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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1924
Page
4
Innisfail solicitor J T McNamee and others listed with addresses and telephones. Dentists M W Lordan and Wanye Esplanade clinic noted. Cairns area firms including Detal Surgeons at Abbott Street and associated contact numbers. London reports the Commonwealth Loan oversubscribed with high investor confidence in public securities.
To night Pulsce Picterre the ventriloquist with Jimmy returns with a Boston Blackie style tale of vengeance and underworld drama. Also shown are Talon and Better Than Gold, plus a thrilling fire fighting feature Cupid's Fireman starring Buck Jones and a two part comedy Spring Fever. Jackie Coogan arrives to star in Circus Days on Wednesday night.
Government notice to cane growers in Mackay district seeks a half a penny per ton levy on all sugar cane for the current season. Proceeds would fund Mackay District Council of Agriculture. A referendum will be held December 19 among cane growers in the city to decide whether the levy should be imposed.
In London the House of Clergy declined to adopt a proposal to permit burial rites for unbaptised infants. Canon Darwell Stone opposed the reading of the service for an unbaptised child, including the line He shall feed His flock like a shepherd.
A partial readable fragment mentions Samuel Allen and Sime Lid Eire in a short note. The rest of details are unclear due to damaged text.
In Norman Park the second round opened after a Saturday shower with Rovers and Trinities at 0 2 and Excelsiors and Mercantiles at 2. Trinities posted 189 led by Archibald 51 and Gelling 30 while Rowe and Hannity helped Rovers reach 47 for 2. Mercantiles made 124 with Cummins 49 and Overland 19 not out, and Excelsiors replied 124 with Overland contributing 7 and Commins 44 not out as rain-delayed play continued into the late afternoon.
Brisbane December 1 England totted 522 in 370 minutes at morning session Queensland bowling. Hendren 154 not out and Wrynall 13 not out resumed as England posted a solid second innings start. Hendren hit 20 fours and a six, with Oxenham and Shewan bowling and fielding under warm, hazy skies.
In Brisbane Jimmy Warren halted Wilson in 14 rounds after an apparent foul dispute and won on a referee’s count. Warren also outpointed Jack Brown in a 15 round match. In Sydney Harry defeated Frank Locke after a late towel, while Auckland disqualified Jones and MecCarten for 12 months over Royal Despatch at Canterbury Park, per New Zealand Racing Conference.
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