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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 24, 1931
Page
3
The city faces arrears of about £70,000 in rates owed, with high interest rates penalizing nonpaying households. The council notes that 5 0 per cent reductions on rates are insufficient to ease cashflow, and up to 13 per cent penalties apply to those unable to liquidate debts. The Lord Mayor cites the 1925 Lineal Authority Act raising rates, promising finance committee action to cut arrears interest to 6 per cent.
Brisbane musical societies warn rentals at City Hall threaten their existence after a 15 percent reduction last year failed to ease costs. Figures show receipts barely meeting hall rents and expenses, with some groups paying up to £67 in rent from £84 revenue. Leaders urge relief to avoid cuts to arts education and community cultural life.
Ten riders started from the Grafton Hotel to Wares and back. Handicaps placed Wienert and Wilmot among leaders. Collinson and Mills chased. Wilmot won by about a minute after a strong sprint. Mills beat Wienert for second. Collinson finished about 40 seconds behind.
The Dean argues three stages in spiritual life are faith knowledge and love. Knowledge moving to love unites knower with the known while mystics across eras and faiths attest to real communion with the divine. He warns it is unscientific to dismiss devotional testimony and notes poetry as the natural language of devotion.
Australian Cable Service reports Hinkler intends to produce his Ibis amphibian aircraft in the United States where he is establishing headquarters and preparing a US operation as of February in London.
Melbourne February 22 David Jones aged 33 died Friday from injuries suffered in a two month mine explosion disaster. Four other deputies were badly burned and remain in hospital in dangerous condition. Racing inquiry shortcomings prompt calls for a new commission to clean up the sport and a Belmont racing club seeks registration with plans for a Belmont centre on the failed railway site.
The text reports drastic reductions in costs and hints at steps toward secession as the government contemplates letting regions determine their affairs. The fragment mentions the Federal Government and possible self-rule measures.
Reports from Calcutta dated February 22 describe Burma's turmoil expanding as villagers organize against police patrols searching for rebels. Two heavy clashes occurred at Zeingthwe and Horandan, with 28 villagers killed according to the Reuters report.
The Indian independence movement shows mixed signals as Gandhi presses for full civil disobedience rights and salt manufacture freedom while foreign cloth and liquor shops remain untouchable. Nehru and Ansari resist, while Sastri and Sapru push toward conciliation amid broad national sentiment.
Brisbane reports intense heat and widespread duststorms across western towns. Qantas mail plane delayed by a duststorm near Camooweal to Longreach. Winton tallies weeklong highs around 108 to 120 degrees, with dust enveloping the town Saturday. Cloncurry and Charleville also endure dust and rain scarcity as heat persists.
London February 2. Professor Haldane challenges the idea that human origins arise in a single place or region. He argues that the world’s people fall into four distinct groups with characteristic types, and that these types remain distinct regardless of environment.
In a Times Weekly piece by the Chief Scout the Royal Scot engines are recalled, with Sir Josiah Stamp describing boyhood moments on a railway platform and gratitude for youth leaders. He urges aiding British goods and rail heritage through LMS involvement and youth support.
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