Consul Reminds Chinese Of Benefits Of Democracy

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 29024, 13 October 1959, Page 11

Consul Reminds Chinese Of Benefits Of Democracy

(New Zealand Press Association)

DUNEDIN, October 12. Chinese in New Zealand had the great benefit of two heritages • —the Christian and the Con--1 fucian —said the Consul General r of the Republic of China, Mr ? Daniel Yu Tang Lfiw, in a mess sage to the twelfth annual Chin- " ese sports tournament held in • Dunedin. 1 “As Chinese living in a free democratic country, we have the i privilege of enjoying the free- - dom and democracy of New Zea--1 land.” he said. “But we also have the serious • responsibility of putting that free--3 dom and democracy to proper 1 use. For. like our bodies which thrive when we use our muscles. ° so will our nations be healthy and r strong if we use and exercise ] our spiritual and moral fibre. ' “The world todav is already , divided into the free and un- ” free. Millions on the Asian and , European continents have lost, or j are losing their freedom. They . can no longer make the decision ; to choose what is right. They g cannot say ‘I will live and think straight and follow God's leadership.’ = “We Chinese living abroad have the great benefit of two rich ine heritances, the Christian and the f Confucian. In both, the spiritual t and moral foundations have proi duced the beauty and strength of i cultural arts and social institutions. Today, these are under a attack everywhere. Resistance e and victory depend upon our- ’. selves.”

For this year’s “double tenth.” j tenth day of the tenth month s tournament, a new cup has been _ awarded by the President of the 1 Chinese Republic, Generalissimo r Chiang Kai-shek. It will go to the winners of the men’s indoor ( basketball competition, and hopes , j are that it will have arrived when the final is played tomorrow. Two or three years ago, , " the President awarded a cup for " the province winning the most , ' cups in the competition. About 500 Chinese are visiting the city to either take part in s sports events or to look on. Most ’ competition is taking place at r the newly opened Caledonian ground.