"THE LAND WE LIVE IN"

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 257, 25 July 1919, Page 9

"THE LAND WE LIVE IN"

SOUND-EDUCATIONAL FILM,

It sounds add to hear of Londoners wlui imvu. neviu- visited the Tower ol London ui- tho JiYiti'sh Museum, but in tho light of the liu-t' that comparatively few -\eiv Zoalumleis liuvo a iirst-haiid aeilimiiilnncu with the nutural wonders of tiieir own country, tho circumstance is nut so strange alter ah. A. laudable cnoit to spread enlignteniiieiit lias been made )jy the JiiliiMtioniil flint Company, lu'rougli tlio Jiiediuin of it cinema him entitled "Tho Land We Live In," which whs reded at .tnu rtrilnimiii Theatre on Wednesday morning liclorc an audience which included the Minister of Jiducii-t-ioit (Jloii. J. A. liuniin}, -Mi'- ■ l ' lloS - '""■'• syth "(chairman of. the Wellington Uueidioii Hoard), sovoral wi'inuers of tlio board, tne Aliiyur of Wellington (Mr. ■'• T Luke, C.A1..0., -M.1 , .), Ihe Town Clerk t,.\lr. Jno. J(, i'ulmer;, .)lr. U. M. Wilson (manager of I lie. Tourist Department), uiiU (it-verai cliairmeii of school committees.' Tho nm'i*>tty for special sciemUic, scenic, and educational films lor children was strewed by Professor AlacAlillalt lirown at a recent meeting ol the Council .of JOduciitioii, iinil tins'ni:ed hits surely been met to u very great degree ill lliw , ••'α-lio Liind We Live In" is easily the litßl and iiiiisl, coiiinrchi'ii.siwj jtictiire onibotlyiiig the scenic and industrial itcuvilies of tliu Dominion yet screened in Wellington, and l>y reason of the- many new , anil extremely "ix-autiful views iiiescnted should nut only iducnte Now Zealunders, but if shown abroad, should quicken tlio iiilwdt in ill is coiimry. Tho h.m embodies almost the whole, of iScw. Zealand, and in addition to being arranged in geugrapliical swiueiice, tlie place to be next illustrated Is shown l>; a pointer on mi enlarged map «bf iNew /.ealaiul (which forms purl 01 the lilui). it beL'ins with sonic goud views ol Auckland Oitv, showing Queen Street, a line panorama from jUI. I'klen, and oilier glimpses from dillerent points of the comp.iss. iho luseiimting Wmrtm Fit.ls (the iNiagarn ol New' Zealand) is shown in all its glory, and a lino view of one of the few Kaun forests, including the fall, ol'one of "tho mimnrehs ol the bush," is graphical y shoivii. Tliu winteHciM Nortu (u Aucklaiul is shown' in liiany of its most attnit'tivc aspects (including views ol the fruit-growing and dairying areas). Coinin" south, die amazing ivomlers. ol tho Kotoruii and Wairaki tlieriuiii regions are viviuiy pictured, with unique and milmale views of the various geysers ami mud-springs, eternally active anil over intL'rc&tiiig.' A cinema tour through the "Glaxo" works at. Alatangi follows, htill further soiitlnviml by way of Taupu, Iho cinema gives diverting glimpses of papier, then rushes one across to the W'angiuuii liivcr, whose placid splendour, fioni the Tmiinaninui fituiUny point to the boathou.se, then on to l'ipiriki, are very oeaurilulVy depicted, ami induced coniinenl in a rapturous key. AVelliii"toireity was only wiefly nhown -a bit of ],iiihljloii Quiiy, a glimpse oi the iKiat liavboiir and Oriental U.iy with a general view of Hie city, biting nil that was hlnied. Christciiureh was ulati visited; Timaru's Caroline JJ.iy came in tor attention, and Diinediii city was rellected for n minute, or two on.y. Ihe views of J,nke\Val;atipu with tho Kemarkables in the background were very line, as was 'itlso the co-icliiiig- vonto over the hkippers. doing west tiioyiiiouth flashed upon tlio view, and a trip through the ruugedlv pieturwqno Hul.er Oorge gave „ definite idea of West Coast scenery. Velsoii and its sunny undulating apple lands followed; and lasLy were shown some startling views ot the whale nsheij in tho far north (includiuit a genuine ■•kill" nnd the Haying of tho whale). Such a picturo-it runs lor two hou remust Imve a line educative value lo cltild,vn ~n «m i..< iiou.is. ;b 4 ','ivs on.' the impression that !m h«i actually visited i the places • filmed, and lends a true lierfinoctiva- to tho imagination. All ol tlioso-present yesterday were unanimous in their high ■ praise of the production. "It is the test picture 1 ever saw, said the Mayor.—(Published by arrangement.)