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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 08, 1917
Page
2
Obituary notice mourns the loss of Lilian Mary and Albert Francis Kelly. Parents sorrow the early deaths and remember their children with love and enduring grief. Presented as a family tribute in a local notice.
Shipping notices list Borns Philp and Co and Kuranda active weekly from Townsville leaving 11 pm for Cooktown. Adelaide Company Limited repair from the south and Mourilyan arrives Tuesday 5 am with southern mail, leaving 7 am for Port Douglas and Cooktown. Lassy Gowrie sails toward Magnusan Hargur, Cardwell, Lacinds Clamp Ft. Innesfad arrives Wednesday from Townsville and Innisiad, with connections to southern steamers.
Brisbane hears from Thursday Island Shipping Inspector that the Misema owned by Burns Philp Co. was total loss on Fast Cape Papea in Papuan coastal service. vessel had a gross tonnage of jot toms and operated by the Misima agents.
The Ausn Co staff at Macdonald Hamilton Co agencies underwent changes. Mr WA Ray moves from Fremantle to Brisbane to join Mr J M Scott in charge of the Overseas Department at Brisbane, with Scott moving to Fremantle. Scott, with 18 years at the company, has long served coastal trade and Brisbane Gulf ports, Cairns, Sydney, Fremantle services, and later headed the Osersess British Corsin and Marine Insurance units, while acting as traffic superintendent during Mr W S Gower’s absence. Gower plans Western Australia travel upon return in late February.
Fragmentary lunar phase notes list Fell Moon, Last Quarter, New Moon and other terms with dates in February. Tides section is garbled, mentioning Thatadey and February 3, 3 a.m. Also contains stray words like COMMERCIAL.
Fenwick and Co report on Brisbane market activity for February 7 with sheep and lambs showing overall gains yet finishing near opening levels. Heavy lambs rose, light lambs lagged, calves sold at top quotes. crossbreds and woolled stock traded to varied prices as yarding remained light and market eased slightly from last week.
MacTaggart Bros report notes sheep price weakness and market softness with prices only modestly higher. Market opened at 42 and continued steady with odd pens at about 2 percent. Sold an account owner and bullocks to about £15 per head, average around £10 1s. On shipment to Woolooga cows reached about £14 17s 6d, average around 4 pounds.
Ambiguous London note reports a firm stand on an offer titled from a car rally context. Australian patents are said to be qualified, with the issue lingering amid unclear details and potential negotiation.
In Lonkon February Nyemich, reports describe the butter market with notes on scarcity and pricing. Ambiguities from the damaged OCR suggest terms about dairy supply, dehy processing, and a festival context affecting trade.
Melbourne Metal head office Charters Towers lists breaches Melbourne Cairns Inbert on Ravenswood. Buying agents for sulphide ore XSW. Purchases include gold silver lead concentrates ores and wolfram. Copper ores for shipment to Electrolytic Co Port Kembla. Quotations from A G Oxley Wharf Street Cairns and Herberton rep Thomas Newton via post and telephone.
Share listings with prices for Hanant Block Clark's East Mexican Kalamadan Mills United New Minnie Moxham a ewe 5 af ampden Queen Cross Papuan Hamrden St. Andrew St. Mungo Vulcan ad Victory Bowen Coal with bids and asks in pence shillings and pence format.
Sydney reports London metal prices for February 3 with copper at f134/5/ and electrolytic f143/10/ per ounce, lead at £30/10 forward 12y/10, and specter at £53/05 unchanged. mentions spot rates and shopper commentary amid unclear prior context.
London February reports note scarce cheese and high prices for Australian and New Zealand imports. Robinson of the Board of Trade argues prices paid for commandeered cheese are unfair and requests consideration for release to the trade. distribution remains unsettled with hope for some quantity to be released.
The third ideal general meeting led by New Tommy Burns Co will be held at Summymount on the 23rd of the instance.
Cairns sharebroker A H Clarke lists Wednesday mining quotations for Corefla Hampden Mungo Tad Tommy Burns Lode Hill Hill End Amal Kutamadan Oaks Oaks Revive and Oaks con. Bowen Coal and Co and Etheridge Mining note February 7 report that the mine has temporarily closed due to cart ore and firewood shortages.
Mount Morgan directorate declares a dividend of 50000 pounds at 1s per share payable after March 1 to shareholders on the register February 15. Chairman H J Hill reports a half year profit for the year to June 30, with liquid assets surplus of 135000 pounds and preparations for resumption of operations nearing.
Queensland report from Brisbane dated February 7 covers currency and gold yield for January, details from local farms and auctions, notes on Cairns Technical College and Edge Hill School openings, local medicine ads, and letters from Bundaberg soldiers. Reports include a curious incident with a Taube observation, a Kawrowa social in honor of Private Charles Barthy, and an appeal urging supporters to supply ammunition and reinforcements for front line troops.
The public meeting backed unifying the Northern District Patriotic Funds to ease the pressure on the Dependents Fund and safeguard future support for dependents while honoring soldiers. The Cairns area will share one fund for returned wounded soldiers and dependents, with a warning not to reduce contributions as the war continues.
Cairns opens a new High School with pupil trains from Mulgrave and Hambledon districts. Parents and authorities seek improvements to the timetable to allow full half day tuition. They urge changing the early afternoon return train unless proven impossible.
Local notices describe plumbing services offered by F. G. Locke and auction of Mrs. Alice Gale's furniture by Mr. C. Woodward at 11 a.m. on Friday the 16th, Esplanade. Other items promote Noal's Face Cream and various local engagements and accidents, with community updates from Cairns and Babinda.
February 7 report notes fine Weather at Georgetown after a period of heavy rain with over 25 inches since December 1. The country is splendid yet terribly boggy, affecting travel and work.
Broken Hill on February 6 reports a resolution passed during a demon Strahen meeting to adjourn the House whenever possible to publicize idle ministerial conduct. The aim is to press for release of adjourned miners and related workers along the mine lode while mine managers show no progress on claims presented to the A.M.A.
In Brisbane this morning the President of a carpenters society faced a summons for directions. The hearing related to the December agreement involving the Society of Carpenters and Joinery and the entry for a wage or rate dispute.
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