CHINESE REPUBLIC

Grey River Argus, 12 October 1936, Page 8

CHINESE REPUBLIC

GREYMOUTH CELEBRATIONS. Despite the unfavourable! weather conditions, the Chinese residents of’ Greymouth yesterday afternoon celebrated. th’et anniversary of the establishment of the Chinese Republic. Excellent arrangements had been made for the entertaininent of a larjje number of children, and it must; have been most disappointing- Io the orga.nisers fo find only a small number present. 'These werix. however, provided with an abundance of fruit,, cakes, and soft drinks on the grandstand at Victoria Park, and during intervals of fine weather, .several races, for which valuable pi'iztXs, l 'were offered, were run offi. It -was a. pity that the weather was so bad, as th.is undoubtedly affected the attendance. Much of the credit for thej organisfng of the celebrations was due to Air Percy K. Wah. and the chairman. Mr Au Kwong. Fronting the grandstand was affixed two. of China’s national flag’, also the Union .Tack and a photograph of the late Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, first President of Jhe Chinese Republic. _ The half-mile championship for Chinese, for Messrs Baillie and Neville’s gold and silver medals, wa s keenly contested by eight runners, and was won a. great fint'.sh by Percy K. Wah, who beat Willie Long by two yards. Re suits of the races were as follows: — Half-mile Chinese championship.— Perev K. Wah 1. Wifie- Long 2. Also started: Charlie Ching, Georgto Young, Chang Wai Chung. Ng You Ching, Au Kwong. Jimmy Young. Children’s race, 50 yds (under 131 —Pat Gould 1. Eugene Bullimoro 2. Children’s raccj 25 yds (under 7).—i Pat Corcoran 1. Marie Gould 2. Apple-catingt contest. —Eugene BuiIpinore 1, D. Davies 2. Men’s sack race.—J. Mc.lnroe 1, Ng Yon Ching 2. The celebrations had been postponed from Sa-tur'day until yesterday. 1 SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS. WELLINGTON, October 11. The twenty-fifth anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of China was celebrated by a gathering of between two hundred and three hundred Chinese on Saturday afternoon in Wellington. Mr Feng Wang, Consul in New Zealand for the Republic of China, presided. Mr Feng said the day had a significance not only because it was China’s national day, but also because it was the fiftieth birthday of General Chiang Kai Shek, the leader who had succeeded in bringing about national unity for China, fell in the same month. Chinese in all walks of life and in all countries, including those in this Dominion, had spontaneously contributed funds for the purchase of aeroplanes for presentation to their Government in a joint celebration of a national day and Chiang’s natal anniversary. There was ample cause for rejoicing, not merely for China’s own future prosperity, but also for peace and happiness with all friendly nations.