Tag: Remarkable Events

Yōsuke Matsuoka – From Rotarian to War Criminal 3 September 2015 Yōsuke Matsuoka 松岡洋右 Today is the 70th anniversary of the war victory day. As the final official unconditional surrender of the Imperial Japan (日本帝國) was accepted aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945, concluding the Second World War, the…

The Story of Lanchow Rotary Club (蘭州扶輪社) the Club that had been Provisional for Seven Years 1 October 2016 Street scene of Lanchow in 1946 《The Good Samaritans at Lanchow, China》was an article published in the July 1947 Issue of 《The Rotarian》magazine (see the full text attached below on Pages 11-12). This two-page report gives…

Kweiyang Rotary Club (貴陽扶輪社) Celebrated United Nations Week in October 1949 1 October 2014 Rotary International and the United Nations “The invitation to Rotary International to participate in the United Nations conference as consultant to the United States delegation was not merely a gesture of goodwill toward a great organization. It was a simple recognition…

MARCH, 1932 Shanghai’s famous Band, with its large banks and mercantile establishments, thrauglx which flows much of the Orient’s commerce. Cosmopolitan Shanghai By lillian Dow Davidson “AN interesting and astounding demonstration of international cooperation,” are the words my husband uses in describing Shanghai, a city without a parallel in the world’s history. I feel he…

2,000 Rotary Clubs in China at the Hub of the Orient Service clubs are voluntary non-profit organizations whose members meet regularly not only for the purpose of engaging in service or charitable work, but also in part for networking purposes and the benefits of fellowship. Some of the largest and best known service club organizations…

THE ROTARIAN In the picture-(frontrow, left to right): Carlos Bos, Shanghai, China; Shun Midzushima, Tokyo, Japan; Crawford C.McCullough, past president, Rotary International, Fort William, Ontario, Canada; H. Hirao, Osaka, Japan;Yozo Namura, Yokohama, Japan;Franz Mayer, Mexico City, Mexico; Stanley McKenzie, general chairman, host club, Honolulu. Second Row-(left to right): George Johnson, Seattle, Washington; Andrew Patterson, president,…

THE ROTARIAN Seated crosslegged on the floor, chopsticks in hand, Paul P. Harris, Rotary Founder, enjoys his sukiyaki on a recent Pacific goodwill trip. A typical Hawaiian Rotary welcome, as given to a Rotarian and his wife, en route the 2nd Pacific Rotary Conference in Tokyo, Japan, in 1928. … On opposite page, two Rotarians…

Shanghai Rotary Club – Report for Period 1941-1945 during the Pacific War By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 December 2016 75 years ago, Shanghai Rotary Club was interrupted from its normal activities for 5 years due to the Pacific War from 1941 to 1945, when the Imperial Japanese forces occupied the entire…

國際扶輪 60 週年紀念的中華郵票 Chinese stamps salute to 60th Anniversary of Rotary International By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 23 February 2015 1965年扶輪 60週年紀念，為世界各地的扶輪集郵愛好者帶來了特別的喜悅。原因是：兩 個國家發行了特別紀念郵票。 中華民國（臺灣）於1965 年2月23日扶輪紀念日，發行了三種面額的新郵票。郵票圖案 展示扶輪徽章後面有一個緊密盤繞的彈簧，象徵著「準備行動」。在 1962-1963 年度地區總監 張申福的領導下，345地區的扶輪社要求政府，將「扶輪 60週年紀念」設定為郵票主題。中華 民國郵政因此發行了一套三枚郵票，面額分別為新臺幣1.5元（紅色）、新臺幣 2元（綠色）、 新臺幣2.5元（藍色）。 Rotary’s 60th Anniversary in 1965 has brought a special excitement to Rotarian stamp collectors around the world. The reason:…

臺灣郵票紀念國際扶輪七十五週年 量湾鄄票纪念囤睽扶翰七⼗五遇年 Taiwan Stamps Commemorate the 75 Years of Rotary of By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) (剖 敬恒) 23 February 2017 To mark the 78th anniversary of Eatery International on February 23, 1980, the Directorate released a commemorative issue. Rotary International was founded in Chicago. the United States, by an American name…

Proposal on forming Rotary Club of Beijing – Strategy Paper 1999 To: Herbert K. Lau (Rotary China Historian) 2 August 2013 Dear Herbert: Congratulations on all the research you have done on the subject. Some of what you have found out was also new to me. Today I would like to shift gear. I had…

On February 16, 2015, the Macao Post and Telecommunications issued a stamp and souvenir sheet to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Rotary International’s founding. The MOP 5.50 stamp features a portrait of Paul Harris, the organization’s founder, while the souvenir sheet includes a MOP 12 stamp illustrating Rotary’s global mission to eradicate polio. Rotary International…

THE ROTARIAN February, 1926 The Pacific Rotary Conference I—Civilization and the Pacific Frank Milner, M. A. HE choice of Honolulu as the By rallying center for a Pacific Rotary Conference in Rector, W aimki School, Oamaru. 1926 is another striking en- New Zealand dorsement of the claim of the beautiful Hawaiian capital to rank as…

December, 1928 THE ROTARIAN The Second Pacific Conference INFERENCE A Rotary contribution to international thought By ARTHUR MELVILLE SOMETHING like 30,000 Rotary gatherings occur every week: the regular club luncheons. In addition to these are the administrative, inter-city, district or in- ternational gatherings of Rotarians which are less frequent but hardly less significant, so far…

臺灣郵票紀念國際扶輪百週年 Taiwan Stamps Commemorate the Rotary International Centennial By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 23 February 2017 2005年是扶輪成立一百週年，國際扶輪在1905 年創建於美國芝加哥。 為紀念國際扶輪百年來對社會的貢獻，中華郵政特別在 2005 年 2 月 23 日發行一套兩枚 百週年紀念郵票。 面值新臺幣 5元郵票的設計，以臺灣地圖為主體。旁邊為國際扶輪百年紀念標誌，象徵臺 灣的扶輪精神。面值新臺幣 12 元郵票的設計，將一隻和平鴿與國際扶輪百年紀念標誌並列， 傳達扶輪社員為促進世界和平所做的努力。 國際扶輪是一個非政府、非宗教和非營利的服務組織，由商界和專業人士組成，旨在促進 社區和諧、世界和平和人類福祉。 臺灣第一家扶輪社成立於 1931年。目前有超過 36,000名社員，分屬 900 多家扶輪社，遍 佈全島 12個扶輪地區。他們共同為社區服務，實現扶輪的宗旨和理想。 The year 2005 marks the centennial anniversary of Rotary International, which…

Charter No. 4471 of Rotary International A photo of Chungking Rotary Club meeting taken in spring of 1945. Date: 16 September 1949 From Club Secretary T. C. Lee to Rotary International President I beg to inform you that through a general election at the Close Meeting held on the 30th June last, Dr. Stewart Allen…

The Termination of Shanghai Rotary Club in October 1951 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 July 2015 Rotary in the new Communist China What was the life and situation of Shanghai Rotary Club (上海扶輪社) since the state power was changed to the Communist Party of China (中國共產黨) after the establishment of The…

The Birth of the First Mongolian Speaking Rotary Club, 1 February 2015 January 2015 marked the 20th year of Rotary in the democratic nation Mongolia (Монгол Улс). Here is the story of the first Mongolian speaking Rotary Club in the world, or the first Rotary Club formed after Mongolia was grouped into Rotary International District…

Presidential Conference 2000 Below: Keynote speaker the Honorable C.Y. Leung, convenor of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, S.A.R., spoke on the impact of the regional economy on community service. Right: Past district governors Raymond Wong (left) and Charles Loh address a group discussion session. 4:2000 PRETAT, COTE 000 With the clang of a traditional…

When and How Mongolia was grouped into R.I. District 3450? January 2015 marked the 20th year of Rotary in the democratic nation Mongolia (Монгол Улс). However, for the first 5 years, the only Rotary Club in this country—The Rotary Club of Ulaanbaatar (Улаанбаатар Ротари клуб)—was non-districted. Until 1 July 2000, this land- locked country was…