Chiang Mai Friends Group : May Meeting

Dear members and friends,

The coming meeting will be on Wednesday May 26 at the Gymkhana Club

We start with the dinner at 5.30 p.m. cost 250 Baht per person. Meeting only cost 80 Baht

The meeting starts at 6.45 p.m. With the very interesting speaker, Major Roy Hudson, who
has lived in Chiang Mai for 50 years.

Roy Hudson.

Born in Buenos Aires in 1919, and went to school in England. He joined the Territorial Army (Royal
Engineer) on Munich Day, and was called up for the second time a year later to defend the Isle of
Wight. Having successfully achieved this task, he was granted a commission, and in 1941 left for
India, where he joined the Poona Club.

Lieutenant Hudson was intimately involved in the battles of the Sittang River, the Yenangyaung oil-
fields,and Monywa , before skillfully extricating himself to the safety of India once more. For this feat
he was made a Captain . Subsequently, he was promoted to command the Nawab’s forces in the
field in the Arakan Yomas in Burma, until he returned to England for a well-deserved leave in 1945.
Anxious to finish off the war in the Far East, he set sail in the “Monarch of Bermuda” for Bombay .
The Hiroshima bomb forestalled him, but nevertheless he pushed on to Bangkok , where he
established his main HQ in Si Ayutthaya Road , with a forward HQ at the Cathay Cabaret (now the
site of the National Lottery Bureau).His namee was “Mentioned in Dispatches”

After the war, Major Hudson recuperated from his war efforts with long spells of army duty in such
rest centers as Singapore, Malaya, Hong Kong and Nepal and received the Commander in –Chief s
certificate for devotion to duty. In 1950 he was awarded the Territorial Decoration. He formed an
attachment for Southeast Asia, its peoples and way of life .On leaving the army he settled in Chiang
Mai where he has lived for the last fifty years.

In the meeting, we will discuss in our Green Chiang Mai Projects.

Friends News :

• Chiang Mai Friends Group need to have volunteer teaching English to the kids age
7-14 years old. These kids are cultural performers. Please contact Khun
Nid :chiangmaifriends@gmail.com Tel : 053 206121
• Prince Khum Phaya Resort & Spa, Chiang Mai offer “Value-added Upgrade
Program” valid Now thru 31 Oct 2010
 Minimum 3 nights stay booking for Superior room, receive complimentary upgrade
to Deluxe Room with pool access and complimentary mini bar.
www.princekhumphayaresortandspa.com

• Tourist Police Chiang Mai welcome foreigner volunteer. Please view the
application form as the file attached. For more info, please
contact champ6129@gmail.com Tel : 081-8818161

For other important local updates, events and news, please visit www.city-now.com

Please confirm you attending by 24 MAY 10 at email : chiangmaifriend@gmail.com or call Khun

Nid 053 206121

Sincere regards,

Boong Chaladlam

President.

Chiang Mai Friends Group

44/3 Sridonchai Rd. T. Haiya A. Muang Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand

Tel/Fax:+66 (0) 53 206 121 Mobile : + 66 (0) 89 433 4926

Email: Chiangmaifriends@gmail.com,

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