Parsons Shocked by Movies and Posters

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 64, 7 June 1927, Page 1

Parsons Shocked by Movies and Posters

“DISTINCTLY HARMFUL” STRICTER CENSORSHIP URGED “S ome are simply very silly, . but others are distinctly harmful. Some street posters are abominably vulgar and ought, not to be seen in any decent city at all,” declared the Rev. W. E. Lush in introducing the question of stricter censorship of certain films and publicity posters at a meeting of the Auckland Council of Christian Congregations held last evening. Mr. Lush said they all realised that a more rigorous censorship of some films would be a very good thing indeed. The following resolution, which was submitted by Mr. Lush, • was unanimously approved by the meeting: At this time, when the appointment of a new censor is being made, the council would urge upon the Minister of Internal Affairs, in the interests of the young life of the Dominion, the desirability of (1) making the censorship more stringent.so as to eliminate films lacking in moral idealism and low in tone; (2) including in the censor’s duties the censorship of advertising films and posters placed on hoardings in public places and elsewhere.”