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FOUR SHELTERS FOR THE SQUARE?

PROPOSAL MADE TO COUNCIL AND BOARD. Four new shelters will replace the existing structure in Cathedral Square, if the proposals agreed upon by representatives of the City Council and the Tramway Board on Saturday are adopted by the two bodies. Both held meetings yesterday, and postponed a decision. The position of the Tramway Board was discussed at some length at yesterday’s meeting of the board. The report of the Cathedral Square Committee was received, and the board then went into committee for the discussion. It was decided, in view of the uncertainty of the board’s position and the fact that the Tramway Board elections would take place before the next meeting, to hold the matter over till the elections were held. The matter of the Square lay-out also came before the City Council in committee last night, but the proposals were not considered because the Special Committee has not completed its report. It has been ascertained that the plan recommended for adoption provides for two safety zones with the tram tracks running between them and one-way vehicular traffic on either side. At the end of each safety zone, there will be a small shelter for waiting tramway passengers. A gap of between fifty and sixty feet between the shelters will give an unobstructed view of the west door of the Cathedral from Worcester Street. Though a proposal for reducing the width ’of the footpath in front of the Cathedral was considered, it was eventually decided not to interfere with it. The plan provides for a carriage-way approximately 26ft wide between the safety zone and the footpath on each side. On the west side this carriageway will be available for vehicles travelling from south to north only and on the east side for vehicles travelling from north to south.

RICHARD TALMADGE IS FEATURED BY THE GRAND “The Isle of Hope,” a story of piracy and deep sea adventure, with Dick Talmadge in the lead, and “Beautiful But Dumb,” starring Patsy Ruth Miller, provide plenty of entertainment. The fifth chapter of "The Vanishing Ricler” completes the programme. ” ALF'S BUTTON " IS VERY GOOD COMEDY PICTURE. A war stoi*y, with none of the horrors nf battle, but with comedy at every turn, is “Alf’s Button,” the all-talkie 'feature at the Theatre Royal this week. The story is as unusual as it is fantastic, with the magic button playing a prominent part in tbe lives of the two British Tommies, Alt" Higgins and Bill Grant. These two, in this British film, have been specially selected as most closely resembling the Alf and Bill made famous in Bruce Bairnsfather’s war cartoons. The two heroes are ideally cast for the production of the brrght humour, characteristically British. which runs through the whole story, and varietv is lent by the splendour of the Eastern courts to which ihe heroes are transported in the twink- j Hng of an eye. !

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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19236, 25 November 1930, Page 4

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FOUR SHELTERS FOR THE SQUARE? Star (Christchurch), Issue 19236, 25 November 1930, Page 4

FOUR SHELTERS FOR THE SQUARE? Star (Christchurch), Issue 19236, 25 November 1930, Page 4