AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 February 1930, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBGDYS PICTURES

“Exploits of the emden.”

TO-NIGHT

The film lias been produced ill Germany, depicting in vivid realism. 'The exports of the German raider “Emden,” froiii the time when she first entered the Great Wiar until .that eventful day 1 wlien she was defeated by the H.M.A.S. “Sydney’’ off Cocos Islands. The producers have shown no .■prejudice to either side, and the brave of the rival ships are shown, together with many of the more questionable encounters which the “Jsmderi” lias been responsible for. A particularly interesting coup made by the “Ernden’’ during her rovings, is sUown to advantage in one of tlie many thrilling sequences to he seen in the film. She steamer into Penang Harbour under cover of a dummy funnel made of canvas and wood, and mistaken for a unit of the Allied Fleet, she went by unchallenged. She torpedoed and sunk a Russian warship at her moorings without warning. A French destroyer immediately got up anchor and bravely attacked the raider, but with her greater gun power,- the “Emden’’ easily disposed of the gariie little craft. But the greatest feature of the production is the fact that tlie Australian view of the engagement has been made in Australia and cut into the original film. To do this

the Common wealth Naval Board rendered every assistance and loaned the “Sydney’’-for,the purpose. The “Fpiden” immediately got under way and was heard of no more until the “Sydney” caught her red-handed at Cocos wnicli Was the termination, of the German ships notorious career on thd seas- The usual supports will also he shown.