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CHRISTMAS PAY SHOWS
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) , CHRISTCHTJRCH, December IS. By eight votes to seven, the Christchurch City Council decided this evening not to rescind a previous resolution refusing to allow picture theatres to be opened on Christmas Day.
Dr. Th'acker's motion to rescind the resolution was defeated. Dr. Thacker moyed that pictures be.. allowed - on Christmas night. Objection was raised that notice of motion was. necessary, but the Deputy-Mayor, the Eev. J. K. Archer, accepted a motion that standing orders be suspended to allow fur-' thor_discussionl This motion was lost by eight votes to seven.
At the end of tho meeting Dr. Thacker gave notice of motion to call a special meeting of the council on Friday to discuss the question again. I
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 147, 19 December 1933, Page 21
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