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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 10, 1911
Page
5
Reports from London describe widespread plague deaths within four hours and intensified cremation measures as authorities strive to control the contagion. King George weighs symbolic overseas emblems and ceremonial attire while naval debates warn against repeating past Admiralty blunders amid mounting demands.
Sir Sydenham Clarke, Governor of Bombay, laid the foundation stone of a vast hydroelectric project. Dams reach 04 feet long and To feet wide, spanning 235 acres and transmitting 40,000 electric horsepower to the Bombay Cotton mills. London reports add that the Earl and Countess of Crewe welcomed a son.
London report of a destroyer Moormage risking 30 miles per hour seas near Sherburne. A crewman fell overboard and drowned while the mate attempted to rescue him. Joseph Chamberlain has written to the Tariff Commission amid tensions over Canga way policy.
Brisbane reports arrivals from Roi and passengers including Victorian Presbyterian leader Graham Balfour and Sir Frances Henry Way KC.M.LG. on board. Missions talk notes Korea as promising for Christian work, China and Manchuria seen with mixed outlook. other travelers include Rickards from Melbourne and a visitor to Easter carnival events.
Fragmented town items report a chemist advert for cold tablets and a 24 hour cure claim, plus brief notes on residents such as Mr Rainford visiting Townsville and Heamaford port arrival for a visit to Cirese. A. G. Love is elected mayor of Cootown for the third term with council members Schmidt and Bleep also named.
A collage of items lists residents visiting Cairns and regional towns, court matters, marriages, shop ads, and public notices. It notes Mrs Hocking’s leave to Atherston, Miss Davey visiting Cairns, a court action in Townsville, and a forthcoming marriage for Ernst Keiry and Miss Ligte Willer. It also promotes Craig’s cough syrup and Dr Bread’s throat pastilles.
The fragment notes Gray V and Imgcl e at the event with Digae S885 in sweep, but the text is unreadable leaving the outcome and details uncertain.
A long list of passengers including Mesdames Swan son Hocking and children, Koo belound and children, and numerous others travel via Melbourne ports. Second class and steerage counts accompany employer Philp and Co Limited as agents. The Arawatia sails for Cooktown, and The Arawatia for southern ports leaves Cairns on Saturday.
The notice lists services at Methodist Church Sachs Street and 11 am Holy Communion at Saint Johns Anglican and Matins and Evensong times. A special sermon for youth titled The Crisis of Youth is planned with Rev H M Wheller and Rev FE Stanley Tape. An Anglican service at Nelson includes Holy Communion at 11:30 am led by the rector.
The Grimsby South Parade Council schools show an average mark in 0) and pupils have left Hull Bank since 1903. The London Gazette omits Middle Inland South Shetlands from official charts. A fourteen year old King of Uganda with an English tutor eyes the coronation while London Port Authority boards many cats to curb ship rate milk costs totaling £800 annually.
Report notes a wealthy individual faced opposition over a pill named Laxo-Topic. Details are unclear due to fragmented text but indicate controversy surrounding availability and approval. No further names or dates are legible.
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