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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 07, 1920
Page
5
In Brisbane on December 6, local water mentors reached a tentative agreement to resume work and support for the Woloma, with plans to apply the Aramac steamer as needed. The meeting sparked a sense of unity among workers, though some remained reluctant to return until promised actions are fulfilled.
In a heated session to day the Queensland Assembly discussed a bill granting state power to develop properties and copper mines. The Premier defended the measure as necessary while opponents urged restraint and warned of a blank cheque risk. Amendments sought to enfranchise occupiers electors and council positions, sparking protests as the session closed.
Full up crowding and tangled ties at Cairns and southern shipping hubs hinder steamer connections. Booking issues at shipping offices leave vessels tied up, with no guarantee of available ships to Niery Waele. Shipments and crews face ongoing delays as ports reach capacity and demand outpaces supply.
A man named Bazin appeared in Johnny Court on Monday facing two counts of drunkenness and obscene language. He was fined and warned after offenses in Shields Street and near the lock-up, with remarks from Senior Sergeant Law. The case involved loud vulgar language heard in public and at the street gate.
London dispatch reports Father O Flanagan acting Sinn Fein president telegraphs Lloyd George asking for peace without waiting for Christmas. Ireland also signals willingness. Arthur Henderson visits Cardinal Logue in Armagh who backs a ceasefire and calmer atmosphere to foster discussions for an honorable settlement. A Macroon apex proclamation warns Crown forces deaths trigger tighter public order. O Reilly of Queenstown and two others jailed for possessing seditious pamphlets.
Dec 6 in Sydney the Royal Commission began hearing evidence on federal taxation. T Campbell spoke for farmers in New South Wales and submitted resolutions from the Farmers and Settlers Association urging income of primary producers be assessed on average income and a tax cut for landholders. J Bowman faulted livestock assessment for three years as bungled due to Act amendments and interrupted administration. Commission adjourned until tomorrow.
Premier Smuts spoke in Pretoria outlining the new party policy and warned that votes for the Nationalists would be votes for secession. He urged moderates to act to preserve unity, stressing a covenant between the races and the danger to the constitution from secessionist forces. An unanimous vote followed his remarks.
A severe gale hits the British Isles with multiple shipwrecks. Five sailors die from the Rhoscolyn lifeboat crew near Carnarvon Bay. Tyne moorings break, causing collisions and extensive damage. Four drowned near Carmarvon Bay as a ship's boat capsizes. An unknown schooner sinks in the Humber with all hands lost. Innisfail Police Court records a string of minor offenses and sentences in a week ending December 4, 1920, including fines and suspensions.
Journalists in Brisbane reach a final settlement with Mr Justice Macnaughton locking in a new award effective January 1. Wages range by grade and city with A Grade covering Rockhampton and others, B and C Grades for additional towns. Included are 44 hour work weeks, holiday pay, sick leave, traveling allowances, and a northern central climate add-on. Compositor journalists may be employed but no extra pay for literary work during regulation hours.
Mr Sheldon cited Senator Lodge’s wish for Pacific border dominion talks on Asiatic immigration. He stressed concord with U S views, aiming to avoid conflict while maintaining policy. He welcomed approaches for a broader understanding with Australia and other British Empire members.
A conference among Britain France and Italy opposes Armenia joining the League of Nations citing likely Turkish treaty revisions linked to Greek developments. A Moscow dispatch reports Armenia may become a Soviet republic.
The ship Orient Tver with Orient liner was fined 200 rupees at Calcutta after the ship touched Colombo en route for Australia for failing to report a case of typhus aboard.
London columnist Churchill replies to Wells on Russia arguing the blockade harms Russia’s wheat trade, not communism. He says Russia is a major grain producer and urges Bolsheviks to abandon communism, liberate energy, and restore faith and commerce to revive peace and food.
The Bahia Castle departed Tishirry for Australia via Panama as the last ALF family transport. It carries ten ALF officers, twenty other ranks, sixty naval ratings for Australia, and about fifty legal absentees, plus two hundred Imperial soldiers for Bermuda. Australian passengers include 380 women, soldiers' wives and fiancés. The ship has a matron, six nurses, four doctors, and all absentees sign good-behavior pledges with wives housed separately. They will perform fatigue and AIF duties in exchange for passage. The officer in charge holds £200 for the absentees.
In the Leetduive Assembly, Leader of the Opposition Mr. Cother urged the Government to cut strikers cutting licenses and supply food for miners at Kurrawang. He claimed Italians and Dalmatians were coerced by eastern yes men to quit the A. WL and join a boys’ group. Mr Teesdale called the workers scoundrels, urging deportation. The Mines Minister noted possible action but saw no clear legal path. awaiting a report from the Italian consul on the strike.
The Argentine delegation chief M arena said he would quit the League unless four amendments were adopted including broad admission of sovereign states and no voting rights for smaller states. Pueyrredon said the amendments conflict with Versailles. others show sympathy for Argentine changes while awaiting government guidance.
London dispatch reports Sweden Norway and Denmark refuse to send an Armenia expedition citing distance and complexity. America Brazil and Spain plan measures to aid Armenia after Geneva. Argentine actions provoke suspicion of motives and potential American bloc, amid rumors and divergent press coverage. Debate centers on trust in the Assembly and possible Covenant amendments.
Rainfall advisories reach Kuranda Koorboora and nearby towns with heavy totals. Georgetown reports four to five inches, rivers flood, Norman ton area also receiving rain and expectations of more. Abbreviated dispatch includes notes on Japan US treaty talks and a new Viceroy appointment in Allahabad.
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