Sound Picture Filmed At Palmerston North

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 7136, 20 April 1933, Page 6

Sound Picture Filmed At Palmerston North

DOGS FACE MOVIE CAMERA. Palmerston North. tm3 been photographed from all angles both by the amateur and professional photographer and by movio-mcii but, for the iirst tirno iu its history, a sound Him was “shot” iu the city yesterday. Aud tho honour of being the subjects fell to tho lot of two dogs, “.Jack” and “Jill,” tho clever pets of Mr. E. E. Woodcock.

Every dog has his day and Jack and Jill' certainly had theirs just before mid-day yesterday when they performed before the Fox Movietone crew iu a “short” that was not without its touch of humour.

The fame of the canine pets having become widely known, tho Fox car, with its modern equipment visited Falmerston North to “shoot” a scene of them yesterday and Jill, a purebrod retriever, and Jack, a spaniel-retriever, played their part iu a scene which is expected to muko its appearaneo at one of the local theatres in about throe weeks’ time. The iirst scene was laid with a motor milk-van stationary on tho roadsido.. Jacked ambled across to collect a billy of milk for his colleague, Jill, who anxiously awaited its arrival on the opposite side of the road. .Several “rehearsals” were found necessary as Jack had a thirst to quench before Jill could bo considered but—to mako a long story “short”—it was eventually carried out in detail, and even tho barks were recorded perfectly. Then the tliree-year-old dogs played a second scene. Doth drove up in a car to a butcher’s shop, Jack acting as driver and, upon receiving a penny ho entered the shop, placed the coin on the counter, purchased some meat and left to give it to his companion. The actions revealed tho cleverness of the dogs and tho excellent training they had received. Undoubtedly, “Palmerston North’s wonder dogs” will create a great amount of interest for movie fans.

T.lic Palmerston North Hospital Board lias decided to take steps to prosecute a Kimbolton resident who is ignoring a maintenance order, the board having to assist ibis wife and family. Three cases of diphtheria and two of scarlet fever were admitted to the Palmerston North Hospital during March. There were six cases of diphtheria and two of scarlet fever in the institution on March 31.

During March 422 rations were issued to 60 cases throughout the Palmerston North Hospital Board’s district, as compared with 414 rations to 65 cases during the same month of 1932. In Palmerston North 198 rations wero issued to 30 cases, the corresponding figures for March, 1932, being 186 and 25 respectively.

Reference to the fact that several members of tho Palmerston North Hospital Board would shortly bo seeking re-election was made by the chairman (Mr. J. K. Homblow) at yesterday’s meeting. He thankod them for their past services and expressed the hope that tho ratepayers of their various district would renew their confidence in their present representatives. He did not know of any body of men who had given such good servico and worked so enthusiastically as tho present board. Particularly did the speaker thank Mr. Nash for the sterling work that he had performed on the board fo the past 25 years.