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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 25, 1918
Page
4
Fragmented text recounts Greek and Entente telegrams from 1917 linking Kaiser era diplomacy and military actions. Mentions Sophia, Zalocastan, and Greek ministerial communications, with references to blockades, troop movements, and the Entente demands on Greece amid war pressures.
A garbled archive passage references proposals for a Greek king to reply to military dispathes and Allied telegraph coordination amid a war, plus a long Postmaster General report detailing wartime postal finances. It notes cost saving measures, equipment standards, Sunday closures, and personnel data, with Queensland and imperial routes amid disrupted mail service across nations.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention an ad accident in marine terms tied to a local properties issue and an Australasi an company. Names and places are unclear, with repeated garbled phrases and no coherent event or outcome.
A bustling entertainment page notes Charlie Chaplin starring in The Immigrant and a dramatic The Mother with Bemnert, alongside other features. The Palace promises a full night with The ScarJet King and a lively auto chase, plus music and sketches from the Happy Harry Salmon Company and local acts.
A fragmentary diary style piece analyzes air raid impacts on London morale and public sentiment. It contrasts German air power with British resilience, noting tranquil streets and anxious longing for peace amid ongoing bombings.
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