A CHRISTCHURCH BLOT.
BRILLIANT. LIGHTING WANTED
(Special to the vHerald.)
CHRISTCHTJBCH, this day. ? .At a meeting .of ttia7 Council' of Churches -.last • night, the Rev. . J..\ . »J . »North strongly urged the cleaiisHng of the' river banks 'in' the city._.;£hey were the. scene of very; unpleasant sights which, were a social and puhlic'nuisance. parts of the river banks,, m hadlylight^d-,. places, were -little 'bettor than 'places of ill-famei and a blot on Christchurch, ,and decent! people who wished to. breathe! fresh air at nights could not go out without being outraged and-of-fended vby the~ sights « too often "seen. The Rev, J, __. Cookei\ endorsed all that '■Mr/ North had' said. • To\- call some 'of the7 riyer -i banks places of ill-fame i was putting the case very mildly. -A .'resolution was* carried/u rging the City Council to have the banks brilliantly lighted.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14711, 17 September 1918, Page 5
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140A CHRISTCHURCH BLOT. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14711, 17 September 1918, Page 5
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