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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Apr 28, 1917

Page

4

May Day meeting nominations and Albion Park card details

Nominations for the May Day meeting appear with several horses newly starting at Carns. Entries include Miss Rusk, Hoplite, Royal Abundance, Subsidy, Shellman, Pact Lavaseus, and others across King Division First Demas Shorts Handicap and Scurry and Trot. Acceptances for Albion Park races list Smart Laddie and rivals, with weights and runners across three principal events on Saturday.

Rosday Carns Hanv Miss Rusk Phillipstown Hoenir Waakweldt Hoplite Gartness Royal Abundance Subsidy Shellman Come Lady Wrothram Pact Lavaseus King Statieter Mastellert Silentia Rignold Queensland Albion Park Smart Laddie Walker's Mount Os Samily Princess Ladur Queen Albio &v. Baramormie Maskatoon Saynin &O. St. Ora Lady Mischief Flying Leaf Condale Park Bar- Geld Merry Syceno Harmontte &O. Baramornie Ladur Girl King Terra Hendra Lad Welter Royal Vetman John Valiant Maeterlinck Lord Dafour Persian Prince Donald Durham Beechworth Bo Sir Syce Palm Bed Vola Hendra Lad

Rifle Club Quarterly Shoot Yields Close Scores

The Rifle Club held its quarterly shoot Sunday in fine weather with some impact from lack of long range practice. Curry won the short match and Capt Lyon took the long range event. W Harris posted the day best aggregate while Lyon won the handicap. Next Sunday features Timber Ltd ropey over 500 and 900 yards.

Curry Capt Lyon Wharris Nile Timber Ltd. Sropey Lwon W. Harris G. Manga MeIntyre I. McIntyre F. Currie McIntyre Cape Ly Harris Manon F McIntyre Off Capt. Lyon G. Mann N. Mcintyre H. McIntyre A. Mcintyre

Cairns Clob Holds Afternoon Aquatic Races

An upcoming Cairns club event will feature a novel format for races this afternoon and Sunday. A platform has been built for officials to better view tracing while a trophy with special conditions awaits the winner.

Cairns Ges Cairns Pictures

Church Services Schedule Across Aloomba Gordonvale Babinda

Masses announced for O`Be ran’s Hall Aloomba tomorrow at 9 00 pm. Services listed for Gordonvale at 7 99 pm and 7 39 pm. An additional service at Ballas Siding is set for 3 00 pm.

Gordonvale Babinda U Jm Ballas

Runners Weights For Caulfield And Moorefield Races

Brisbane dispatch lists weights for tomorrow's Caulfield principal event led by Glenhuntley Cop and others including Whitefield, Eurobin, Aleconner, Pretty Robby and Defences with various weights. Moorefield Handicap and Carlton Mile weights follow featuring New Tipperary Native Bleesh Dick Arisian Quinns Post Medley and Dear Laddie among others.

Brisbbane Caulfield Glenhuntley Cop Whitefield Gio Eurobin Aleconner Pretty Robby Jac White Defence Tosson Red Sigeal Bobader King’s Bounty Meerut King Kora Jul Taree Lad Miss Squires Carlton Mile Dear Laddiegg Achericot Chid Ros Mackacre Omahia Bay Water Mythtle Sp Speedfast Bruck Teer Alwyne Albuna vMliss Mersian Sa Duke of Spareta Voval Mint Suersonne Dick Wedgewood Merrimax

Private sale listings offer villas and houses at Lake Street and Esplanade

Advertisements describe multiple properties for private sale including a four room villa with verandahs on Lake Street, a six roomed dwelling near Esplanade with land, a four room Edge Hill home on good land, and several other four to five room residences. Terms include down payments from £75 to £150 and mortgage takeovers, with notes on gas water fencing and dry elevations.

Cremett Lake Street Atractive Yy—wei Esplanade Edge Hill Draper Street EFYQ McLeod Street Cil LEN Real Estate Sugar Land Sheridan_ Street Flannagan Vale Frei Éizo

Rainbow and Daisy Lead Early Yacht Handicap Details

The report lists yacht handicaps for a Sunday race starting at 2 16 p m with Mr P Willison’s trophy to be sailed. The course remains standard except for the rounding buoy position at opposite Hits wharf. Rainbow and Daisy are among the noted models in the handicapped lineup with several figures and placements mentioned.

Rose P. Willison

The Mew Model and German Communiques

The source lampoons the new German war communiques as irrational and theatrical, likening them to American film writing. It questions whether the reports from headquarters reflect reality or are a melodramatic departure from conventional state statements.

Deaths and notices from Cooktown and Cairns

An obituary notes Mr. Alex Matthews of Cooktown died at the local hospital aged 5, with service by Rifle Club Band in his funeral. Dr. Geo Knowles retires from Cairns District Hospital after nearly 20 years noted for service. Queensland voters urged to volunteer as scrutineers for the May 5 referendum, contact local party branches.

Cooktown Palmer Alex Matthews Rifle Club Saul Geo. Knowles Cairns District Hospital Dains Cry High Sree Se Queensland Diease Omee National Political Council National Federation Farmers’ Union The Liberal Association W. Meir Union Bank Chambers Brisbane

Suppressing the Gambling Hells and a Web of Deceit

A melodrama traces Mona Norton's rising ties with district attorney Norton and her brother Tommy's murder frame up. Ryan the boss politician shelters Pearl Le Claire in the Arcadia while Norton secures many convictions. Mona pleads for reform as Tommy is jailed for a crime he did not commit, and she grapples with loyalty and power.

Areohn Norton Orney Mom Mainard Mona Tommy Sing Sing Ryan Pearl le Claire Arcadia Mama John Smith Cee Cane Tete

Poison Plot Unmasked in Palace Theaters

Mona alters bottle labels in Norton’s lab studio scene as he faces alleged poisoning. She feigns innocence, tricks him into admitting circumstantial guilt, while Ryan confesses and the real culprit is caught without relying on circumstantial proof. Palace plans new run with varying prices.

Norton Mona Hustor Move Tommy Ryan Palace Plan

Waits and Waifs featured at Cairns Pictures Tonight

Caima Theatra Jane Grey and William Desmond star in Waits as co leads at Cairns Pictures with Keystones Fatty and Mabel Adrift already on the bill. Desmond praised for pathos in Waifs as he plays the unfrocked clergyman aided by Rags in a tale of redemption and love.

Waite Liggeor Megimaleg Waits Caima Theatra Jane Grey William Desmond Cairns Pictures Mght Bee Teature Raeburn Desmond Triangle Billie Burke Miss Grey Ace Keystone Mabel Normand Roscoe Arbuckle Fatty Mabel

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