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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 05, 1915
Page
2
Mayers' store advertises a wide range of goods at discounted prices including silk and cotton fabrics, cloths, crepes, and baby items. Boots for men and boys, various oxford and derby styles, and lace shoes dominate the listings alongside gloves, handkerchiefs, bibs, and lace trims.
Catalog fragment lists children garments in small sizes and various knit undergarments. Includes entries for Madapelans Nights Chilterns and Lares Longeloth Nights with trimmed finishes and limited sizing. Mentions Mens Umiervests in white cotton and wool blends, plus socks and lounge hats.
The Cairns Shire Council passes a sanitary area proclamation for Babinda township. A donated boat named Patriot is on view at the Municipal Chamber yard. The Patriotic Fund aims to seek permission to rafle the SAAT. The Cairns Red Cross Society reports a benefit of about 55 pounds expected after ticket sales.
Town records show AC M. Waddell planning a renoquation and new shopfront on Hebrides Street with Bedrock Prices. Police report Vincentenriefuri charged with rape of a girl under 14. defendant remanded. Mills head Gibson improving toward recovery, aiming to return from Sydney hospital by month’s end. Ads note genuine Bisurated Magnesia and a Herald serial starting next week.
A large crowd at the New Palace Theatre enjoyed a varied program headlined by Miss Fammie Hardie soprano and comedian W E Grow. Severo Torelli colored Gaumont work and war views complemented the bill with "Beautiful California" praised as a fine scenic number and the encore "Australia's Laval Cade" drawing big applause.
London copper quotes at £635 and forwards £615 to £Jd. Tin listed at £ ITV/10 to ENT forward £157. The brief market note references metal markets and several fractional price figures from the London session.
Listings note an auction set for 6 am tomorrow led by Mr J G Hoare offering a pony sulky and harness with a first class turnout. The page also includes various notices on weather, exemptions, Moonstone business adjournments, and promotional medical notes for Castor Oil Chocolates.
A witty tirade mocks Germany described as a generous adversary while noting the irony of American possession of hostile German papers and their talk of British yoke. The piece targets the comic nature of pro-German rhetoric and calls out misstatements about Europe and empire freedoms.
The article urges candidates to present clear policies before voters for the Town Council and Harbour Board. It warns against vague pledges and blind support for respected figures, urging plain exposition of aims, openness, and a balanced mix of candidates to avoid one-sided domination.
A fragmented notice suggests Seema faces denial and disappointment for some blessing related to children. It urges those affected to consult a book addressing this matter, claiming vast numbers are involved.
Aer Townsville correspondent reports on a Loyal Trinity Lodge gathering held in February with initiations and several memberships proposed. The meeting included receipts of £37 4s 11d, payments of £32 10s 4d, and a recommendation letter for members about to join the expeditionary force. A later discussion referenced an amusing inquiry into the steamer Hannah being used to transport troops, centering on a misheard log that Providence Will supply coal.
Tonight offers the final opportunity to see the three reel drama In the days of Trafalgar with patriotic choruses by a special chorus. The program also features the Eclair Journal scenes from the war crisis and two more films Their Luck Day Molly and the Old King.
Nominations received for Barron Shire Council divisions include James Moore and W. W. Mason for No 1, F. C. Hodel for No 3, C. J. Hudson for No 4, and C. W. Hampe with G. O'Donnell for No 4. Harbour Board candidate is Jolly Warne, noted Cairns Theatre comic, with a predicted strong season. An Italian actress Haldeman is sought for a new film role, involving Dominick Natiste, his wife, and a pearl necklace theft plot.
The Cairns District Canegrowers announce their annual meeting with a focus on pest destruction and district plans. It will be held at the Valley on Thursday, Lith imst, at 9.00 am.
A list shows twenty who passed the bookkeeping reexamination and the higher wheel of interband. The successful candidates, led by Master ClwH, earn credit for their teacher Mr. Fred Anderson.
A recent benefit screening at Austral Pictures in aid of the Amissance Brigade drew a large audience. The Allied Societies Choir performed, singing works by Berman, Iussian, and French composers, and the crowd joined in God Save the King.
The Cairns Canegrowers Association held anExecutive meeting at Mulgrave Mall to discuss U.S.P.A. efforts to fix cane prices with NSW and Victorian price boards. Members endorsed a resolution to bring the issue to the annual meeting for possible action and relief from the current pricing system. The secretary was tasked to obtain detailed data from Hambledon Mill, and a luncheon was planned with Waemba and Rebinda farmers invited. The year’s report and balance sheet were approved for circulation before the annual meeting.
Disturbance on the Coast and weather warnings prompt shoppers to visit Thalland Winstone's for daily reductions. Merchandise includes hats, shirts, pyjama suits, ties, khaki trousers, straw hats, and children's boots with significant mark downs to attract crowds.
Sydney February 4. Members of the Labourers Union will discuss the German Question with emphasis on legal aspects and a claim by certain members to the right to work. The meeting aims to consider whether naturalised workers may restrain the union from interfering with their on wharf duties.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions three cisternae and unclear details. The readable items show repeated letters and partial phrases without clear events, people, or dates to confirm a story. The piece resembles a stray archival fragment rather than a full report.
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