Announcement:

May 31st: Board Meeting at PE Gary's office at Pacific Place 6:30PM. Contrary to all previous informations, board meeting will not be held Butterfield's.

June 1st: Dinner at Butterfield's Club Taikoo Place. 2nd floor. 7:30PM.

June 3rd dinner : Normal lunch meeting replaced by dinner meeting with RI Intercity meeting at Regent 6:30 PM.

June 17th:Dinner meeting at the Butterfield. NO DINNER AT COUNTRY CLUB.

Please mark the above in your appointment book.

Website address Change to:

http://www.rotary3450.org/hongkong-south/index.html

Please also see other pages of our site: Schedules of events.

President Nick welcomed Rotarians and guests to our normal but raining luncheon meeting.

Fellowship chairman Rtn. Nico introduced the following guests.

Mr. Ernie Yip, Guest of President Nick.

Mr. Robin Clibborn-Dyer, our speaker and Guest of President Nick.

Mr. Thomas Yeung, gladly for the last time a guest, Guest of Rtn. Nico.

Sergeant-at-Arm Rtn. Agnes received contribution $910 and raffle $320 totalling $1230

Two Birthday Boys Rtn. Bob Wilson and PP Francis paid to have us sang for them. They did receive singing twice.

Quote of the Month: "Be careful ! Michael you are getting close to100% [home] attendance."

New member induction:

New member: Mr. Thomas Yeung, General Manager, Wall Street Uniform.

His classification : uniform manufacturing.

He graduated from Carneige-Mellon University of Pittsburg, PA. One of his hobby is horserace betting. He would like to contribute to our community service.

Speaker: Retirement in the New Territories with Animals & Snakes.

President Nick introduced our speaker Mr. Robin Clibborn-Dyer. He had worked as HK Police Chief Inspector since 1965. Currently he has retired from the police. He is living with his wife in Shatin. He has taken up the gardening responsibility of an abandon temple. In addition, he rescues cats, birds, and snakes routinely in the garden.

Mr. Clibborn-Dyer has caught four 3-meter long pythons. Last year, he thought his disappearing Geese and chicken was eaten by wildboar. This year, his goat count was 21. Now goat population is at 18. He has lost a mother goat and 2 daughters. He thinks these disappearing incidents are related to the pythons in the garden and nearby area.

The 15 min. video he brought showed 3 meter + long with a goose in the stomach initially. The female python's jaws can be separated. The snake with its goose in the stomach weighted 17 kg and 57.5 cm of the waist diameter with the goose. The normal size is 33.5 cm. Scale count has determined the species. The snake wanted to escape. To do that, the eaten goose has to be eliminated.

Interestingly, the Country.Club staff gradually disappeared possibly avoiding the gruesome video content.

Pesident Nick thanked our speaker in our usual Rotary way.