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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 02, 1915
Page
2
A late 19th century sale lists prices for various ladies garments including trimmed camisoles longeloth undergarments and night dresses. Items feature sale prices for underclothes nightwear and undergarments with numerous vendors and price points.
An old classified notice offers a general store opportunity in Gordonvale with strong lease and fittings listed. The ad promises solid position, good location, and a focus on medical or personal care product claims.
A fragmented ad lists Robur Tea by The Robur Tea Co with James Service and Co as proprietors. It mentions flavour notes like silky rich and pure, and includes scattered time stamps such as 1.21 am and 7.46 a.m. with references to First Quarter and Moon, creating a puzzling catalog-like promotion.
The Metal Market notes tin at 155 to £150 per long ton forward and silver at 227-16 pence, with lead at 23/12/8 to £2/7/6. The day also discusses German legend and wartime rhetoric, citing Frederic Harrison on Teutonic militarism and a reflection on the Wild Huntsman motif in German lore.
A fragmentary notice highlights a dramatic work titled The Kaiser's Spies showing Teutons trapped by a relentless detective who foils a plot to mine and blow a castle. Other items include The Rise and a music column with notes on upcoming events at Whitehall.
Mr A 2 Waddell opens a new grocery store in Babinda stocking a large range of goods and acts as agent for Hoyal Insurance.
In a Sunday afternoon incident a motor car carrying Mr. Carson and party burst a tyre near the old Parramatta hotel. All occupants escaped unharmed. A separate note mentions Nyala Skin Soap being advertised for infant care and a fire case at Gordonvale leading to arson charges against a handyman in Cairns.
The Commonwealth Government will stipend all permanent appointments of military age personnel for six months after the war. Examinations for promotions in the General Division have been affected. Examinations including Assistant Engineer, Junior Favineer, and Lineman have been cancelled and were due in August and September.
The closing sale at Kelly's offers deep cuts on ladies and men's footwear and canvas slippers. Shoppers are urged to visit before Saturday to seize bargains on kid shoes, lace shoes, box calf boots, and more, with prices heavily discounted and a final list to be provided.
Austral Pictures presents a varied program including Bert Fellmas and Jack Jwige items plus wartime themed pieces. It features Molly Molloy and Mike Malone characters with romance and action amid scenes of battle and heroism in a prewar to war setting with a nurse saving the day and the couple's reunion at the end.
A memorial service honoring the deceased featured preachers J Kirke and S Mitchell with special music. A report promises coverage of the solemn event. An added note mentions a Wounded Soldier Aid collection and an unrelated advertisement for a skin cream from Caria Pharmacy in Take Street, WW Collins, Chemist, priced at 1/5.
The first meeting of creditors for the insolvent estate of William Teares, Cairns carter, was held before Mr. Chas Shore of the Court. Creditors Munro and Co, Waddell, Boland attended. Norman Edger Petey Drayr, Cairns accountant, was appointed trustee with a 5 percent commission on realised assets and a minimum of 10/10, Sey mour Herbert Warner to serve as inspection committee.
The Rev. D. Yarrington of Sydney, with over five years among Sydney's underworld, tours Queensland and brings his lecturing feature Tarkest Sydney to Cairns Palace Theatre on Thursday and Friday. His illustrated talk covers white slavery opium dens and trafficking, drawing on personal experiences and verifiable facts. The lectures begin today with the tax plan for the talks at the Cafe and Theatre.
Three Tiveli artists appear at the Palace Theatre for three nights in a new original skit What’ll You Have and Miss Violet Trevenyan, England’s character comedian, joins a London hits program. They present a two act drama The Girl in the Case featuring Maurice Costelo. Also noted is the Panama Canal dreadnought and Wedding Bells for Citizen Corps.
A fragmented report describes presentations and remarks at a local meeting. Mr McIner addresses attendance noting weathered temp workers and the Civil Service party. Others present include H R Storey and C Gow with brief responses and acknowledgments.
About 160 farmers attended a Babinda Cane Growers meeting at Reachodea to elect an advisory committee under the Cane Growers Association. The treasurer rejected a direct committee but urged a growers council. voting proceeded with voters including all farm partners from growers delivering cane locally, and a ballot listed candidates such as Simmonds Mayes McPaul Reed Abbott Niven Warner and others with Simmonds receiving 11 votes and results showing wider support for several nominees. Mr Pritchard of the USPLA spoke as the meeting closed and all attending farmers enrolled as members of the ASPA while signing a pledge to support the mill levy on their harvests.
A civil case in Charters Towers before Judge Dickson concerns Commonwealth Electric Telegraph Company versus Maxwell and the Winton Telegraph Office. The jury answered questions on telegraph rate authority and agency, with the verdict favoring the defendant and costs.
Details of the agreement between the Commonwealth and State Governments for acquiring and handling the sugar crop are fixed. The 5.4. Co.'s refinery at Lew Farm will receive water and operate year round. the balanced sugar will be sent to southern refineries.
Official announcement outlines new division of duties between Home Secretary Mr Rowman and Assistant Minister Mr Hus ham. Under Secretary will submit all health matter papers to Mr Hus ham, covering health, charity, and State children.
A meeting of the Caires Town Council is set for 12.45 p.m. today to elect an Acting Mayor during Alderman Griffens Meyar's absence. The notice notes rising double insured visitors and increasing hotel occupancy during holidays. Williams is mentioned in connection with the briefing.
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