Speaking as the guest of honour Jat the Rotary Club tiffin yesterday the Astor House Hotel grill room, Sir Arthur Yapp intimated that the possibilities of Shanghai as a port were boundless, its future as a place in the world's commerce might be coll beyond comprehension. Tt was pleasure for him to be it Shanghai, and with the Rotarians, but he must leave shortly.
The Rotary was and is playing a great role in the Settlement as a developer of international peace, Sir Arthur went on to say. For in ithe Shanghai Rotacy Club were [more representatives proportionally, spetiking, of different nationalities nie future in their motto, "Service Before Sele."
The speaker then referred to tha Jclubs in different nations—Londow Iwas much different from Shanghai, For instance, there they did not sing at their meetings, nor did they greet each other by their first names, as here. He would never [think of calling a Rotarian "Nigger." (The nickname of a Shanghai man), JThey all had the same opportunity for service, untold practical outlet itor doing good. The danger waa to talk of service at the table and thea forget to put the idea into practice, Sir Arthur stated that in all pot between London and Shanghai, here he had stopped, he found but single Rotary Club—in Calcutta, Hongkong and Singapore would very likely soon have organizations
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