Samoa On The Screen
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From Our N.Z. Correspondent
Auckland, Apr. 20.
A N interesting film of Western Samoa, which is to be released for exhibition overseas and in places where it is thought travel propaganda will prove most effective, has recently been com pleted at the N.Z. Government Publicity Department’s studios at Mirimar, Wel lington.
Taken during a tourist cruise to Samoa the film is a travelogue portraying vari ous aspects of native life in the vicinity of Apia. Its duration is about 10 min utes and it reveals a high degree of technical skill.
In addition to many attractive scenes of Samoan native life, which do full justice of the beautiful island scenery, prominence is given to a native feast in honour of Queen Salote, of Tonga, on one of her visits to Samoa.
The musical and oral effects reveal the same degree of skill which marks the photography and general presentation of the film.
Rev. J. Bodger, priest in charge of the New Guinea Mission’s head station at Dogura, in Papua, arrived in Sydney by the Montoro in April, on leave following illness.