SUNDAY PICTURES.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 21 February 1917, Page 4

SUNDAY PICTURES.

To the Editor Sir, —Owing to the anti-picture adv-, cates apparently predominating in th ►Sunday Picture discussion, I word like with your permission, to enter f a combatant on behalf of the oppos tion. The motion to cancel the Sunda peituro permit was, as we are ail awar carried by a party of four councillor: but I and many others have reliable i formation to the effect that had the: been a full meeting the same decisic would have been unanimous. But win Councillor Joblin states in his left that, like Councillor Bennett, he won oppose the pictures from the econom standpoint. Mr Joblin states that v have been asked to husband our fina eiai resources, and put something asii for cur home-coming wounded. Th request, I should say, only applies the workingman with his few bo otherwise Mr Joblin (likewise A Bennett and others) would be a litl more practical. The amount spent 1 myself on luxury and dissipation won pan out at something less than thr shillings per week —all I can Uffoi What does it cost our councillors? I Joblin can rent a’bungalow'at Plimnn ton for a few weks during the seas for something like £3 lUs per wee and Mr Bennett’s rou Plimmerton some few wcc'ks ago ci more than a dollar for petrol. If M Cunninghame is desirous of going the post office from his car requisitioned. Yes, Mr Joblin, t ‘ ‘ exes ’ ’ attached to these luxur would make a nice little contributi to Red Cross purposes. Conscientic councillors? Rot ! With all due respi to the Rev. Mr Stent I must say tl his “let us pray” policy is hard bear. From what I can gather the g oral opinion is that Mi Stent sho have his say from the church pul: and leave the paper space to some* with a more substantial argument, he would have the working class of 1 hapo forego his little Sunday pict amusement, what about his retir from the Bowling Club ? It is oniy even break. I’m with “Workc “Loafer,” and “Ratepayer” in i argument, and I 4.10 not hesitate to nounco the present Council as hav infringed on the people’s rights, sooner we combine to dump this pa out of power the bettor for our li town.l am. etc.. DROVEI