The ell-known shipping veteran trid sive, Uelar arrived in Shanks inal en Octoler 7 his active career at 13 years of age ina lumber camp. In 1856 he went to the duited States and became a naturalized citizen in 1888, setting deen engaged on an extensive in foreign trade and lumber business and it is well known that he is one of the largest operators of ocean vessels in the world. He is president of the Dollar Steamship] Ca,, the Robert Dollar Ca. the Admiral Oriental Ca., the Dollar Port: jand Lumber Ca, the Canadian Robert Dollar Co.,'and the director of the American International Corporation, the Anglo-London and Paris Bank, and the San Francisco He has been given the freedom of the city and the keys of Falkirk, Boston and New York, and also has received medals from China in jon of the immense trade] whi Kho has brought into. the country. He has also written a book called "Memoirs of Reber® Dollar" which has run into its third edition since it was published in 1925.
Recently, Captain and Mr:. Dollar celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary. They were married in Ottawa, Canada, on September 11, 1874 and have led a very eventful and happy life together since. Captain Dollar says that the recipe for marital happiness is to keep!
ife out of business, "her place in the home." Nevertheless the venerable Captain has kept his wife fairly busy travelling about the home is in San Rafael, Guest at Dinner Given by National Captain Robert Dollar, "the grand old man of the Pacific Coast," was entertained by the National" Com. mittee. of Y.M.C.As of China fqn October. 1 at a dinner at-the Shangha' Bankers' Chit, 4°Hongkong Road, which was attended by distinguished group of friends and Presiding over the dinner Dr. David Z. T. Yui, general secretary of the National Committee, extended greetings of welcome to Captai Dollar, following which he read a written message from Dr. H. H. Kung,. Minister of Industry, Commerce and Labour, who was not able to be present on' account of strict orders from his medical advisors, Dr. Kung's message reads as fol lows: regret immensely that owing' to my indisposition and confinement in hospital, 1 have to deny myself the pleasure of delivering the message in person, However, what I am going to say is a brief but straight-Jorward utterance devoid of any oratorical embroidery and comes from the bottom of my heart, wish to say that the Captain is 'a grand old man and a true friend of the Chinese people. Not only he a self-made man who. has achieved success, but his achieve ments have benefited his follo' men. A man of his character and type is not only a pride and credit to America, but to the world large.
Coming to us as he does from the Jand of whirling machines and mass production, Captain Robert Dollar has set the pace for us in the sincere and honest manner in which he solves the many vexatious problems, industrial and other which are so closely related to the Welfare of the Chinese as a nation, So those of us who are alive to the problems of the day and who wish to keep abreast of our responsibilities will do well to follow the beaten track Laid down by Captain Dollar, To my Chinese friends especially, I want to say to-night that you can profitably follow the examples set by our guest of honour, Strive to attain success! But capitalize your success by making it a contribution to mankind like Robert Dollar has done.
For really his success has radiated happiness and prosperity to the human race in general. He is a citizen of the world in the strict: sense of the name and his patriotism is not limited to national lines demarkation, "I am thankful to the host for this opportunity of saying these few words and wish to assure the Captain that by his acts, which are symbolical of a warm heart and an. altruistic spirit, he has won the enduring admiration and affection of all Chinese who have had the pleasure of knowing him. 1 also wish to take this opportunity of wishing Captain and Mrs. Dollar continued health. success and pro perity!"
The guest was then called upon to speak. In spite of his 86 years, his manner was sprightly and his discourse full of wisdom, well punctuated by wit and humour, all of which combined to hold his a fence spell-bound. First he spoke of friendship, declaring it to be the greatest asset in the world. "Can anyone imagine," he asked, "two friendly nations go to war. No, it cannot be. That's why I say that. {iendship is the greatest and mos precious possession that we can have in this world, The older I grow the more firmly convinced 1 Jam of this. fac The Captain's discourse then turn-
{ature that lies ahead of this country. "I have no doubt," he said that China will become one of the atest commercial nations of the world. For my part, 1 am determi help China "to succeed in achieving this position. And I sincerely hope that 1 can live long enough to see it come to pass." There are two ways, he observed, whereby China can' achieve this position: 1. To stop the internecine warfare and 2 To adopt a gold standard. When these two condi tions are fulfilled, China's eminent position as a commercial power assured, according to Captain Dol-
Those who were present at the dinner included Mr. Julean Arnold, U.S. Commercial "Attache, Mr. Chang Fa-yuen, Associate Inspector-General of Customs, Major Arthur Bassett, of the BAT. Mr. F. J. Raven, chairman of the Americ 'Chamber of Commerce in Shanghé Mr. Wang Siao-lai, chairman of Ghambers of Commerce of Shang-bai, Mr. 0. G.'Steen, of: tho' Robert, Dolla¥ Company, -r!K.-P." Chen, of the Shanghai Comdiekcial Sint ings Bank, Mr. Single Sha, of the
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