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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 15, 1926
Page
8
The Third Test between Australia and England at Leeds ends in a draw after three days of cautious batting and disciplined bowling. English batsmen resist Australian bowling, with both sides matching defense and endurance in a tense contest.
England and Australia battled through a tense morning at Teeds as Macaulay anchored the scoring with rapid boundaries and wary defense. Grimmett and Richardson bowled steadily for Australia while Hobbs Sutcliffe and Woolley labored against tight fielding and a lifting pitch, with the first wicket stand reaching 100 and the total climbing past 250.
Acting Sergeant Alex ander Moore McLaughlin of Gordonvale died after a incident on the Mulgrave road five miles from Gordonvale. A horse shied and collapsed the rider causing fatal injuries. He was 44 years old and previously served in Gordonvale and Cooktown.
Brisbane reports claim the proposed fourpence railway fare rise breaches the Premier McCormack election pledge. A. E. Moore of the National Party denounces the plan as a burden on producers and country residents, urging taxpayers near cities to shoulder railway deficits. He cites ten years of Labor rule and rising debt, taxes, and transport costs as proof.
Perth July 14 Royston Rennie charged with wilful murder of John Bower Granville bank branch manager at Maylands on a Five J train between Perth and East Perth was sentenced to death by Justice Northmore. Rennie collapsed and had to be supported from the dock by officers.
July 14 Brisbane reports Cabinet to raise railway fares by 10 percent with a minimum increase. notes on Australian cricket at Liverpool with 75,100 attendance and England’s 494 in an innings, and Lancashire lineup details. Jamaican fielding praised amid hot conditions.
Rockhampton report notes Lord Stonehaven and His Excellency the Governor General Lord Brenshaven traveling by special car attached to an ordinary train. The car was sidetracked at Archer Park with plans to reach Mount Morgan that evening. Baron Stevehaven to move north in the morning.
Melbourne reports the Cooma is abandoned as a hopeless wreck off North Reef. The Burwah and Carina left the wreck area while officers and crew remain aboard. Salvage plans hinge on calm seas and a survey by Captain Taylor for the underwriters.
A wave of anger sweeps Korea after an American missionary Dr. Haysmeer allegedly branded a Korean boy with the word Thief on his cheeks during a September incident. The boy faced schooling disruption amid ridicule, with charges expected in the Korean Prefectural Court.
The Mossman tragedy saw Mrs Collins found dead with a neck wound at her home while Jack Baker lay gravely wounded. George Collins was charged with wilful murder and attempted murder after a dawn police court hearing. Baker improved slightly by midnight.
A Brisbane report from July 14 notes a deputation to the Minister protesting the closure of the Girofla and Lady Jane silver mines in the Mungana group. Delegates argue ore value and water issues justify reopening or draining water to reveal a possible bottom, warning loss of about a hundred workers and hindrance to Mungama town. The Minister maintains penalties exceed ore value and rejects reopening.
John Hamilton a 38 year old secondhand dealer and Thomas Miles a Mulineba storekeeper admitted receiving stolen goods. Hamilton received 729 yards of English cotton furs from JcWhirters Ltd bulk store on June 2 and sold them to a shirt manufacturer in South Brisbane. Miles bought eight dozen asproxes and groceries from a man who delivered them at 2 am. Both were sentenced to three months hard labour.
Brisbane July 14 the Commissioner for Railways said the proposal to install headlights on trains was not unanimously supported by railwaymen. Across the world strong headlights on vehicles face similar objections, though electric headlights would benefit certain line sections and the department pursued them where practicable.
John Rhind master of the steamer City of Lincoln was fined £200 for permitting two prohibited immigrants to enter the Commonwealth. Robertteen master of the City of Oran was fined £100 for allowing a prohibited immigrant to enter Australia.
In the British House of Commons Winston Churchill announced a complete settlement with France covering the French war debt and most outstanding accounts. A safeguarding clause tied annuities to German reparations without compromising Britain’s stance. The agreement sets annuities from four million to twelve and a half million by 1950 with transfers of sums from earlier years at lower interest.
Paris dispatch notes editorials largely welcome the An ne French accord, with the Morning Post reporting universal favorable comment. The piece remarks that Paris papers have few months since seen such clear appreciation of any article of the British government.
Innisfail on July 14 a case hearing involved Emilina Campi of Innisfail opposing Elyitay Seviet Soell over a 1925 building contract for premises. The claim totaled £70 with claims for extras and alleged inferior workmanship. The judge considered arbitration and appointed two arbitrators to render a written award.
The Royal Humane Society announced the year’s honors with one gold medal seven silver, one bronze, and merit certificates. Clarke Gold Medal went to Frank Ridout of Brunswick after facing an armed assailant at Bache Marek. Ridout was shot in the arm yet overpowered the attacker. Queensland honors include silver to William Norman Burton of Brisbane, bronze to Wilfred C. Hrawley, and a merit certificate to Sydney Benstead of Rowen.
A goods train from Gympie to Maryborough derailed about 26 miles south of Maryborough in the early hours. Three wagons left the line causing the mail train from Brisbane to be slowed or held up while crews cleared the track. No injuries reported.
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