ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 July 1915, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

AUSTRALIA'S UNKNOWN. j Commencing at the Empire at 2.30 today wil lbe screened what is described as a splendid series of exploration in the never-never country of Australia. The explorers, Messrs Dirties and Hurley, determined to traverse the continent from east to west, right through the desert, on bicycles, and burdened with cameras. During the four months they were in the wild country they came across many interesting and strange animals —the frilled lizard, the wombat, the great ant, alligators and crocodiles, and their experiences have 'been preserved for the benefit of the world by means of the kinemattgraph in 3500 feet of educational, interesting and amusing scenes. The press notices of Australia speak highly of the production and state that too high a value could not be placed on it.s attractiveness, both from an historical standpoint and entertainment. Supporting the. star item are: "Among the Mourners." a Keystone comedy featuring Syd. Chaplin, the brother to Charles Chaplin, ar 1 reputed to be equally clever as a conn lian. The "Pathe Gazette" gives the iaiest war news. "Thumbprints and Diamonds" is a sensational detective

story in which the thuwprint leads to an arrent, "A Messenger of Gladness" is an excellent child study. ''Herring Harvest at Yarmouth" and "Pheasant-shoot-ing for our Wounded Heroes" are two very interesting films. ROYAL/ PICTURES. Foromor-t amongst to-day's new programme of cinema ■plays is the Reliance Company's srii>ational drama. "The Wireless Voice." Hastings and his partner. Warren, on the ■perfection of their wireless telephone, go to John Manners, father of Hastings' sweetheart, for funds to finance the invention. Manners refuses, and sends Sykes to break into the test station, and make sketches of the machinery, meaning to steal the patent himself. ' Hastings, however, discovers Sykes at his work. After a fierce hand-to-hand combat the latter escapes with Manners in an automobile. Hastings contrives to get in touch with his partner by means of the new invention. He is stranded several miles away with a wirelcs te'e."''ore apparatus, on a road over whieh Manners and Sykes must pass. Warren succeeds in causing the arrest, of the fugitives, and Manners, on his release, vows vengeance. He breaks into tlie te>t station and arranges a steel plate in such a way that who ever touches it will be electrocuted. Instead of Ha«tin'-'s. however, it is Mary, his dau'ditcr.'who is first exposed to the danger. Tn his effort to turn oli the current before it is too late, Manners, not knowing the right switch, tries them all His own body deflects the current, iiriwinx- instant death. Six other films supfort the "star."