Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), Monday 29 May 1916, page 4


'IF THE HUNS CAME TO MELBOURNE!' What would happen if by any means a German army should land in Australia? The question is not very difficult to an-swer, if one imagines the nameless hor-rors perpetrated on helpless Belgians and Poles in the name of Kultur. Think for a moment of a repetition of the dreadful nightmare here in Adelaide! Picture those nearest and dearest to you at the mercy of the merciless Hun! Think of the un-dreamed-of possibilities, of the 'remorseless and wanton destruction of our beautiful cities! Imagine our beautiful public build-ings, our stately churches, our treasured squares and gardens laid in smoking ruins! That is what the producers of a remark-able moving picture, entitled, 'If the Huns came to Melbourne, ' have set out to bring in a vivid manner before our eyes. The result is a pictorial achievement that Aus-tralia may well be proud of. Every in-cident has been carefully thought out, and faithfully reproduced. It teems with sur-prises, thrills, and sensations. It was screened privately for the Minister of Defence (Sr Pearce), who expressed his hearty approval, and remarked that it should be a powerful factor to help the re-cruiting movement. 'If the Huns Came to Melbourne' will be shown this evening, and for three nights only, at the Wonder-graph, Hindley Street. Lx