AUSTRALIAN TOPICS." AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 119, 22 May 1928, Page 8

AUSTRALIAN TOPICS."

AMUSEMENTS.

EFFECT OF LABOUR

MAGNIFICENCE OF THEA33B|pf

"Things in Australia are nn wl' than they are in Auckland," R. T. Michaels, who returned by 3 Marama to-day. "As far as SydatJjt v concerned it is a big city rnnj any amount of work of a kind The general opinion seems to strikes are ruining Australia. weather is no ( better there continued Mr.' Michaels. It was aS. they had experienced the wettest for a long period. He spent two weß in Newcastle and had a look at tk ? different industries. Here also the* • was unrest because of the threat strikes. One of the biggest cdße» proprietors was talking about rednS wages and this certainly was not anything to allay the unrest in circles. A visit was paid to Qneeni' land by Mr. Michaels. He said it n*g not realised that Queensland ki 400,000,000 acres of land, and was p| t tically larger than the whole of Europe with a population of only 892,000.

The country had vast possibility g only the people would settle down. JJj labour legislation was taxing money oat of the country. There were areu <tf very rich land, but they did not seem be farmed thoroughly, and he never stw a decent herd of cows. As an '""tinm of taxation, he said that the propriety of the Carlton Hotel in Brisbane paying £2000 odd a year in rates, whirfc ran as high as 6/9 in the £.

Mr. Michaels, who is a director of tin Dominion Picture Company, said lie waa much struck by the magnificance of tfe theatres of Sydney and at the lane attendances. He could scarcely bebew there were more beautiful theatres uvw where than some of the recently opeitaj picture theatres, and besides that -they were all full every night.

EMPRESS THEATRE. The Empress Theatre this evening w® provide a bill of fare that should not to please. An all-star vaudeville programme is announced, including the special engagement of "The Asquitha," who will give a 15-minute "turn" of hrigfct comedy patter, etc. Others who atf engaged include Johnny Nagri, descriptive vocalist, Miss Jean p n— (mezzo soprano), in Maori ballatk, the Versatile Quartet (piano, violin, xylo» phone and voice), a special feature beiqt the vibraphone, the only instrnment of its kind in the Dominion, and this, by the permission of IYA station. George Bd> lane will be heard in a series of cftchy 6ongs. To complete the Wagon Show," featuring Ken Maynani, will 'be screened. This is a circus gicturs which gives Maynard full scope for bis wonderful riding feats. He has qnickb become a popular star taid this is oneoi the best pictures he has made. SONG RECITAL. There will be a song recital in the Scott Hall this evening, under the direction oi Margaret McKenzie Aitken, who will ba assisted in the entertainment by Madamt Mabel St.James, elocutionist (Royal Ac*W eray, London), Miss Marjory Wigg. 'cellist. (Sydney Conservatorium), and Air. Lea Whittaker at the piano. A well varied programme has been arranged.