For This One
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Can't Blame TV For This One
Movie theatre operators in Suva are experiencing a slump, and theatres are reducing the number of shows per week — which makes the place seem more than ever like Sydney, where a similar slump is at tributed to late closing of pubs and (mostly) to TV.
The Suva slump is due to a variety of causes —lack of ready cash at the present time, too many theatres for the present population, and too many free movie shows by private or public organisations using that medium for educational or money making purposes. The estab lished theatre owners have been complaining bitterly on the latter score, and some want government action to restrict the number of picture theatres that may be built.