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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 13, 1922
Page
4
A brief readable fragment from The Post dated Thursday July 13 1922 presents a Shakespearean verse line urging spiritual reflection. The item reads as a devotional public expression rather than a news event.
The Governor Sir Matthew Nathan discusses public press use at a Queensland gathering. He defends plain English journalism, urges honest fact presentation, and warns against pedantry while noting history as a guide to current events. The piece critiques modern newspaper production and copy practices.
The official notice lists the remaining moon phases for July, detailing dates and sequence. It provides the authoritative schedule under the governing authority.
A set of rough, OCR like fragments listing lunar phases and several arrivals, departures, and shipments. Mentions New Moon July 24 at 10.47 pm, First Quarter July 25, Lam quarter, coal cargos, ships like The Baldina and The Lameroo ja, routes from Sydney London Brisbane Cairns and Adelle ben, various dates and times with incomplete details.
Outward English mails via Ormonde will reach London August 8. Overseas routes mention Sonoma, Kabane, and August closing dates for Brisbane and London. Inward mails note Orvida and Aquitania via Vancouver with June departures and July Brisbane arrivals. American mails list ships with schedules, while vessel names and dates appear garbled. Publication references distribution and political notes about Mt Teatee's preference votes and Mr. W Shoubriige Tabor.
London metal quotations surface as of July 1 with Mines Department in Brisbane citing cables from London. Prices for copper, antimony, zinc and other metals show varied forward figures and monthly adjustments including 624/0, 4631 ft, 4280/3 and 3726 in different units and currencies, reflecting market conditions.
Fragmented OCR notes show Fenwick and Co and Saleamen Brisbane market activity with prices and terms. Entries mention horses, cattle, wool and dairy items, with bids and sales under July dates. The report notes strong demand, some high bids, and railway consignments policy affecting offerings. Prices listed include various shillings per head and per pound, with detailed but garbled figures.
A court session details unclear proceedings and delays. A visitor to the BSSL LA, RS Tearneey, is mentioned with notes of medical care for a wounded leg. Several local figures and a planned rest home purchase are referenced amid disrupted events and uncertain outcomes.
An improvised report describes tensions at a conference as delegates clash over seating and attire. A heated exchange leads to one participant briefly standing and others reacting amid anxious atmosphere. The incident leaves the conference continuing with uneasy calm.
Local notices advertise throat soothers and furniture auctions in Cairns. Public auctions at Sheridan and Apho Streets feature varied items with prices, plus theatre and billiard events, aquatic club activities, and school football plans. Shipping and harbor talks urge waiting-room arrangements and reduced friction among waterside workers.
Washington July 12 reports the suspension of recruitment has ended and Navy enlistment resumes with a goal of acquiring 6500 men to sustain a 6000 strength. The brief notes the restart of artenenrs and clarifies manpower targets for the fleet.
Fragmentary OCR note references a July 15 payment reform and eight million gold marks interest on value. Details are unclear but indicate a financial or settlement action with named dates and monetary values.
The column notes first readings passed by the Queensland Assembly on the Prima Producers Bill Land Tax Amendment Bill Property Act and Trade Union Bill. It mentions Shaul world team championship hints, Berlin arrest in Rathenau case, and the death of Sie Prothero. Also reports arrivals in Dublin and railway construction plans plus Admiralty comments on capital ships.
A district secretary report shows reduced alien employment in Cairns with mixed nationalities. The list, covering 1922 figures, notes Britons rising slightly while Greeks and other groups show declines. figures vary by mill area Mulgravid and Fulhamledon noted.
Charters Towers July 12 The Tower Annual drew a large crowd as Brownlock, Cakewalk, Teddy Toy and Muldoon cleared seven feet in the high jump. Cakewalk led the effort with seven feet before others failed to top it. Brownlock finally cleared at seven feet, while Hulton and Branwick also showed strong form. Events included the Judy huts and the heavy weights with Moonlight and Comrade among the notable winners.
Sydney reporters describe investigations into the Hornsby murder with a tall dark youth seen near Fosrisby station as a prime lead. Police questioned a man claiming to be involved, while two youth suspects, Pred Jel Seley Ney and Magee, await remand. The case links a blacksmith hammer found near Walionnga to the crime. The Government analyst found no blood on the wrapping paper. Meanwhile two men detained as inquiries intensify.
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