Category: History

  • Tientsin Rotarians celebrated 12th Anniversary – 1935

    Tientsin Rotarians celebrated 12th Anniversary – 1935

    FAR EASTERN ROTARY REVIEW TIENTSIN ROTARIANS CELEBRATE Dinner Commemorates 12th Anniversary—Hold Annual Father and Son Tiffin Centre: — Group picture of members at the dinner commemorating Tientsin Rotary’s Twelfth Anniversary. Above and below :-Sports were enjoyed by all at Tientsin Rotary’s annual Father and Son Outing. TIENTSIN Rotary Club No. 1444 celebrated its twelfth anniversary…

  • Nanking Rotary Club – Drought Relief Benefit Ball-Concert 1934

    Nanking Rotary Club – Drought Relief Benefit Ball-Concert 1934

    DROUGHT RELIEF BENEFIT By R. S. HALI THE NANKING ROTARY CLUB IT is well known, but should be more widely realized that the phenomenal drought of last summer brought about the almost complete failure of crops in many regions about Nanking. Forty percent of the farmers in Kiangning Hsien alone, having had no rice to…

  • “Learning Journeys” – by Dan Nixon

    “Learning Journeys”  – by Dan Nixon

    Learning journeys From Chinese medicine to African drumming to tutoring Gypsy children in Spain, Rotary Foundation Scholars crisscross the globe for understanding and peace. by Dan Nixon In China, a Canadian doctor explores medicine’s mind/body link C onstruction cranes punctuated the Beijing sky-line, the dust and noise of new city plazas, shopping centers, and apartments…

  • Hong Kong Northwest Rotary Club – Project on Health Awareness of Hong Kong Elderly (1993)

    Hong Kong Northwest Rotary Club – Project on Health Awareness of Hong Kong Elderly (1993)

    Foreword by Rotary Club of Hong Kong Northwest We are proud to have made a mountain out of a molehill. One of the four avenues of service of every Rotary Club is community service. So when the directors of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong Northwest (the Club) took office at the start of the…

  • Hong Kong Northwest Rotary Club – Books in classic text for schools in China (2001)

    Hong Kong Northwest Rotary Club – Books in classic text for schools in China (2001)

    Chinese classics continue to impart wisdom T he Rotary Club of Hong Kong Northwest is involved in an effort to print classic Chinese texts for distribution in China’s schools. The project is aimed at strengthening literacy skills for the country’s youth and exposing them to venerable, mostly Confucianist works. The club has already printed some…

  • “Tracing the roots of Rotaract” by Vanessa N. Glavinskas (2006)

    “Tracing the roots of Rotaract” by Vanessa N. Glavinskas (2006)

    Tracing the roots of Rotaract What ever happened to the club of “68? by Vanessa N. In 1968 the United States was bubbling over with the energy of change. Apollo 8 rocketed toward the moon, protesters screamed for an end to the Vietnam War, and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. sparked riots in…

  • Dr. Li Hsi-Mou (Hangchow/Nanking/Shanghai West) 李熙謀博士(杭州/南京/滬西)

    Dr. Li Hsi-Mou (Hangchow/Nanking/Shanghai West) 李熙謀博士(杭州/南京/滬西)

    中文版在第 4-9頁 教育家扶輪人–李熙謀博士 Rotarian Educator – Dr. Li Hsi-Mou By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2015 Dr. Li Hsi-Mou (李熙謀博士), PhD (Harvard), MSc (MIT) (11 October 1896 – 26 February 1975), a notable educator, electrical engineer, and politician in the Republic of China (中華民國), was a dedicated Rotarian who had been…

  • Dr. Hou Hsiang-Chuan (Shanghai) 侯祥川醫學博士(上海)

    Dr. Hou Hsiang-Chuan (Shanghai) 侯祥川醫學博士(上海)

    中文版在第 10-14 頁 上海扶輪人營養學家–侯祥川醫學博士 中國生理學會、中國生化學會創始人之一 Shanghai Rotarian Dr. Hou Hsiang-Chuan, M.D. Co-Founder of the Chinese Physiological Society / Chinese Biochemical Society By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2016 1937 – Rotarian Dr. Hou Hsiang-Chuan, M.D. Dr. Hou Hsiang-Chuan (侯祥川醫學博士), MD (New York State), MSc (McGill) (1899-1982), joined the Rotary Club of…

  • Horng Po-Yen (Taichung Northwest) 洪博彥(台中西北)

    Horng Po-Yen (Taichung Northwest) 洪博彥(台中西北)

    扶輪基金會 AKS Foundation Circle 會員 PDG Paul 洪博彥前總監專訪 撰稿人:大里國光社 PP Arch 劉顯彰 攝影:劉堤崴 Tim 前言:台灣地區 D3460 分區後已七年的時 光,由年度研習會中的領導人分享典故軼 事,是共享扶輪知識增廣見聞最佳來源, 也讓進退之間形成彼此行為準則。檯面上 二戰後嬰兒潮出生的前總監占大部分,出 生於民國三十年的 PDG Paul 儼然就是稀 有珍品,2024-25 年度在扶輪基金會主席 Mark Maloney 公訪蒞臨台中時 Paul 認捐累 計美金 100 萬元達標 AKS Foundation Circle 的捐贈,成為 3462 地區的第一位。藉由 2025 年農曆新年假期前的預約,總監月訊 成員張嘉芳 Emily、張智子 Jiko、劉顯彰 Arch、唐真真 Archi、地區美學委員劉堤崴 Tim 預約了年後的專訪。 初始:首先藉由 Paul 當初因第一次捐贈 AKS 成為會員時,2016…

  • Chan Yat-Sun (New Territories) 陳日新(新界)

    Chan Yat-Sun (New Territories) 陳日新(新界)

    中文版在第8-20頁 陳日新太平紳士 — 新界扶輪社創社社長 Chan Yat-Sun, MBE, JP – Charter President of New Territories Rotary Club By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (New Territories Rotary Club Director/Secretary 1983-1987; President-Elect 1986-1987) 25 December 2015 Chan Yat-Sun (陳日新), MBE, JP, being a prominent politician of the rural communities in the British Crown Colony Hong Kong (英國殖民地香港) in his…

  • Wu Tie-Cheng (Shanghai) 吳鐵城(上海)

    Wu Tie-Cheng (Shanghai) 吳鐵城(上海)

    中文版在第 5-14頁 上海扶輪社榮譽社員吳鐵城–上海市政府市長兼淞滬警備司令 Honorary Rotarian Wu Tie-Cheng Mayor of Great Municipality of Shanghai By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) / 10 October 2015 General Wu Tie-Cheng (吳鐵城將軍) was elected an Honorary Member of the Rotary Club of Shanghai (上海扶輪社榮譽社員) when he was holding the office of Mayor of Great Municipality of Shanghai (上海市政府市長)…

  • The Honourable Benton Cheung Yan-Lung (New Territories) 張人龍(新界)

    The Honourable Benton Cheung Yan-Lung (New Territories) 張人龍(新界)

    中文版在第 17-27頁 議員張人龍太平紳士 執掌香港區域市政局十年的扶輪人 The Honourable Benton Cheung Yan-Lung, CBE, OStJ, BA, JP The Rotarian chaired the Hong Kong Regional Council in 1985-1995 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (New Territories Rotary Club Director/Secretary 1983-1987/President-Elect 1986-1987) 25 December 2021 The Honourable Benton Cheung Yan-Lung (議員張人龍太平紳士), CBE, OStJ, BA (Sun Yat Sen), JP (18 April 1922 -…

  • Hong Kong Island West Rotary Club – World’s First 100% Paul Harris Fellow Club – 1975

    Hong Kong Island West Rotary Club – World’s First 100% Paul Harris Fellow Club – 1975

    Hong Kong Island West Rotary Club World’s First 100% Paul Harris Fellow Club – 1975 by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 April 2014 Forty-seven years after receiving its first donation (US$26.50 from the Rotary Club of Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.), The Rotary Foundation has marked two significant milestones in 1975 on its…

  • R.I. President Frank J. Devlyn visited Beijing

    R.I. President Frank J. Devlyn visited Beijing

    China-In November, President Frank J. Devlyn led a Rotary delegation to Beijing to meet with officials of the People’s Republic of China to discuss the future of Rotary in that country. He was accompanied by President-Elect Rick King and President-Nominee Bhichai Rattakul, who met with government officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, other government…

  • Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang #7 王正廷博士 #7

    Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang #7  王正廷博士 #7

    王正廷博士從大英帝國收回威海衛 中華扶輪史研究員 劉敬恒 / 2016年10月1日 山東省威海市,海濱路,三角花園,「收回威海衛紀念塔」巍然聳立。漢白玉塔身上,鎏金的魏碑 體銘文左側,題寫人的款識赫然在目 –「王正廷」。威海衛為大英帝國於1898年在大清帝國山東省建 立的租借地,威海衛的發展模式不同於割讓地香港。英國佔據此地的主要目的,是制衡俄羅斯帝國佔領 關東州(旅順口、大連地區)的影響;此地主要用作英國皇家海軍訓練基地及休養地。1930 年 4 月 18 日,中華民國與英國訂立《中英交收威海衛專約及英國租借劉公島協定》(Convention between His Majesty and the President of the National Government of the Republic of China for the Rendition of Weihaiwei and Agreement regarding certain Facilities for His Majesty’s Navy after Rendition);同年 10 月 1 日,中華民國政府收回威海衛大部分土地。唯劉公島仍然為大英帝國海軍續租十年,直至 1940 年撤退。王正廷博士是收回威海衛的全權代表,題寫了《收回威海衛紀念塔》。威海人民把他的大名銘 刻於塔上,以示紀念。 王正廷博士(Dr. Chengting…

  • R.I. President James L. Lacy visited Taipei

    R.I. President James L. Lacy visited Taipei

    Rotary reacts to polio outbreak in Angola The World Health Organization reports that an outbreak of more than 800 polio cases has been record. ed in the central African country of Angola. Nearly all of the cases have been found in children under five; most victims are between the ages of one and two. WHO…

  • Rotary World Community Service Project in Taiwan “Helps the Helpless help Themselves”

    Rotary World Community Service Project in Taiwan “Helps the Helpless help Themselves”

    By Jo Nugent THEY ARE a heart-breaking sight when they first arrive the polio-crippled children who come to Taiwan. They are like caricatures of human fig-ures, with their grotesquely bowed, or stunted, or underdeveloped limbs. They come in the arms of loved ones, or balancing their uneven bodies on bamboo canes, or crawling on stubs…

  • Dr. Chengting T. Wang and the Recover of Weihaiwei -王正廷博士從大英帝國收回威海衛

    Dr. Chengting T. Wang and the Recover of Weihaiwei -王正廷博士從大英帝國收回威海衛

    王正廷博士從大英帝國收回威海衛 中華扶輪史研究員 劉敬恒 / 2016 年 10 月 1 日 山東省威海市,海濱路,三角花園,「收回威海衛紀念塔」巍然聳立。漢白玉塔身上,鎏金的魏碑 體銘文左側,題寫人的款識赫然在目 –「王正廷」。威海衛為大英帝國於 1898 年在大清帝國山東省建 立的租借地,威海衛的發展模式不同於割讓地香港。英國佔據此地的主要目的,是制衡俄羅斯帝國佔領 關東州(旅順口、大連地區)的影響;此地主要用作英國皇家海軍訓練基地及休養地。1930 年 4 月 18 日,中華民國與英國訂立《中英交收威海衛專約及英國租借劉公島協定》(Convention between His Majesty and the President of the National Government of the Republic of China for the Rendition of Weihaiwei and Agreement regarding certain Facilities for His Majesty’s Navy after Rendition);同年 10 月…

  • Mao Teng-Siao (Taipei) 毛騰霄(臺北)

    Mao Teng-Siao (Taipei) 毛騰霄(臺北)

    Taipei Rotarian Mao Teng-Siao and the SMART Shirt By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2014 The“SMART Shirt”(司麥脫襯衫) was a popular shirt brand made by Standard Shirts Dyeing, Weaving & Finishing Mills (新光標準內衣染織整理廠, referred to as“Standard Shirts”hereafter), a firm which was originally founded in Shanghai in 1933. It became the top shirt…

  • R.I. President Frank J. Devlyn visited Taipei

    R.I. President Frank J. Devlyn visited Taipei

    RI President Frank J. Devlyn meets with Taiwan’s President Chen Shui Bien, an honorary Rotarian, in the capital of Taipei. He also met with Lu Shui Lien, Taiwan’s vice president; Dr. Ying-Jeou Ma, the mayor of Taipei; various government lead- ers, hundreds of Taiwanese Rotarians and all seven of Taiwan’s district governors. At a special…