 2nd worst. However Rotarlan Mitchell I could only looks round helplessly Poached egn on toast at a Lyons, an successful.

"Somebody

old gentleinan sat down at the same

Song-Song Without Words No. 30 talion Scots Guards; The Auld Scots ussured me that I was mistaken and old say

The table and rather astonished me by

Expected to Know All

(Mendelssohn. Op. 62, No. 0); Cradle Songs (Bethune and Leesch-arr. Hert's My that as long as I made it amusing Times."

The firm was.

Song (Brahms, Arr. Hartley); McFlat); I'm an important one saying grace over his meal.

Glei you were ready to laugh at almost

fully pledged chartered

Inglis)....Margaret F. I had finished he begged me countant is a person of considerable employing over twenty qualified men to have another portion at his ex importance at any rate la his own Weather Report.

Serenade (Schubert).

Ain (arr. anything.

1.0 Local Time Signal and Stewart (Soprano) with Orchestra; A problem which often confronted and numerous articled

because he

Petronella (arr. Dlack); Strip The parents in those days, as I suppose clerks. The senior

eyes. According to accepted theory,

1.03 Gitta Alpar (Soprano) and Willow .(arr. Dlack).... T it does now, on the

on a salary of £110 per year in those completion of Agure of outstanding brilliance in the enjoyed watching me eat the first. 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 Dance Orchestra cond. by

Hungarian March Potpourri (Persi Michael Dlack; Wille's Ginne To Mel- 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.

villo Boulanger

and Frichystal)

Castle (Stephen Particular inclination or beni. When have become one of the leading firms was to have a tremendous influence

I wish I could draw a vell on the and His OrchGeorge

(arr. In

- Mascara (Cream with brush) Sing Something In The Lea Rig I left school I had very decided views of chartered accountants

Sole Distributor: my on my future. He was an ornamental (C. B. Cochran's Revue bert Burnett (Baritone) with Piano; as to what I did not want to do, world. I shall always remember my individual tail, languid, and

would have been perfectly returned from America,

ctly introduction to him. He Indeed

had just maculately turned out. He

fed man, but the truth must be told. Home and Beauty'); No More (C. B. Bonnie Scotland (arr. Pether); Intro: was

Cochran's Revue

and Stop (Home

your

tickling, Jock; Bonnie Auw Pit Seng's Trading Co., Ltd., hated known

0* Lock Lomond; Four len!

Hongkong. happy to have done nothing boys and out of merey they kept me in the City as "Gawd' and his was side-tracked to one of those

friend as

which jobs That obviously would not de and

Beauty'). of an

...Gitta Alpar (Soprano) Banks with

Shamrock; Roaming in the Gloaming; Gypsy Serenade! with Orchestra; father having formed a high opinion from him as long as possible. How-isliked me from the Brat. He did accountant's existence, any amount Bentenger); Tango Torero (Boulah Keep right on to the end of the road;; of the accountancy profession asked ever, the fatal moment arrived when not kill himself with overwork. On

is ma Daisy: Ye banks and braes; me what I thought of it. I could both commissionaires and the renfor one occasion he was animadverting Consequently

my em-ger)....George Boulanger and His She is art oflee boys were out on crands, and on the luziness of the British work-lions, increased and I was made the Heart)....Gitt think of no reasonable objection apart

the size ployers saw me

of their Orch.; The Dubarry (film I Give My I love a lassie: Comin' thro' the Rye from the fact that I had never

sounded, man and remarked. "You see that

Alper (Soprano) Auld Lang Syne....New Mayfair

Orchestra. Sick with apprehension I stood at man over there. I've been watching and things Tew worse and worse. politow-Iwanow)... George any parilcular Inclination for own the great man's buzzer

I could do nothing right with Orchestra; Caucasian Suite (Ip- scape-goat.

Boul- 7.15 London Relay-'Gentle For- Let me here dispell any he Ultimately the blow fell and you may have that an accountant members of the staff were out. 1 hasn't done a stroke of work."

one anger and His Orch. in front of quite a large audience, brain. did not know where they were. The

130 Reuter ond

A short story written for brand- Rugby Press, must have n mathematical

Announce casting by Kevin FitzGerald and read One can become a

One of his alms seemed to be to after reducing me to gibbering im Weather Forecast perfectly com- tnterview concluded by his saying

by the author. "Damn your eyes. __petent accountant if one can adding at me, Gel ̃ ̄ ̄out!" ̄ ̄And as Ij time was pr no-importance" what with.-In other words- I was fired:1,40-Dance-Music-and-Variety,-

Don't stand star-impress on subordinates that their bicility, my services were dispensed ments.

7.30 London Relay-'At the Black subtract, multiply and divide, all of which I could achieve.

stumbled from the room I heard him orever. He would ring for you and Under stress of emotion, I feverishly Organ Lilac Time Selection

Mr. Wilkes at home in his inquire of the Junior partner, "What continue to read his paper for Ove hunted through the list of situations (Schubert)....Harry Davidson; In-

bar-parlour. Crazy cr'six minutes whilst you sat waiting vacant in the The Accountant to find strumental-Just A

8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather and rupidly disintegrating. On one a job that would take me furthest (Smith and Williams)....Eddie Pea- One of my father's friends, a

Report and Announcements. ocension a bold young man finding away from London in general and partner in a rising Arm of accountants,

B.03 Violoncello Bolos by Maurice particular. There offered to take me on probation withi Having managed to stay the course him immersed in his Morning Post that partner in

Marechal. was a position In Hongkong adver- view is signing articles sub- as an allice boy, at the age of 17 picked up the folded Financial News Lisect at a salary of $250 per month IMPERIAL AIRWAYS Indian Lament (Dvorak, arr. Krels-

was agreed that-I passed the required examination on the side of his desk shook it out My colleagues were not sure whe- sequently. It

ler); Dimanche De Paques Sur La should start at the very bottom of educational subjects. I was asked it and de smoke Turkish cigarettes ther it was a treaty port, or a Crown Delphinus Brings Mail

Mer (Dupont, arr. de Feuillard).... I would like to be articled. "I said used to the ladder, and so on a certain more without hesitation as I did not through a long holder, and when Colony, an island or the mainlund. ing in September, 1905, I hung

Serenade

(Glazounow, Espagnole On one thing they were agreed how- he would the passing accounts, pleasure iny bowler, a 3s 3d model, in the contemplate general office of Messrs D. D. & Co. prospect of having to work for five sionally drop the ash on to his papers ever, that it was a long way from proved to blow it over London and that was good enough for

The Imperial

liner would

Airways in the capacity of Junior office boy yours without, remuneration

when to commence the battle of business my friends were making good money man created an impossible situation my surprise was accepted.

yours. The same young gentle-me, I applied for the post and to Delphinus reached Hongkong at 4 p.m. yesterday with the delayed United I wish I could tell you that I nor of having to swat for one's

Kingdom mails and two passengers, displayed that carly promise which examinations in the evening when y, finally blowing it back. He did

A Rude Meeting

Mr.

F. Uddin from Calcutta, and Mr. ha so distinguished the commence-ano's friends were walking out with not lost long.

their girls, and from what I had seen

One word more about the gentle- Balfour from Athens.

Points of view by travellers from It Was unmitigated

man who fired me.

The following passengers left by the Dominions and Colonies. I saw him no drudgeting

However, wiser counsels Having passed iny intermediate more until my last furlough in 1930 the Dorado at 6 a.m. yesterday. Mr.

9.45 London Relay--Sports Nowa prevailed, my objections were over-examination after two and a half when I attended a dinner at which H. R. McMillan and Miss McMillan and Market Notes. 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 9.50 Bludlo That Music Reminds boy and blossomed out in the top with the sole charge of un audit. words in response to the toast of the London." hat and tails of an articled clerk and One of my first jobs was the Royal guests. I spoke to him after the The plane had becu overhauled

Dialogue by Terranco Gilbert. a gentleman.

Anny Temperance Association In dinner when he disclaimed any after the recent engine trouble at 10.20 Haydn---Symphony No. 6 In (Piano). Incidentally the partner to whom

om Victoria Street, and I well remember knowledge of having seen me before. Udern.

G Major ("Surpriso"). I was articled and who undertook to an asked me to sit with him on a day when a dapper ittle gentle-

lewislch was rather rich, considering be my mentor during my apprentice.

had worked for him for seren

sions once on signing my articles, he could never understand why, even remember Being me. the second and third Umes to con utanred; the assets were not always said" could never have done .!

on-s the sides of a Balance Sheet him full marks for his answer. He gratulate me on passing my two professional examinations and the easily able to recognize him from his that here was a young man of pre

exactly equal to the liabilities. I was As I listened to your speech I thought| last time to bid me good bye on my departure for the Far East.

pletures as the late Earl Roberts. sence and personality whom I should The routine of

For London. Australia and British my articled clerk | At about this time the rubber like to have with me." wes less strenuous

Countries: Imperial Airways 6 am. than that of on boom was at its height and my firm office boy. You were supposed to were engaged in the flotation of

Thus it cume about that with this April 28. Imperial Airways a.m. arrive at 9.30 but nobody did. There several companies. This necessitated stock in trade of those text books May 2. is a story of an unpunctual articled the staff working all night for three dust of the metropolis from my feet on professional subjects, I shook the clerk who on arrival at his office on consecutive nights. I found IL one occasion at 0.30 am. happened wonderful experience, particularly to run into his principal who ad- when the whole staff from partners monished him and sald;—''Mr. Jones, to commissionaries would adjourn I thank you for your forbearance 8.30 am. April 20.

u ought to have been here at 9,30". for dinner to the Great Eastern Hotel. In listening to this account of my Really Sirt" 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- From London, Australian and Bri- wealth was accumulating at the rate alon

liah countries: Imperial Airways 5 of is. per hour,

Vote of Thanks

p.m. April 27; Imperial Airways 5 Guam, and

life.

Start in Lile

AWAY

up

with Beetles &Cockroache

KEATING

POWDER

was that?"

An Articled Clerk

of

with

at

and

in to

one

Passed Examination

ocen-

I

Unu

did not

ship spoke to me on but four occasefa and explain the accounts. He years. I asked him if he I award

T

and set out to make my fortune In the glorious East.

:

and

One Day Late

AIR SERVICES

Arrivals and Departures

Of Planes Outward

Song

and C.N.A.C. service indefinite.

For Chungking, Stan, etc.: Eurasia For U.S.A., via Manila and Guam: China Clipper 8.30 a.m. April 20.

For France, via Hanol: Ale France

Inward

Strict Discipline Juniors were alloted to seniors and We had somo characters in the audila by different routes, but with man with a volce like the bull of the speaker whom he said he had Manila; China Cilpper 12.30 p.m. Sprinkle Keatings of Aigm ample time for a cup of coffee on Easton had a secretary on the floor known for 25 years. He himself had In all comers and crevices the way. The junior had to be there above. When the old and sweep them up in the Arst with the audit papers, the pocket telephoned

gentleman made his debut in the City of London April 28.

From Chungking, Yunnanfu, Kwel- to him the secretary 28 years ago and amused the gather-lin; C.N.A.C.; Furada Service In- morning DEAD. It leaves bottle of coloured ink art clean never dreamed of going

to the ing by recounting, several of his ex-definite blotting paper all ready. Discipline fustrument, but would put his head periences. He expressed the hope

From France, via Hanol: Air & was faltly strict. Certain things through the door and shout down that he would have another oppo- Franco 1 p.m. April 20,

were definitely low and confined certain effeminato rejoicing

to

tunity of listening to the speaker. clerks as distinguished from articled in the name of Bertram

they proceeded to their respective office in these days. One old gentle- Rotarian E. J. R. Mitchell thanked P, Maysv

From USA,

no aftarimall

Acenta:

Mulier

Phipps (China), Ltd,

KEATING'S

OUTPORT ROTARIANS ........ Health Enters Plan

elerks. You had not to let the Histher Baker was of distinctly Laun cuticles of your nolla grow, you had appearance, and it used to amuse to put your pen behind your ear and impudent young articled clerks to put Mr. C. T. Wang, when called upon

Canberra, Australia. contrary to accepted custom of to their heads round his door and by the chairinni to address the As part of Australia's National Do- day, the figure "nought" must never aquire "Vat is 21 price of chestnuts gathering, announced that outport teneo Plan, the minister of national BEETLES.MOTHS called out an amount wrongly nothing

to be called the letter "O." If you day. Hat"

Rotarian meetings would be held on health has decided to fourth a health then there were the two men who the first and third Thursdays of each programme. The millicha wa are FLEAS etc, even Buds was said but you receivo" a amarishsted a room. And had not spoken month at 12.45 p.m. in the China now spending on national defence,"

track on the thins.

to each other for five years. Building. He invited all those pre-ho doclared, will be largely wasted In the office seniors and. Junior BUT IT MUST BE KEATING'S

With the final examination ap-nent to attend the first one on May unless we connect the line between shared the same Invalories and the proaching. Ife for an articled clerk.

Thealth and national security."

KILLS

|

sussion'.

Dort

own

with Maurice Faure at the Pinho:

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

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