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Birth of Foochow Rotary Club (福州扶輪社)
Birth of Foochow Rotary Club (福州扶輪社) in 1933 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 April 2016 The Rotary Club of Foochow (福州扶輪社) was the 8th Rotary Club formed in the Republic of China (中華民國), and was also the first Club formed in the provincial capital of Fukien (Fujian) Province (福建省). As early…
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Reverend Peter Alphonsus Reilly (Wuchow) 賴存忠神父(梧州)
中文版在第 4-6 頁 梧州扶輪社員賴存忠神父–香港瑪利諾神父教會學校創辦人 Wuchow Rotarian — Father Peter Alphonsus Reilly Founder of Maryknoll Fathers’ School in Hong Kong By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 April 2024 Father Peter Alphonsus Reilly (賴存忠神父), M.M. (1912–1994) was a Maryknoll priest who served at the Catholic mission in Wuchow (Wuzhou), Kwangsi (Guangxi) Province, Republic of…
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Norman Hinsdale Pitman (Tientsin)
Tientsin Rotarian — Norman Hinsdale Pitman Translating and adapting Chinese folklore for Western audiences By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2015 Norman Hinsdale Pitman, MA (Tennessee) (12 June 1876 – 6 March 1925) was an American educator and author recognized for his work in translating and adapting Chinese folklore for Western…
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Baron Johan Hugo Beck-Friis (Shanghai)
Shanghai Rotarian — Baron Johan Hugo Beck-Friis Swedish Consul General in the Republic of China By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 September 2017 Baron Johan Hugo Beck-Friis (1890–1969), Swedish diplomat and baron whose career focused on representing neutral Sweden in key international postings during the interwar and World War II eras, was…
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Bishop Frederick Anthony Donaghy (Wuchow) 唐汝琪主教(梧州)
中文版在第 10-12 頁 梧州扶輪社員唐汝琪主教–在華奉獻了天主教傳教事業五十餘年 Wuchow Rotarian — Bishop Frederick Anthony Donaghy Catholic missionary dedicated over five decades to evangelization in China By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 December 2015 The Most Reverend Bishop Frederick Anthony Donaghy (唐汝琪主教), M.M. (13 January 1903 – 5 February 1988) was an American Catholic missionary and bishop…
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Dr. Henry K. Chang (Tientsin) 張謙博士(天津)
中文版在第 13-14 頁 天津扶輪社員張謙博士–出使美國、歐洲和南美洲的傑出外交官 Tientsin Rotarian – Dr. Henry K. Chang Prominent diplomat across the United States, Europe, and South America By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 March 2015 Dr. Henry K. Chang (張謙博士), HonLLD (USC), LLB (Pennsylvania) (1888–1977), ethnic Cantonese, was a prominent diplomat for the Republic of China (中華民國) in…
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Reverend Dr. Andrew Ben Loo (Taipei North) 盧祺沃牧師(台北北區)
**Reverend Dr. Andrew Ben Loo** Ninth District Governor of Rotary International District 345 Researched by Liu Jingheng October 1, 2013 Reverend Dr. Andrew Ben Loo (1913 – December 26, 1989) was the charter president of the Rotary Club of Taipei North when it was founded in 1959. He later served as Governor of Rotary International…
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Chang Tao-Fan (Nanking) 張道藩(南京)
中文版在第 14-22 頁 南京扶輪社員張道藩 — 中華民國(臺灣)立法院第一屆院長 Nanking Rotarian Chang Tao-Fan President of the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China 1952-1961 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 February 2015 Chang Tao-Fan (張道藩) (9 August 1897 – 12 June 1968) was a Chinese politician, artist, and playwright who rose to prominence as a…
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Maurice Frederick Key (Hong Kong)
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…
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Chien Tien-Ho (Nanking) 錢天鶴(南京)
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…
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Rotary in Beijing – article links to website
The Rotary Club of Beijing has maintained active engagement in various activities and events from 2017 through early 2025, as documented on www.beijing1980.com. Highlights include the 100th anniversary celebration held on 20 April 2024, marking a century of Rotary presence in Beijing with nearly 200 guests attending a formal dinner featuring entertainment and socializing. The…
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Eminent Rotarians awarded Silver Wolf or Bronze Wolf
Eminent Rotarians awarded Silver Wolf or Bronze Wolf By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) Formerly the first chief editor of《Hong Kong Scouting》magazine in 1970s-80s 1 August 2017 (The 110 years of World Scouting) In the Rotary China History, there had been 3 eminent Rotarians honoured with the highest awards of the Scouting Movement:…
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The Hon. Philip Stanley Cassidy (Hong Kong) 嘉薛地(香港)
中文版在第 10-12 頁 和記洋行大班–嘉薛地 Hong Kong Rotarian Philip Stanley Cassidy Taipan of the John D. Hutchison & Company By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 February 2016 The Honourable Philip Stanley Cassidy (嘉薛地), CBE, JP (30 March 1889 – 14 May 1971) was a British entrepreneur. He was taipan of the John D.…
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Wilfred Victor Pennell (Tientsin/Hong Kong) 潘納祿(天津/香港)
Journalist Wilfred Victor Pennell, OBE Former Tientsin Rotarian served Hong Kong Rotary Club as President 1954-55 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 November 2015 According to the archives of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社), Wilfred Victor Pennell (潘納祿), OBE, (1892-1977) was its President in 1954-1955. Prior to that, Pennell was…
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Dr. George Crofts (Tientsin)
Tientsin Rotarian – Dr. George Crofts pivotal figure in the acquisition of Chinese antiquities for Western museums By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 10 May 2015 Dr. George Crofts, HonLLD (Ontario), (1872–1925) was a prominent Irish fur trader and art collector who became a pivotal figure in the acquisition of Chinese antiquities for…
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Birth of Tientsin Rotary Club (天津扶輪社) in 1923
The Rotary Club of Tientsin, the second Rotary Club established in the Republic of China, was organized in October 1922 within the international settlements of the Treaty Port of Tientsin (now Tianjin). Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Shanghai through the efforts of Albert Charles Row and Theodore Judson Worthman, the club was officially organized…
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A Century of Rotary – The History of 100 Years 1905-2005
A CENTURY OF ROTARY The History of 100 YEARS 1905 – 2005 Complied by PP Anita Lococo Rotary Club of Bali Seminyak 1 I see Rotary International as a generating force of incalculable value,”-Franklin D. Roosevelt, former U.S. president and Rotarian. “The first time I heard of [Rotary] it was a great consolation, and I…
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Dr. The Hon. Lo Kwee-Seong (Hong Kong Island West) 羅桂祥博士 (香港西區)
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 “Father…
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Beginning of the Wuhu Rotary Club – 蕪湖扶輪社組織之經過
BEGINNING OF THE WUHU ROTARY CLUB. More than ten years ago while on home leave some friends invited me to go with them to their Rotary luncheon. The clean group of business and professional men, the fine fellowship manifested and the business like management of the program, greatly impressed me. The value of such a…
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Dwight Woodbridge Edwards (Peiping)
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.…
