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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 18, 1919
Page
2
London reports the Triple Alliance, unhappy with threats of a general strike linked to the Russian expedition and conscription repeal, plans a ballot in favor of a broad strike unless the government pledges nationalisation of key assets.
A Daily Express dispatch reports General Cough threatening to curb British support unless Petrograd is acted against. Esthonian forces and General Yuden are wary though armed, delaying decisive action as Petrograd remains within reach of anti Bolshevik factions.
The Australian Press notes Bolshevik forces pushed west of the Murman railway and a retreating Allied line near the Dwina. reports indicate Bolsheviks plan a major push to hasten withdrawals while General Petuliaras advances toward Kiev and Denikin nears Odessa. Casualties are reported from Baluchi raids as the eastern front unsettled.
The Danish Red Cross unit returned from Moscow reports a terrible terror under the Triumvirate who executed a thousand foreigners in July. The mission, detained and in danger, escaped after contact with reliable Red Troops and reached Poland amid Polish Bolshevik hostilities.
The delayed Birthday Honors list grants an Earldom to Lord Iveagh, Baronies to Sir Edward Richards Russell and Sir William Ball Walker, a Baronetcy to Mr Joynton Hicks, and Knighthood to Mr Julian ed of the Automobile Club for services to overseas soldiers.
London August 1 The Admiralty awaits the New Government's decision on naval requirements. Initial offer of a light cruiser as training ship was unsuitable as it was an oil burner. A Liverpool type cruiser was offered next but maintenance concerns remain. The final class and number will depend on the Dominion's needs.
London reports Baron von Bissing now under boycott pressure as authorities and local leaders debate supply disruptions. Town officials and former supporters clash over loyalty and enforcement while dissent grows among the populace.
Reports from Paris describe widespread disruption as shops lose power and shelves run bare. Vendors and customers face rationing and long waits for meat and other goods while relief efforts begin to mobilize.
Paris reports the Supreme Council has directed its mission to observe and attend to reported actions. The instruction emphasizes vigilance and readiness as plans unfold for future steps and responses.
Fragmentary wire text appears to reference a case involving a radical element at or near ports, with uncertain geography and unclear parties. The readable bits suggest a legal or security context but lack concrete names, dates, or actions to outline a definite event.
A Babinda column critiques wage slavery and socialist ideas, praising pioneers while lamenting negative impacts on workers and aboriginal communities. The writer cites sugar industry history, local ink shortages, and cane harvest logistics amid coastal hold-ups and policy strains.
A fragmented record reports a grain called Tussacaroora corn and a Babinds branch police committee meeting planned for late August at Beatties Hall. It also notes a Babisda Ambulance Brigade monthly gathering and other unclear items.
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