WAR PICTURES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12244, 16 February 1918, Page 9

WAR PICTURES.

TO US SHOWN IN NEW ZEALAND.

The Hon G. AV. Russell, Minister of Internal Affairs, announced to-day that tho Now Zealand ■Government has ar. • ranged with’ the Imperial Govemmenl •; for the exclusive rights in this Demin---ion of certain war films, films have born shown already undertho auspices of tho That v i': body expressed a wish Mat the display’.’.’ of the ■ films should be undertaken by' ; tho Governmont, which has made arrangements with the New/Zealand Picture Supplies Company lo r displaying thorn, on boh rdf of the (-{overnment in'V’. tho then Ires controlled by; tho company, 1 ■; Mr T. Pollard has been appointed v adviser to tho Minister _ of , Internal Affairs in connection with, tho films, and a contract has been drawn up be- : i ■ tween tho Government and the com-' pany, which, Air was satisfactory to both parties.' Tinder ; the arrangement all film? imported by l 1 the Government in the future lyll ha handed, over to tho company immodi-V'-, atelv they arrive, and films already ’iii/^ ; baud will be’seut to districts:tliev have not been shown. ’T Tlip proceeds, after deducting '"oxrH' ,; pen so?, \yill he given to patriotic, funds’^A and tin Minister will allot the.sums?to’sP Urn different'funds. ’