CINEMA FILMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2627, 24 November 1915, Page 3

CINEMA FILMS

QUESTION OF CENSORSHIP,

Hio Now Zealand Catholic Fedoration forwarded to last night's meeting of tile Karori Borough Council a copy of a circular sotting out the federation's endeavour to secure the appointment of a censor for cinoma films, and requesting co-operation in a conference of local bodies and others in the Boulcott Street Hall on December 1. Councillor Pell said that he fre- < quently attended picturo shows, and saw nothing wrong. Ho moved that the letter should be received. Councillor Skegg thought that some of the pictures went "very near the line." They saw terrible murders and things, and that was not very nice lor children. The "penny dreadfuls" of old times were now shown in picturo form. He admitted that it was a thorny question, and he thought tho Minister should have some power to censor tho films. He moved that tho Mayor sTiould attend the conference. Councillor Faire seconded tho motion, and said that thev should do all they coifld to" forward £he matter. _ . Councillor Raino said that this agitation for censorship was going on in different parts of the world, and there was no doubt about it that some censorship was needed. He did not often attend the pictures, but on one. occasion he saw things that were very suggestive. The motion that the Mayor should attend the conference was carried.

Miss Haybittle, who has been visiting • Sydney, returned 'to Wellington yesterday By the Moeraki.