SPORT AND MORALS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 182, 19 August 1937, Page 6

SPORT AND MORALS

Our Own Correspondent.)

Dutch Doctor Praises New Zealand FRIENDLY COUNTRY

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KEW PLYMOUTH, Last Night. Some people raay say New Z'ealanders as a people are too much concerned with the outcome of a football -match and not enough with many more serious problems in life, and it relreshing, to have the views of oue who belieyes that "UugBy-minded-Bess" is a good thing. He is Dr. A. A. de Kat Angelino, Batavia, who with- Mrs Angelino is staying at New Plymouth in the course of a leisurely world tour. The doctor, who retired recently from the position of Director of Education and Public AVorship in the Dutch East lndies, said he believed New Zealand's love of sport was a healthy sign. From his observations in the Dominion and elsewhere he was convinced that the younger generation was going to excel not only in the sphere of sport but also in the larger sphere of life. "In, our own country, the Netherlands, we find that the eonsumption of alcohol has been reduced considerably in the last few years," he said, 41and I ain sure that the love of sport which predominates life in Holland to-day just as much as it does here is a deterrent instead of an incentivo to evil and a lower moral standard." Dr. Angelino epoke highly of all , he had seen in New Zealand since his arrival. Having covered mOst pf the, North Island he intends . to visit southern beauty spots before sailing ior Holland. , • . . : Life = ia Java to-day reflected the gpneral waye of prosperity, remarked , Dr. Angelino. The > country had. recovered • from the depression. ..and there was every indication : oi/ a faright future. .* " • • Dr.- Angelino expressed his views. on world trade in a very defihite manner.- . He declared that not ' until men realised th'e necessity* for a freer; exchange «f all commodities, importing : eaeh from the nations that could 'mosteco-'. nomically manufacfcure it,. there , would continue to he strife and generally unsettled conditions. Speaking of the East Indies Dr. Angelino gave some interesting details' of oue of the pearls of the.Banda Sea," , Bali, "a small. island where art gctually * lives." The people are born artists and the carvings, which may le seen in every village, reflect a high , standard of art — and it is. true art — said the doctor. "The people live this. woik, they fcel the beauty they express, and what. is more they express these things in the truly, wonclerful way they treat all visitors*." lii a way New Zealand could be coinpared with Java, 'the visitor addeu. '• Vou have a friendly. hospitable people, you have a fertile soil and Iruiu the top of your mountain here Ihe view of Ngaruahoe and ihe other iu, and peaks reminds m"e of my Java, which is, too, a volcanic island — with oue differenee," added Dr. Angelino, with au expressive gesture, "we have uu snow." .