MOVING PICTURES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 155, 18 November 1912, Page 5

MOVING PICTURES.

SYDNEY CENSORSHIP. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 17, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, November 17. Cinematograph managers have endeavored to induce the Hon. •]. Flowers to modify the regulations with regard to moving pictures. They declare that they will cripple the picture business. Prohibiting the representation of acts of lawlessness is harsh in the extreme, because practically no drama can be constructed without some wrongdoing to point the moral. The other regulations also render the business unworkable, if strictly applied.

Regulations were gazetted on November 6 governing kinematograp'h exhibitions. The regulations prohibit representations of scenes suggesting immorality, indecency, executions, murders, and other revolting sights; scenes of debauchery, low habits, and other scenes tending to demoralise the young, pictures of successful crime, such as bushranging, robberies and other lawless acts which may reasonably bo considered to have an injurious influence on youthful minds. Programmes must be submitted to the police, for approval, accompanied by a synopsis of each item. The films must, if necessary, be screened for the information of the police. Pending the decision of the Minister, the censor may require the exhibition of a film to De deferred.