Category: History

中文版在第 4-11 頁 南京扶輪社員錢天鶴 — 中國現代農業科學的先驅者 Nanking Rotarian Chien Tien-Ho Pioneer of modern agricultural science in China By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 November 2015 Chien Tien-Ho (also known as T. H. Chien or O. T. Chien) (錢天鶴), MSc (Cornell), BSc (Cornell) (27 February 1893 – 20 August 1972) was a prominent…

Maurice Frederick Key, OBE Secretary to the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce A Rotarian Internee during the Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong 1942-1945 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 December 2015 Maurice Frederick Key, OBE, (1886-1969), Briton from Chester, Cambridgeshire, England, was Secretary to the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce…

Benjamin Wylie, JP The First Rotarian Newspaperman in Hong Kong By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 June 2015 Benjamin Wylie (衞理太平紳士), JP, (1884–1956) was one of the 79 charter members in 1930 of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社) and served the first Board of Directors, holding the classification “Printing &…

Dr. Geoffrey Alton Craig Herklots The Hong Kong Rotarian Botanist By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2015 Dr. Geoffrey Alton Craig Herklots (香樂思) (1902 – 14 January 1986), was British botanist, ornithologist, and author who made significant contributions to the understanding of the natural history and agriculture of Hong Kong and…

Hong Kong Rotarian Walter Brown Founding Dean of Science of Hong Kong University By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2015 Walter Brown, FRSE, AMIEE, MA, BSc (Glasgow) (29 April 1886, Glasgow – 14 April 1957, Marandellas, Rhodesia), Scottish mathematician and engineer, was an Active Member of Hong Kong Rotary Club (…

《臺灣扶輪月刊》特別專訪扶輪基金會 AKS Foundation Circle 會 員： 國 際 扶 輪 3470 地區前總監蔡正得，他的人生故事，職場奮鬥 與創業經歷，加入扶輪，在聯誼與服務中怎麼 發現這個國際社團的優質與美好，他怎麼領受 扶輪價值，服務的道路，帶頭前進，奠定國際 扶輪 3470 地區扶輪基金持恆累進的基石。在 行善天下，超我服務的道路上「捐的喜樂，樂 他服務」，成為長客，他在扶輪社近 30 年的 服務收穫，精彩呈現。 不愛念書的台南囝仔 走技職道路 志在 40 歲創業 成為「台灣螺絲王國」 關鍵推手 蔡正得家族世居台南市，父親在少年時 就到高雄岡山跟隨日本師傅學習糕餅烘焙技 術，從中學得一身好手藝。結婚後在岡山自營 門市兼批發麵包廠，父母親一起攜手創業，生 意蒸蒸日上，客戶從學校、軍營、工廠與企業 行號，幾乎遍及高雄市區，很多配送車輛服務 客戶，蔡正得也會在課餘幫忙家裡送貨。 蔡正得民國 37 年出生於高雄岡山區，家 中七位兄弟姊妹，他排行老三，從小愛玩不喜 歡念書，父母忙於生意無暇監督，他一直說這 是一段不堪回首的求學生涯，岡山國小畢業考 上阿蓮初中。高中聯考滑鐵盧，只有考高職 學技術，就讀私立大榮高職機械科，提早入 伍，在空軍服役，趁軍旅生活空檔，常跑補習 班，三年空軍服役退伍後順利考取高雄工專 撰稿人：台灣扶輪月刊 特約記者 台北旭東網路社 CP Charles 簡郁峰 一個樸實古意的「下港人」，少小愛玩不 愛念書，父母忙於生意無暇督促，高中聯考滑…

周雨亭太平紳士 –香港扶輪社創社理事 1930 Chau Yue-Teng, JP – Charter Member & Director of Hong Kong Rotary Club 1930 中華扶輪史研究員 劉敬恒 2014 年 10 月 10 日 周雨亭太平紳士(1872-1933)，名纘霖，號雨亭，是香港著名的海南籍商人、社會活動家。1930 年 11-12 月參與香港扶輪社(Rotary Club of Hong Kong)的組織工作，並任理事。 周雨亭是香港海南商會的創始人之一，於 1917 年與鄭文波共同倡議成立香港瓊崖商會（1954 年 改為香港海南商會），任理事長至 1933 年辭世，旨在促進和維護海南籍人士的商業利益。他亦曾出任 保良局董事會丁巳年(1917-1918 年度)的總理。 大清國同治十一年(1872 年)，周雨亭出生於海南島抱羅鎮昌錦村一個貧苦家庭。幼年隨父母僑 居法國殖民地越南(French Colonial Vietnam)，十多歲時又隨父母遷居英國殖民地香港(British Crown Colony Hong Kong)。十幾歲時就長得高大魁梧，相貌堂堂。父親周昆章甚為重視子女教育， 先是送兒子就讀於拔萃男書院(Diocesan Boys’ School)，繼而又支持兒子去英國殖民地新加坡 (British…

Leonard Charles Fenton Bellamy First Club Secretary 1930-1932 & President 1939-1940 The Rotary Club of Hong Kong By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 February 2015 Lieutenant Leonard Charles Fenton Bellamy, MC, AMIEE, MInstT (1884 – 1964), Associate Member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, Member of the Institute of Transport, was a…

1 The Honourable Benjamin Wong-Tape, OBE, JP Charter Secretary of Hong Kong Rotary Club in 1930 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 February 2015 Benjamin Wong-Tape 黃炳耀 Birth of The Rotary Club of Hong Kong The British Crown Colony Hong Kong located at the south China coast was the first prospect of…

Dwight Woodbridge Edwards President 1935-1936 Rotary Club of Peiping By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 June 2015 Dwight Woodbridge Edwards, President 1935-1936 Rotary Club of Peiping (北平扶輪社), was Senior Secretary of the International Committee of YMCA in the Republic of China (中華 民國). Dwight was born on 25 March 1883, in St.…

1 中文版在第 19-28 頁 香港西區扶輪社羅桂祥博士 — 維他奶之父 Dr. Lo Kwee-Seong of Hong Kong Island West — Father of Vitasoy By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2025 Dr. The Honorable Lo Kwee-Seong, CBE, HonLLD (HKU), BA (HKU), JP, (議員羅桂祥博士) (2 February 1910 – 5 May 1995), better known by the public as…

Kowloon North Rotary Club Charter President Norman Garner Rolph The First Hong Kong Commissioner for Narcotics By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 11 November 2015 Norman Garner Rolph (盧樂夫), OStJ, QPM, CPM (1921-1992), was a notable figure in the British Crown Colony Hong Kong, known for his long service in the Hong Kong…

中文版在第 9-11 頁 周埈年爵士 — 育有三個扶輪社長兒子的扶輪社員 Sir Tsun-Nin Chau A Rotarian Father of Three Sons of Rotary Club Presidents By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 September 2015 Dr. The Honourable Sir Tsun-Nin Chau, Kt, CBE, OStJ, HonLLD (HKU), MA (Oxon), LLB (Oxon), JP (周埈年爵士) (22 December 1893 – 27 January 1971), ethnic…

中文版在第 13-36 頁 濟南扶輪社明義士教授 — 中國甲骨文最權威的考古學家/歷史學家之一 Tsinan Rotarian Professor James Mellon Menzies one of the most important archaeologists/historians on ancient Chinese oracle bone scripts By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 March 2023 The ancient Chinese Oracle Bone collection in the Royal Ontario Museum, Canada, is the biggest one outside of China. The…

中文版在第 13-27 頁 青島市長沈鴻烈海軍上將 — 青島扶輪社創社理事 Admiral Shen Hung-Lieh — Mayor of Tsingtao Charter Member of Tsingtao Rotary Club in 1932 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 February 2015 Admiral Shen Hung-Lieh (沈鴻烈海軍上將) (7 December 1882 – 12 March 1969) was Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Headquarters of the Republic of China (中華民國)…

Nanking Rotarian Dr. Attilio Lavagna, LLD Italian Legal Advisor to the Judicial Yuan of the Republic of China By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 March 2015 Professor Attilio Lavagna, LLD, Italian, was an Active Member of the Rotary Club of Nanking (南京扶輪社), holding the Classification “Law – Judiciary”, when he was appointed…

中文版在第 9-12 頁 被遺忘的「鼠疫鬥士」陳祀邦醫生 — 北平扶輪社 1928-1929 年度社長 Dr. Chen Sze-Pong — the forgotten “plague fighter” President 1928-1929 of the Rotary Club of Peking By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 December 2014 In 1910-1911, pneumonic plague broke out in the three northeastern provinces of the Ch’ing Empire (大清國). Dr. Chen Sze-Pong (陳祀邦醫生),…