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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 21, 1918
Page
3
Law Sommer's Seeds markets reliable strains promising hardy vigorous plants and larger yields. The catalog highlights beans brussels sprouts cabbage cauliflower carrot dress parsley parsnip spinach shallot and potato onion varieties for productive gardens.
Melbourne reports Red Pennant galloped strong and shares favor with Escombe for the Australian Cup. Queensland Turf Club weights listed for February meeting include Open Handicap and Final Handicap races with several named horses and weights. Windy conditions and heavy squalls affected race pacing as Rainbow led early but Rose closed to finish close behind. Model I pressed Rainbow with Rose second and Rainbow first in the final tally of the trophy series considered for another race.
The Cairns Late School team will face the Wallabies in a cricket match on Saturday starting at 2 pm. Captains C. McCoombe leads Davies E. Vordon Seaman Kilmartin Gelling Breay W Hagan Draper Emecr Wennes D. Pierce I. McCoombe along with four more players are listed for the Cairns squad.
Despite bad weather delaying the second race for Hall's trophy on Saturday, Sunday offered ideal wind conditions from the south east. Daisy crossed first with Maude close behind, leading in a steady procession as boats rounded buoys. Model I pursued Deity while Rainbow overtook Mowe I near the northwest mark, with overall close racing among the fleet.
A M Todd advertises newly opened billiard room at the Centra Hotel on Spence Street. It promotes doubles and other events up to five feet, with a focus on up-to-date facilities and entertainment.
A spectral tale from wartime fronts, recounts Walter Rutt once a New York six day rider as the Grey Ghost over France strafing targets from the air with a machine gun. The account chronicles his bold raids, near-misses, and respect earned from French troops.
From March 1 there will be no free counter lunches in Victorian hotels. The Brewers' Association of Victoria will refuse beer to any hotel that breaks the lunch agreement. The move, backed by licensed victuallers, aims to cut costs and protect business.
The shooting contest for Mr John Dan's trophy moved forward on Sunday with a second shoot. Wiltshire Lane and Campbell reached bursting point as Lane posted a 3 at the Goo yards and showed strong form Wiltshire also featured in the return.
Commissions executed on all tro hea peat Ticsnonl Courses in Sydney, Caulfield, Melbourne Cup, two Derbies and all Southern specialty events. Wires reply paid. Write for Charts and Price Lists. Address Holland, Caras. Bos Box a4 Phere 72.
The article discusses Paris Economic Conference proposals and notes a six days bicycle race at Madison Square Garden won by Goullet and Magin with Australian competitor Gerry. It highlights the American automobile industry's massive scale, 27,500 dealers, 320,000 workers, and vast production and investment, illustrating its enormous national influence.
The debate centers on license rebates and the abolition of counter lunches. Mr Cohen notes the counter lunch tradition is an Australian practice and rare elsewhere, contrasting with other regions where charges apply for drinks and bread with cheese. Mr A D Groat, organizing secretary of the Licensed Victuallers' Association, weighs in.
The Gympie Times marks its jubilee tracing origins to the Nashville Times bi weekly launched February 15 1808 by Parkinson Kidner and Sloman later renamed Gympie Times in October the goldfield boom boosted paper sales and town growth The 1880 takeover by current owners followed Rogers Co and highlights include early issues mentioning a gold escort to Maryborough and a telegraph link from Maryborough to Nashville with substantial costs and investment implications for the era.
Tonight at Spence street house Austral Pictures screens a varied high class programme headlined by Our Helpless Millions Saved a two part drama about Lieut Moran saving London The evening also features two comedies Cupid Works Overtime and A Keight is Armor The programme runs tonight and tomorrow with Balloon Nights tomorrow offering a free Austra teal ion to each paying child.
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