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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
4
November and December rainfall boosted garden growth with lush chrysanthemums roses and sunflowers. detailed guidance covers watering staking pruning pest control and sowing for azaleas dahlias hydrangeas carnations cineraria and annuals plus vegetable sowings for beans cabbage tomatoes and cucumbers with regional notes and a Christmas greeting from the staff.
The Austral Theatre screens a four part drama Sweet Lavender along with Statue Dog and On the Reef in a well received program. The show features strong emotional storytelling and is rounded off by a delightful comedy with ample musical support. Two performances are scheduled tonight and tomorrow with a Saturday matinee noted as a highlight.
Harry Salmon at the Palace pleased the audience with The Kaiser's Garden Party and Laughing Song while Miss G Joy impressed with two songs. Comedian George Fuller drew roars with two items and ice cream and onions. The ensemble feature The Ocean Walk with Carlyle Blackwell and Paris Kenyon. the programme ends with American musical comedy Where is Your Wife. Booking is advised.
The Cairns Theatre presented The Immigrant with Charlie Chaplin delivering spontaneous humor and giggles. Enid Bennett starred in The Mother Instinct as a fisherman's daughter in Brittany with thrilling experiences. Also screened was The Car and His Majesty from Vitagraph’s Scarlet Runner series, featuring Christopher Race and a fast-paced automobile adventure. Booking advised for the second screening tonight.
In Vienna’s Criminal Court of the Fifth District Fran Kasparek, 23, is condemned for strangling elderly women to theft-house arsons. The case details show fourteen murder and robbery attempts, ten survivors, three deaths, and one hospital fatality. She attacked guards and nurses, escaping twice before capture.
A Victorian column lauds the Bright to Omeo Alpine route as a premier tourist trail. It praises the scenery, notes difficult sections and washouts, and highlights Captain Dawson and companions who crossed the Alps on Boxing Day. It urges state support to make the route a showcase road with hotels at Bright Omeo and Bruthen.
A Contemporary Review writer classifies Russian factions the Social Revolutionaries and Social Democrats. Terrorists became Maximists after breaking away in 1905, while Cherkov and Chaikovsky led the non Terrorist Social Revolutionaries. Bolsheviki and Menshiviki divide the Social Democrats with the former favoring immediate violence.
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