RELIEF WORKS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19867, 2 August 1934, Page 14

RELIEF WORKS

A BIG EXPENDITURE. By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, August 1. Of £IB,OOO provided by the Wellington City Council for the employment of 2500 men under No. 5 scheme during the current financial year, r less than £10,600 .ar been spent in the first three months, and at the present rate of expenditure the whole amount will be exhausted with only half the year 1 To discuss the position a special meeting of e Council was held when the Mayor (Mr Hislop) suggested that all men employed should be circularised at once to find out how many were prepared to accept sustenance instead of relief pay. He had inforined the Unemployment Board of the position. The general opinion of councillors, however, was that nothing should be done until the Mayor had discussed the problem with a Minister of employment to-day. He will then report to a meeting of the Council.

AMUSEMENTS REGENT THEATRE. SYDNEY HOWARD IN “TROUBLE.” Bright wit and humour is the keynote of Sydney Howard’s latest British film, “Trouble,” which is on the pro- : gramme at the Regent Theatre. Sydney Howard, often referred to as Bri- ■ tain’s “frozen-faced comedian,” is seen ’ in the role of a steward on the liner ! Orford during a pleasure cruise to the Mediterranean. The life on board ship [ and the various ports of call form an ‘ admirable setting for many hilarious ' situations created by the comedian’s ; inimitable style of humour. An outj standing performance is given by Dor- . thy Robinson, a talented British actress, who went through a period of | training in the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Briefly the story con- ’ cems Horace Hollobone (Howard) who . is a steward aboard a luxury liner which has been chartered for a pleasure cruise. His most humorous acting ; is witnessed when he is warned that i jewel thieves are on board, and he is 1 given the doubtful privilege of keeping ■ an eye on the suspected persons. The thieves disembark at the next port of i call—Tangier—and Hollobone, together with “Nobby” Clark (George Turner) follow them to a cafe, where they suc- ; ceed in getting possession of the stolen 1 jewel. < MAJESTIC THEATRE. “THE KENNEL MURDER CASE.” Lovers of murder mysteries will welcome the return of Philo Vance who. in the person of William Powell, sets ; about to unravel the tangled crime ! that made up the pattern of S.S. Van Dine’s famous story, “The Kennel Murder Case,” which will begin at the Majestic Theatre to-day. How can a corpse walk? How can a man be murdered twice? How can a ghost commit suicide These are the problems which confront the cultured and resourceful Philo Vance. The tenseness of “The Kennel Murder Case” never slackens, building up to a tremendous climax. A dead man sitting in an arm-chair in his bedroom, the door and windows locked, a revolver in his hand, a bullet in his temple, his skull battered, and a stiletto wound in his back. That was precisely how the authorities discovered Archer Coe, wcathy bachelor and authority on Chinese ceramics, the morning after his mysterious death. The police consider it a case of suicide, until Philo Vance walks on the scene. Through a series of clever deductions, he proves that it is murder and not a suicide, then proceeds to discover the murderer. Seven people are shown to have had both the opportunity and the necessary motive for killing Archer Coe. The suspects range from ’is ward. Hilda Lake, to his brother, Brisbane Coe. The manner in which Vance eliminates the people under suspicion. proving the murderer’s guilt and identity, makes “The Kennel Murder Case” the most baffling and engrossing murder mystery seen here for some time. “The Dover Road.” Blessed with scintillating dialogue and a perfect cast RKO-Radio’s “Where Sinners Meet," will begin its engagement at the Majestic Theatre on Saturday Diana Wynyard and Clive Brook are co-starred, the film marking their first appearance together since the memorable “Cavalcade.” Billie Burke has a strongly featured role. Adapted from A. A. Milne’s highly successful “The Dover Road,” the picture happily retains all of that play’s brilliancy, and has an added charm which only the scope of the camera can accord. Timaru has been fortunate in securing the South Island premiere of this excellent picture, which is described as the acme of perfection in screen entertainment.