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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 09, 1920
Page
8
In Melbourne eight inter style entrants join the Oakleigh Plate lineup. The expansion includes Se Tord Setay, ice Bok, Mistolaire and Masai Pak, bringing the total to fifty one entries for 1919.
The Cairns sub branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League held its annual meeting at the Rest Home. President Walter Gibbs chaired as members debated funding for the Rest Home, employment for returned soldiers, and favorable reforms including police and harbor postings, pension increases, and home schemes. The report notes improved membership, editorial engagement, and ongoing efforts to post and assist veterans across Far North Queensland centers.
The report urged the Federal Council to press Prime Minister for timely war gratuity forms sent to all post offices, citing New Zealand cash payments before Christmas. It also detailed the Far North ALF section election results with Walter Gibbs leading as President and Dr. Jamieson named district president, with the meeting adjourned.
Still pursuing reports from Washington say President Wilson will issue first citations for a League of Nations meeting once Allies and Germany ratify. The source notes American ratification is immaterial to his view. Also cited are Democratic compromisers on treaty reservations facing Republican reservationists. Two Americans for the International Petroleum Company were found murdered in Port Obobos Mexico.
The piece notes rising interest in a French national lottery loan of £2.4 billion approved by a French Budget Committee. British banks face large subscription pressure and some urge the British government to issue Premium Bonds. Advocates claim the plan could borrow cheaply, fund wartime debt, and provide long term annuity to erase the war burden.
Fresh Press quotes Marshal Foch warning that even if Germany is beaten France faces a fragile future with only five to ten years of liberty before renewed danger. He says sustained vigilance is needed to protect the generation and children from another attack. The interview in Intransigeant notes censorship of its publication in France.
Worship at St Andrews Presbyterian Church will be held in the shore church with Mr Fixter officiating at 11:00 AM.
Obscure fragment notes cold and throat troubles in growing children dulling activity. Reads as a brief health advisory or column snippet with incomplete phrases and unclear guidance.
A H Carke sharebroker on Abbot Street posted quotations dated Thursday 8 January 1920. The list includes Hampden Mt Curvhert Mungo Mt Lyell and Mt Morgas prices, with many entries such as Tyrconnell, Thompson's, Dundee, Edna May group, Bowen Consolidated Coal, Queensland Deposit Bank, Bank of Queensland, Adelaide Steamships, Perkins & Co, and Walkers Limited.
Fragmented text discusses bonds with percentages and terms, referencing rates around 3 to 4 percent. The legible portions mention bonds and policy terms amid garbled OCR. No clear event or names emerge to specify a full incident.
A sprawling theatre program mixes a melodramatic serial about Charlotte and Brandy in a perilous waterfront tale with a lively farce. The House in Jam Snaarette features a dramatic rescue and romantic entanglements as a cast of characters navigate danger, deceit, and loyalty on stage and screen.
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