23 Feb 1912
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 23, 1912
Page
1
Fearnley & Co. Ltd announces passenger and freight arrangements for ships trading between distant ports. The notice lists steamship routes and general terms for cargo and passenger transport across sea lanes worldwide.
Shipping notices show WANS, PHILP & C9, LIMITED and other lines with weekly departures to Townsville and Keppel Bay. Vessels arrive in Townsville Friday and Sunday, with Melbourne trips on Saturday and Thursday landings, bound for Conktowm and other ports. Grange sails from London tomorrow. Wodenga departs Brisbane Fridays for Townsville, returning Mondays.
Steamers depart Adelaide for Cairns on 8 and Townsville on Thursday. continue to Brisbane Sunday and Sydney, Melbourne next. Return itineraries include Weltra for retirement trip, Brisbane to Melbourne via Sydney and back to Townsville, with multiple port calls and uncertain dates.
A death is reported for a resident linked to Hong Kong events. Details indicate March timing and international connections. Other notes mention travel plans toward Hamburg and Southampton, with several names and destinations appearing in the fragmentary report.
Local clothing shop advertises fresh stock and no old inventory. Flannel undershirts featured in a specialty display outside the Cairn Railway area on Sheridan Street, near Taylor’s Studio at Smellie’s Corner. M Ward, hairdresser and tobacconist, listed.
Taxation notices filed under the Companies Act of 1863 indicate an official engagement with the Queensland office.
Austen Chamberlain and F E Smith clashed over Home Rule and Lords reform. Asquith signaled reforms and Parliament Act use to advance Home Rule, with Liberals urged restraint and timing for Ireland’s freedom and constitutional change.
Fragmentary OCR text references a cheque and deposit slip for £14, with a defendant and witness mentioning a hand in a pocket and a book. The readable items are unclear, but suggest a minor financial dispute or exchange captured in garbled form.
Oxidized OCR fragment shows disjointed phrases about an event, conduct, and time with unclear details. No clear persons or organizations are readable to anchor a factual summary.
The witness met the defendant on the 6th claiming money was needed and was pressed to borrow. He recounted a Thursday encounter where the defendant offered half the sum and pressured again, leading to a police complaint. The judge questioned the witness about yielding to pressure.
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