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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 05, 1915
Page
2
A sales notice advertises the Spirit of Thrift offering discounts on glass tumblers, cutlery, brushes, nails, and toilet items. Prices listed include glass tumblers 5/6 per pint set, steel knives 7/6, toothbrushes 1/9, and various brushes and soaps at reduced sale prices.
Country storekeepers herald a lifetime chance with wholesale cut prices on lamps, trunks, hat boxes, enamelware and kitchenware. Readers urged to try a cough remedy promising relief and a sale on household goods at low price points.
Licensing Court extends access for T. P. Spillane to the bar on a Wednesday morning. Cairns Ports Court fines James Weban for drunkenness 42 or one month. W. McComb and James Higgs each ordered to pay five shillings or 24 hours in default. An auction of a Mire Me Beker household items set for tomorrow at 2.30 p.m. at Spence Street.
Verdicts were given for plaintiffs in undefended small debts cases at the County Small Debtor Court with Kate Brown v George Wassey for board and lodging £4 15 costs 5. In other matters consents to judgments or payments into court occurred. A mosquito bite relief cream called Skertolee Cream was advertised at 1d per tube from Cairns Pharmacy. A Chinese immigrant Chin Hin Fat appeared for desertion from the steamer Taiyean. remanded for due process. Correspondent notes heavy rain at Hinchinbrook and nearby sugar country easing drought with prospects of next season’s crop.
The Southern Herald issue highlights Cairns figures including the late James Lyons and Signalier Widdletom, with portraits of C. L. Taylor and young Miss Timmins. It features images of the British Fleet, a Red Cross crew, a French searchlight, and a serene Tweed River scene alongside varied Cairns news.
In Cairns a dentist P F Meredith announces a public visit for one month with contact by telephone. A local court case notes an Indictable charge in the Cairns Circuit Court. A reader laments German workers in the area while harpists leave home to seek work. A display at Sates Pharmacy showcases cabbage varieties as a sign of regional fertility. The Changelike (A.C. Ime) and Twigwan (A0. line) plan sailings to Port Darwin and Hong Kong via Thursday Island and Fort Derwin with Fearnley and Co. as agents.
The Friends of Mrs WH Botndy and Family invite attendance at the funeral of their late husband and father, with service at Kenny Street at noon Thursday, Cairns Cemetery. Also invited are Friends of Mr and Mrs Roundy and Mr and Mrs W Jobson. H M Svyensosen, Undertaker and Bamboer.
Copper prices quoted at £72/7/6 to LRyNI/e, forward £TYI/8 to £7a/17/6. Electrolytic £78/10 to £77/10. Tin £1SS/IT te CASt/T year forward £157/17/6 to CISH/1a/8. Lead £20/bi/ oy £24, Spelter £35 to Las.
The Cairns Theatre advertises a midweek program headlined by a sensational drama that will have audiences on their feet. The offer includes a tooth brush promotion and a selection featuring mex, Mice Dino, Peei with eager anticipation for the show.
A.N.A. calls a special summoned Cairns Brash group meeting on Monday night to discuss items on its agenda. The notice appears in the public record for local association members.
Fragmentary text reports a fatal shooting with unclear details. The readable parts mention a person named Tet and grandma figure while other words appear garbled, offering no verifiable names, places, or dates.
The death occurred on Wednesday of Mr Ko Pewady a long time Cairns resident formerly of Charters Towers He leaves a wife and family to mourn a sad loss The funeral will move from his residence Kennystreet today to Cairns cemetery
A pamphlet on manure for small farms and another on nitrogen use is circulated by the Nivrete Propaganda Director in Sydney. East Bon Haters resident Miss L. St. Rowland publishes two music pieces and donates salt to the Belgian Fund. Mr Hughra’s music copies are priced at 1/6 each. Charlie Butler of Edmonton suffers a leg injury after an accident while unloading rails, Alliance Brigade members assist and rush him to hospital for treatment.
A fragment suggests a baby care product or remedy attributed to Craig, a chemical retailer in Abbott Street Cairns. The passage touts prescription based soothing tenders claimed to calm an unsettled infant and provide relief to tired mothers.
Arbor Day preparations detailed for Mey with Kamer Unsa Nursery supplying trees to be shared between the Girls and Boys Schools. Mr Hopkins of the Nursery to speak to the girls at 2 p.m. and boys at 3 p.m. Mr Barrett and helpers have prepared school grounds. Chairman Mr P Allan invites many people to attend both events. More trees to be planted later.
A Cairns Fire Brigade Board meeting is listed for tomorrow at noon with Mr. J Seurt presiding. Mr. J G Hoare will auction 21 bales of fodder and 9 grumter to a mime?ry in the city. A later note reports progress on a hospital relocation and a planned Saturday afternoon discussion on pending questions about establishing a hospital.
A Teensville report notes a Patriotic Carnival with subscriptions aiding the local drive. About £3006 merit funds are mentioned, and a football match between old-time players on the sideline promises to attract a large crowd Saturday.
Rev S Yarrington of Sidmee presents the film Darkest Sydney at the Palace Theatre with a focus on a 15 year effort to depict society’s outcasts. The program includes The Mey Mr Wartington’s ventilation of social reform themes and a cinema program featuring The Spoilers with Selig Company shorts.
In Arisnare Augusta district Queensland the Control of Trade Act sets maximum sugar sale prices in the Southern district. The wholesale price is set at £25 1s per ton with retail terms to be announced. The State Treasurer invites applications from cooperative mill suppliers seeking funding to purchase mills under the Cooperative Sugar Works Act. Government may advance two thirds of the purchase, while growers fear financial strain may block schemes.
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