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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 28, 1914
Page
2
The record lists lunar phases for April including First Quarter on April 4 at 4:44 am with full moon at apartment 1. Li 28 pm. Last Quarter on April 17 at 5:52 pm. New Moon on April 25 at 9:21 pm. Apogee on April 21. A price and apartment listed as 5 am. Pericee on APTI 1 .00.5 Te Pam.
Judge MacNaughton awards for sugar workers wages were presented to growers who argued their own evidence. In Brisbane a hearing featured W E Savage of Inglis Lavery and Savage presenting a receipted goods list for three Queensland sugar districts. The judge accepted the cost of living figures for Mackay Daberg Cairns as indicative of workers’ living costs.
The piece critiques Judge Mac Naughton’s interpretation of Royal Commission findings on living wages, noting his higher rate and broader powers. It warns of rising costs and wage-price spirals, urges farmer appeals and protests to protect primary industry livelihoods.
Mrs Rhule and family thank Messrs Martin and Winters and Nurse ODonoghu of Stansery Hills Hospital for sympathy after the death of Stephen Rhule aged 38 at Stennary Hills Hospital in April.
A vintage advertisement proclaims Kelly's Hair Tonic restores scalp health and hair, warning neglect leads to hair loss. A May proclamation halts for Labor Day and Cairns Starr Bowkett Building Society receipts reach £48 19s. The Cairns Mulgrave Jockey Club benefit, planned by Cairns Pictures, is postponed for a work.
Castles GC and T Murray advertise dental consultation services across all branches of dental surgery. Contact via A.M-P Building, Ab bott Street, bott stem. Telephone No. 4B. Postal address provided.
A French scientist investigates pins to answer where they go. He finds ordinary pin belts exposed to the elements disappear in about eighteen months. A polished steel needle lasts about two years before corroding or dusting away.
A piece on fashionable, well fitting shirts from J Mirob's Shields-st Exomamy, London, touts value and satisfaction. It references prices and fabrics and urges readers to visit for best fit and style. It also notes rail delays affecting passengers and mentions King George V and Queen Mary at Calais with troops guarding the Paris line.
In Mango Park a woman living in a black camp pleaded guilty to bringing liquor to indigenous residents. Neighbors describe daily misconduct and fear nightly disturbances, with reports of naked pursuit and threats of bloodshed. The P.M. intends a six month sentence with hard labor at Stewart's Creek gaol.
Cairns Lodge organizer Taylor urges all members to attend the L O G T Cairns Lodge meeting and welcome sympathisers. Mr MH Newport, Tropical Agriculture tutor, reports that Agriculture Minister Mr White and Under Secretary Mr Scriven will arrive by the Musgrave, then head to Atherton. The cinema bills The Man Who Vanished and The Informer headline a strong Saturday night program, shown again tonight in the current run.
An 19th century advertisement promotes The Molerave Headache Cure for prostrating headaches. The remedy claims universal efficacy and is offered at 6 per bottle from RB. 'Craig, Chemist, Cagrms.
Cairns Shire Council schedules a special meeting at the council office on Friday at 9:30 am. Business includes Mulgrave bridge and the purchase of the Grogg Hill tramway. Wr. H. C. Newport invites rosellas for fruit preserving noting the crop’s potential as a staple, with market price about £10 per ton.
Mr J Campbell of Gossypium Park, a tropical agriculture enthusiast, showcases a coconut plantation near Peuble Land Point. The exhibit at Mr Newport’s office features a 200 acre land with three quarters of a mile of peach and coconuts of the Ring variety. Mr Campbell sent copra from the same place. oil of commerce is extracted. Demonstrated by stump fibre, vandals cutting trees showed potential reuse of stumps.
A father and executors face calls for further inquiry into the estate of a deceased hotelkeeper. The case distinguishes between pre death and post death creditors, with continuing administration by executors. Further litigation is probable as the matter unfolds.
The Woongarra district reports a harvest that may exceed expectations with favorable humidity and rainfall helping corn growth. A veteran farmer notes cane earth wetter practices and records show this year's January setback recovered, with current measurements surpassing last year’s same period.
Ren Jubilee White from Agriculture arrives by mid day train to be greeted by Butter Company directors and local council members. A luncheon at Cloutier Hotel precedes a factory site tour and official opening by the Minister. First butter sale for hospital funds and family entertainment follow, with sightseeing of district and a return transport plan outlined.
The Palace Theatre shows a two night special headlined by Indian Blood from Kalem Co. A frontier life tale follows a ship voyage and rescue of a lone passenger amid a burning liner incident. The program also screens The Topical Budget and other short features including Who Stole Joan's Wood and Whe Cupid Took in Washing.
A humorous catalog of wartime eating habits shows New Zealand soldiers preferring mutton to beef, while German and British troops reject mutton. The piece notes rabbits favored in France but banned in Germany, and other national dietary quirks, calling for an international Hague conference of eating.
A dispute over two pence from the Sydney Harbor Trot prompts North Sydney Council to refer the matter to Harbor Trust Commissioners for the funds. Alderman Clark criticizes officialdom as a letter was produced, stamped inadequately and forwarded, with doubt the fee will be paid. Also noted is the death of Mrs Mary Ann Bulgee of Maryborough after a long illness.
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