NEW ZEALAND’S WONDERS

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6632, 11 June 1928, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND’S WONDERS

SHOWN ON FILMS. PICTURES TAKEN ON CANADIAN SOCCER TOUR. , A number of citizens were privileged to attend a private showing at the Dominion Theatre of the Aims brought to Canada by Aid. James Adam, manager of the Canadian football team which toured New Zealand last year (says a British Columbia paper). The two reels took twenty-live minutes to run off ,and when they are released for distribution in Canada the-atre-goers will be treated to a very liberal cduucation of the wonders of New Zealand. The films will be shown in Victoria at a date to be announced later. Although this province possesses a great, deal in the way of natural beauty, New Zealand offers a variety of wonders and scenery which it is 'difficult to believe could be crammed into such a small place. It has everything, from geysers, mud pots, and miniature volcanoes, to great towering peaks, topped off by Aorangi (Sky Piercer), which pushes nearly 13,000 ft. skyward. The pictures take one from a "boiling, steaming spring to the cold, jagged glaciers, down calm, peaceful rivers with dense vegetation on the banks, and into the beautiful fjords which rival the best in Norway. The pictures show aerial views of the leading cities —Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin. There is a comedy feature in Christchurch, where the streets arc alive with bicycles. The boast of the town is that “everyone owns a bicycle, 1 ’ and it certainly looks like it. War dances and greetings by the Maoris arc also of interest. The tongue plays a great part in these events. The Maoris arc very strong, powerful men, and their flappers put on a show all their own, in which, strange to say, the tongue plays no part. There arc glimpses of the Canadian football team in (ho pictures. They are shown playing at Auckland before 23,000 spectators; at Dunedin, Wellington and Christchurch. At Wellington a splendid shot is made of M’Dougall, the New Zealand goalie, who plays like a jack-rabbit, and saves ten whistling drives in almost as many seconds. The Canadian players arc shown far up on the glaciers; looking at Sutherland Palls, 1,900 ft in height, the highest waterfall in the world; travelling on the Wanganui River, and in various other parts of the country. Aid. Adams is easy to pick out in the pictures. The pictures will undoubtedly meet with a great reception wherever they arc shown.