PRIZE-FIGHT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10503, 11 July 1910, Page 4

PRIZE-FIGHT.

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyr(iiiit.]

(Per Press Association.) Received July 9, at '2.35 p.m. Capetown. July 8. ~ TII6 Union Parliament has instructed the police to prohibit the bioscope pictures of the .John.son-.Jeli ries fight throughout South Africa. Received Julv 1• 1 - at ■>.■/ p.m. Loud.in. July 9. ■There is a growing feeling against the exhibition <>i (he prize pictures. At a meeting ..i ihe London County Council the Rev. .>cuu Lidgeu gave notice ul a resolution notifying all music halls and cinematograph shows against their use. Xew York. July 9. ' Adoring negroes, unable to shake hands with Johnson at C iiicago, kissed and stroked his motor car. Received Julv 11. ai 0.."35 a.m. Xew York, July 9. Johnson lias banked -t'irt.llOO sterling ac Chicago, and gave £SO to £l5O eacli to eight men befriending him yeais ago at Galveston. Received Julv 11, at 9.35 a.m. Melbourne, July 11. . • Mr Fisher prefers to await developments before saying whether he will' allow the tight pictures to enter the Commonwealth. (Per Press Association.) Christchurch, July 11. In several churches yesterday reference was made from the pulpit to the prospect of the fight films being shown heref To-niglit the City Council will be asked to receive a deputation from the Ministers' Association on the subDunedin, July 11. h. At the Tabernacle, King street, yesterdav. Pastor Hastie moved a resolution requesting the City Council to take such steps as will prohibit the exhibition of moving pictures of the Johnson-Jeffries fight and any other similar exhibitions 111 Dunedin, ami this was carried unanimously.