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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 19, 1918
Page
4
An advice note urges February gardeners to buy Law Somner's Seeds for reliable crops. It promises hardy vigorous plants and larger harvests with selections from a trusted seed producer. The message highlights beans, cabbage, corn, peas, onions, and potatoes as suitable for immediate planting.
A Melbourne dispatch reports total Australian forces out of action exceeding 25 749, with 42 817 dead 1014 missing and 115 167 wounded among casualties. Paris notes repulsed raids near Cham paste and Verdun. London reports bombing raids on the capital. Petrograd notes famine crime and a proposed Romanian armistice. The Melbourne gathering quotes the Scout General of Recruiting urging renewed enlistment as the war worsens.
In Hobart on February 12 a family quarrel between John and Charles Deegan near Lynchford ends with John Deegan dying from a gunshot. Charles Deegan is arrested after a confrontation at the cowshed. John’s mother’s shot is alleged to have killed John. police report self defence claimed by the accused.
A mass meeting of Victorian railway unions denounced Bowser Government plans to cut proposed pay increases from 7 2 0 6 to a lower figure. A strong faction urged work stoppage at midnight February 28 if Parliament fails to honor undertakings to the service. The issue comes amid price fluctuations and shifting federal control.
The Petrione meeting at Cairns runs March 6 with many horses in training and large entries likely. Nominations close Friday February 22 at 1 pm. Race rules are relaxed for patriotic purposes, so no registration is required to race, though disqualified horses cannot race.
Brisbane reports the Defence Minister approved two additional racing days for Queensland Turf Club and two for Wren's. Earlier, Senator Pearce granted three extra days to John Wren, with QTC denying two days and hinting at possible changes. Melbourne notes Vine's Isle and other horses facing setbacks as Aura improves odds at Newmarket.
Melbourne February 18. The Trades Hall in Victoria voted ten to five to adopt a proposed agreement with the Federal Government to build vessels in Victoria. The agreement has been signed by the ship painters and dockers union the Australian Society of Engineers and the Australian Society of Carpenters and Joiners. Other tradesmen have yet to commit. Victorian unions backed the plan by a three to one margin and Council ratification is anticipated. Opposition within Melbourne Trades Hall is seen as likely to fail.
In Melbourne on February 14, Harold Henry Doweles aged 24 was charged with immoral conduct involving a girl under age. The victim testified she married the accused at Heslesville by special license and produced a marriage certificate. The Crown could not prove the charge and the Chief Justice called it a conspiracy to defeat justice. Doweles was discharged.
Castlederg townspeople recount a Lochinvar like tale where a missing bride, obdurate relatives and a midnight escape unfold. After multiple capers from locked rooms to a Snowlagh escort and a bicycle pursuit, the lovers finally flee to marry with the priest awaiting at the castle. At least one priest died and 32 people were injured in the melee.
The Maat State Farm Ayr Shires sale at Tolga drew buyers from the Tableland despite poor roads and bad weather. Prices reached tableland records with lots such as Rosella of Myrtleview selling for 16 guineas and Graceful of Myrtleview at 36 guineas, to buyers J. H. Harris Tarzali and Mr. Welsh Kulara, among others. Cows averaged 35 guineas, heifers 23, young bulls 14, and calves 7 guineas. auctioneer KR. C. Macpherson guided the sale from 1 pm to 2:30 pm.
A new volume of spy tales led by Her Wedding Night outlines daring espionage near the Belgian front with a nurse seeking aid from a British agent. The Fear of Madness offers a naval plot set on the Cornish coast as Gregory Challoner uncovers a hidden secret among artists and a mysterious model.
Immediate postwar promotion tale follows Donald Loome as he wins rapid advancement with the Northern Highlanders and clashes with conservative officers. The plot blends romance with Lady Glen shee’s opposition and a democratic marriage to an American actress, set amid wartime change. The second feature, The Rayner Slade Amalgamation, tracks a jewel theft involving a Russian Princess entrusted jewels to a Yorkshire merchant, poison, and a追 mystery with detectives unraveling the clues driven by a singer and a maid.
A garbled entertainment notice advertises a show at The Palace featuring Mme Meira and cast including J. Kiog and L Case Russell. It promises a modern large theatre with comfortable seating and nightly programming under templelike decor.
The Cairns Theatre presents Wee Lady Betty set in Kil choney with O'Reilly castle intrigue. Roger O'Reilly plots to seize the manor as tenants fear the ghost of Slasher O'Reilly. Lore shines as a leading star amid supporting films and busy program at Austral cinema.
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