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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 03, 1919
Page
5
A-paragraph style notice reports both sides ready for instant battle with posts at public corners in Berlin armed with machine guns and grenades. Anarchists arrested in Bavaria Bolsheviks driven back in Estonia Allies promise aid to resist them. They openly proclaim aggression and seek universal employment and reform German diplomacy.
Reports from Constantinople and London detail Allied ructions over Russia’s Bolshevik government and plans to counter Bolshevik influence. Paris notes Clemenceau’s hard line while British and American dispatches discuss intervention limits and the balance of power, with emphasis on Russia, Germany, and Eastern Europe.
A Polish Baltic theater dispatch reports Esthenian troops land at Port Akonda with British naval support, forcing Bolsheviks eastward as Allies vow resistance. Berlin sources quote Ebert on compulsory service and France’s role in stabilizing Europe. Melbourne notes deferment payments and theater funding amid postwar strain.
United Frees correspondent reports in Berlin that Chancellor Ebert and Interior Minister Noske face changes as the cabinet lines up for a National Assembly. Key posts in Foreign Affairs Finance and Social Affairs are under discussion with Landsberg and Landsr. Poor legibility limits specifics.
Tokyo dispatch reports Japan to revise foreign trade treaties and to send representatives to the peace conference for this purpose. London and press notes mention other items including a strike threat in Ireland and President Wilson reportedly sticking to his fourteen points, especially freedom of the seas.
London dispatch says Spartacists in Bavaria move against Eisner with machine guns and funds from Bolsheviks. Center party aims to place Prince Rupprecht on the Bavarian throne, with a royal guard surrounding him while Catholic suspicion centers on Eisner’s Jewish identity. Brussels hosts a grand ball to inaugurate a pear fragrance event as Belgian royals attend.
Across reports from AUSTRIA to LONDON the week notes Austrian mercantile strength and unsettled fronts. Ukrainians push through Nagrodanm Kharketi Tyupansk while Germans seek rail support from Kharkofi amid a Brest Litovsk dismantling. Philadelphia reports bishoply vandalism and Bolshevik prosecutions as news wires list Ebert's serious illness in Geneva.
Hostor reports a German commercial treaty after peace ratification will touch markets worldwide. Rome dispatch notes President Wilson may tour Italy including Naples and Venice. New York Herald correspondent cites a claim the United States could act as trustee for Palestine Arabia Asiatic Turkey and Syria unless rejected, signaling major world readjustment.
United Press reports London noting growing enthusiasm for a marriage between the royal couple as Americans and Britons alike anticipate the union with interest and optimism.
The U S representative in Northern Russia says the situation is not serious and Allied control remains unimpaired. German troops command the Bolsheviks in the area.
Jan 2 report from London notes limited action in the Baltic theater. Forces moved toward Riga and along the Dvina rails. Mentions engagements near Zhoe Wenden Domor and Usslangen on the Sventziany Ponewesh railway with sparse details and cautious phrasing.
The United Press reports Holland has refused Allied access to Dutch railways and waterways for transporting troops and matériel, allowing only sections of the Scheldt and Rhine that pass through Dutch territory. The piece also oddly mentions a girl who the midnight "son" allegedly calls for Dewar's Whisky.
New York reports rising immigration to the United States after war restrictions end with Irish emigrants expected to exceed prewar numbers. In Silesia miners revolt for a Bolshevik republic. In Warsaw Bolsheviks clash with police after demand for agents release. one man killed. Lu Chong Chian says China seeks Kaiochan return and status talks at the peace conference.
The United Press reports that Lord Hardinge and several British officials including Sir William Tyrell Sir Louis Mallet Sir Eene Howard and Sir Ralph Sieve announce a peace delegation in Vancouver.
A dispatch from London reports Transylvania presenting an agreement to join Roumania after a visit to Bucharest. The note outlines a political shift with potential regional implications and formal submission of the terms.
Cable dispatch from James Ackerman notes Czech forces helped hold Siberia against German and Bolshevik pressure. Officials predicted American aid would arrive November 28, but relief never came. Czechs feel abandoned by Allies as Trotsky routes delay, and Soviets order disarmament and punitive actions.
Australian honors announced in Londor include Knights of the Bath General Rosenthal and Colonels J Bruce McNicoll W Comen and Cacott Companions of the Bath General Birdwood and General Monash Grand Crosses of St Michael and St George Major Generals White and Doobs Companions of St Michael and St George with numerous colonels named in the list reflecting a broad spread of military and civil honours dated January 2.
A Moscow telegram reports the capture of Uka, once White Guards capital, west of the Aral, while Lithuania shifts its government from Vilna to Rowne. In Montreal, 270 British sailors drowned off the Scottish coast while on leave aboard the yacht.
United Press dispatch from Santander notes destroyers deployed to Cadiz Ferrol Vigo to commandeer German submarines.
Mr Theodore, Treasurer and Minister for Works, hosted Messrs Pan T and Hodee, French Mission labor delegates, at Parliament House Brisbane. They toured State markets and mills, learned about 200 active awards, and discussed industrial arbitration and legislation with the premier’s aide before plans to visit Ipswich workshops and a Trades Hall conversazione.
Bundaberg on January 1 reels as the fire at Charles Fry’s gate ends in tragedy. A man aged years perished in the blaze, with authorities yet to confirm exact age and cause. Residents describe the scene as a grim mystery and call for a thorough investigation by the local fire department.
The December total was 3 inches 12 points, with the year totaling 69 inches, a poor return. Forecasts predict hot unsettled weather with scattered thunderstorms from the Gulf to the southeast coast, a tropical disturbance east of the Peninsula, heavy rains, and north winds inland. Reports from Cairns, Gordonvale, Babinda, Redlynch, Kuranda, Malanda, and Mareeba note showers and variable rainfall, while a new tropical disturbance moves southeastward toward Moreton Bay with possible impacts on northern coasts.
Workers aboard Union Steamship vessels threaten to strike as crews demand higher pay and war bonuses after a federal arbitration award. The Mukura, bound for Vancouver via Auckland and Suva, cannot sail, and ships face indefinite postponement. Acting Navy Minister notified. if promises on compensation and bonuses are not implemented, a wider upheaval looms for large vessels and crews.
Melbourne recorded the hottest day in over a year with a fierce north wind lifting dust across the streets. The temperature at 1 pm was notably high despite the breezy conditions.
In Sydney a naval circle notes that crew unrest hints at wage tensions and a likely strike risks near-term disruption. The Makura remains unchanged while Loongana face offload delays after a New Year’s desertion. Melbourne reports a stem of early settlement talks as tensions surface aboard the Loongana and related vessels.
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