TITANIC DISASTER FUND.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 100, 26 April 1912, Page 2

TITANIC DISASTER FUND.

) A FRUSTRATED OBJECT. '■-'-■ ?CO SUNDAY PICTURES.The principal moving picture enterpieneurs of Auckland were desirous of ' i increasing the Titanic relief fund by donating the proceeds of suitable eatertiiinments proposed to be held in the i three largest picture halls of the city on '" i Sunday evening after church hours. In view of the necessary sanction having I been withheld by the City Council, howI ever, the proposal has fallen through. IA request from the Professional MusiIcians' Society for the use of the Town ■ Hall for a benefit entertainment for tJie 5 I same object on -the evening of Sunday • j week, is to be referred to the City Council for consideration at Thursday night's 1 meet-ing. 1 In order to allow el a lecture being • g'.vea by Mr. Havelock Wilson, a mem- ■ I 1 ",, of the Advisory Committee to the i British Board of Trade, on "The Titanic Disaster and the Board of Trade,' the , Opera House has been placed at di*- . I usa] by Mr. Scott Bennett, who was to have lectured tiiere on Sunday evening . unJfr th.-> auspice v! the Socialist party. _ Somewhat of a ~iir has been create 1 by those who object to the holding of moving picture tiHerlaurrapn..? -on -Stir.- ---! day evenings since the intention of the i Harvard and l'u.kr enterprises to ar- : range for special entertainments was jmenuoned in- Wednesday's "Star." At ! that stage an effort wa* beieg aade to j arrange one big function to embrace the , objects of the picture proprietors, the j.j>rofessronal..Tousicis.ns, and the Sennieu's Union (who are preparing for Mr. Have- ' Jock Wilson's lecture). . ' . . . ] : Yesterday the chairman of the Auck--1 la ad Ministers' Association (the Rev. J. .Crocker) waited on the Mayor (Mr. C. ■J. P»rl for the purpose of entering, a '■ protest against any entertainments in .the nature of picture shoves being sar.c----j tioned for Sunday evenings. He said ■ the principle was regarded as one of I vital importance, and that the ministers were backed up by public opinion to a j very large extent in upholding it. ! j Xbe. Mirror took tie opportunity to ! refer the matter to the Works Committee, which happened to be meeting- yesterday afternoon, and as a result the'apj plications for permission to hold picture ' ' ent«rtaiaments on Sunday evening were : declined. Sanction was give for them to take plate on Sunday afternoon. The applicants do not see their way to comply with this condition, however, and the matter is being allowed to drop.'