THE MOVIES.
QUESTION OF CENSORSHIP. By Telegraph.—Press Aisociation. Wellington, Last Night. 1 A conference! of men and women, r« presentatives of the various local edii' cationai and sociul welfare bodies throughout New Zealand, to-day discussed the question of censorship of picture films. A resolution was adopted that the conference, "while fully appredating the useful and educational value of the cinematograph, is of opinion that the class of moving pictures at present exhibited constitutes a. grave danger to the moral health and social welfare of the community, and affirms the necessity for strict supervision by, thi' Government of all lilms exhibited to the public." The conference urged the appointment of an officer or board to inspect and license all films, also that a list of uu« suitable films should 'be published in th«f Police Garatte.
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Taranaki Daily News, 2 December 1915, Page 5
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134THE MOVIES. Taranaki Daily News, 2 December 1915, Page 5
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