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ADVERTISING SCHEME

THEATHE MANAGER FINED.

An advertising scheme carried out during a recent lunch hour .had its sequel in the Police Court, Auckland when Lester Sinclair, manager of the King’s Theatre, was charged with wilfully obstructing the traffic in Ivarangahape Road. Constable Bradford, who was on point duty at the corner of Karangahape Road and Pitt St. at the time, said fie saw accused making chalk marks on the road, each some distance apart. About half an hour later he ancL several boys carried hurdles out and placed one on each mark. Another man was dressed as an athlete, and represented himself as the world’s champion hurdler. A large crowd gathered and as a. result all one side of the road was blocked, traffic being held up for about 20 minutes. Sergeant Clapp s aid he saw a notice announcing that “James Toddy will start here to-day at 1.30 p.m.” The man had taken a couple of hurdles when lie finally desisted and cleared the obstruction. There were 20 or 30 hurdles altogether.

“We are possibly a little more civilised tlian they are in New York and London,” said Mr. Moody, who remarked that this type of advertising was allowed in those cities.

A fine of £1 with costs was imposed.

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Bibliographic details

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 June 1925, Page 6

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211

ADVERTISING SCHEME Greymouth Evening Star, 29 June 1925, Page 6

ADVERTISING SCHEME Greymouth Evening Star, 29 June 1925, Page 6