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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 04, 1915
Page
2
Fragmented note hints at a music release tied to New Year’s events featuring performers Bening Boy and Mew. The readable bits reference a 7 inch record and a playful or promotional tone around year end.
Public auction to offer for sale three perpetual suburban allotment leases in Cairns parish two miles from the station with frontage to Hartley Street areas from 4 to 5 acres upset prices 22 pounds 10 shillings to 30 pounds. One 10 acre allotment north west of Cairns Railway Station priced at 50 pounds. Rent is 3 percent of bid and a deposit of first year’s rent required. Also job notice for linotype operator at Cairns Post.
London metal market reports mixed movements with tin quoted at 163 to 168 pounds per ton and pig iron around 71/18. Tea and silver show changes with tea at Lyons and silver at 2 11 16, reflecting fluctuating demand this December day.
A collation of views contrasts Australians at Anzac and London critics showing strong patriotism and a push for conscription. The discourse condemns pacifist stances, praises front-line energy, and attacks Ramsay MacDonald and British liberal critics while debating national unity and policy during war.
Robt Sturt & Co. advertise a sale by auction on Saturday 1st December at noon in Cairns Auction Rooms Subdivision 1 of Allotments 9 12 Section 4 Area 29 10 perches. The valuable corner sits opposite the Railway Goods Shed at McLeod and Spence streets near Williams. This property must be sold.
At Malanda three shops provide a new block with billiard table and gas plant, aiding Outhowes. Aiding railway station and hotel, rent is about one pound eighteen shillings per week for two terms. The total investment carries 15 percent on outlay, price £1584. Also stationery and fan auctions and lead commission.
A Pleasant Tondl advertised as a valuable tonic for the blood and liver. It claims to increase appetite improve digestion and strengthen the system. The product is offered in bottles marketed by Kelly, chemist.
A contingent of Cairns volunteers departs tonight en route to the front. The Cairns Citizens Band and Allied Choir are asked to meet at the Drill Shed at 7 pm to march to the wharf and bid the troops farewell. A Mount Garnet wire reports five recruits leaving Saturday December 4, per the recruiting committee's request for community attendance.
The Mator His Worship the Maver Alderman Tillom remains in a precarious condition after a gh explosion on Thursday. Despite severe pain and anxious friends, he stays cheerful and doctors work to pull him through this dangerous time.
Cairns Branch of the Med Cross Society plans regular sewing meetings and a future committee gathering in the Council Chambers at 3 90 p m on the second Thursday each month. Mrs A B Gibson’s will stands at £307 1s 1d and is in process of being handled.
An advertisement touts Stand Easy Corn Sill as a sole remedy for corn discomfort. A reader testimonial claims relief and easier walking after using the product, sold in shilling packs by a Cairns chemist.
Notices outline reduced parcel postage for Australian soldiers in Mesopotamia. Rates apply to packets up to two ounces with the maximum weight set, and allowances specify charges per weight class for items sent to troops overseas.
A fragmented notice indicates the preparation for a picture show titled Three Weeks is set to be staged at the Cairre Picture Theatre tonight. The text hints at a grand art presentation with a theater company and cast members awaiting audience. details are unclear due to OCR issues.
Store at Babixda announces large fresh arrivals including groceries drapery boots and shoes with cash terms. Agent for Reysllesen Co. Tim Adeindo Co. consignments arrived Friday from Newcastle via Cairns. Vessel has costed cargo.
The Empire steamer arrived at Cairat from the south with passengers embargos and cargo seized then resumed voyage to China and Japan. A big car for the East is mentioned and Bath Powder promises soft water and refreshing exilarating effects with a price of 3 shillings per large packet. Available from W A Lee Sere and Cham.
A correspondent complains that race-horses are exercised daily on the Esplanade, cutting up the track used by pedestrians near the seawall. Hoe urges the council to prohibit this and require horses to be exercised elsewhere.
News from Townsville reports the Bishop of North Queensland ill with fever. If fit, he plans to travel to Cairns by the Innescence today to administer the sacrament of Confirmation at St. John's Church at 7 40 p.m. on Sunday. Reverend RC Malee of Herberton has returned from Melbourne and is expected to accompany the Bishop.
A historic note on cane cutting wages and outputs from 1082. Paody Latham’s gang of eight cut 24 days in November, earning about £300 3s 7d for the group. Bom badereri’s nine men cut 100 toms in 4 days, averaging about £0s per man. Data records reflect early production figures and pay for Patinda mill cane.
A short promotional note extols healthy youngsters as the bulwark of the State and urges use of a “Chemical Food” tonic to improve blood, health, and vigor. The ad claims quick benefits after courses and states bottles cost 1/6 and 18 with postage paid, offered by Robert Craig, Vice Regal Chemist, Cass.
The Austral Theatre presents a mixed program featuring vaudeville acts and a Keystone scream comedy titled The Kressout. A notable highlight is Volta the electric marvel described as a human storage battery, with other performances praised for maturity and appeal.
Dentists Beameut and Beamett of Abbowy Street Cairns announce closure for Xmas and New Year from December 14 1918 to January 17 1919. They request patients to arrange teeth appointments accordingly. The notice also mentions a Changeha line arrival from Hong Kong and steerage passengers including Mr Williams and others.
E Hallett displays at Imperial Hotel Semple Rooms Cairns a choice range of ladies wear and drapery with stock direct from Brisbane. Opening announced and sale ready immediate. Samble room open daily from nine until further notice.
A roster of volunteers from Cairns and surrounding areas joins the Australian Imperial Forces. Notables include Walter Jamieson from Mreebay, Richard Wil, James Burnett of Edmonton, Eric Thomas from Cairns, and Harry Stanley Viceara of Port Moresby, among others.
Kismet at the Palace Theatre headlines a grand Saturday program with a three reel feature drawing record crowds in the south. Oscar Asche and Lily Brayton star in the live action, with Zenith Co. producing the film version praised for its color and spectacle. Also on screen this week is “Samern and Delitab” a well known illlical etry.
A representative visits the Red Cross Equipment Guild at the wharf to inspect work. A third shipment of chairs red rests crutches stools and beds is sent toward the south for wounded soldiers. The guild notes high quality diagonally strapped chairs and urges continued public support with a plan tying each shilling to a donation of one shilling and a matching value from donors.
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