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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 18, 1916
Page
2
Shipping notices indicate departures on July 17 including Cantare under Capt Hidpie sailing from southern port toward Adelaide Cay. The fragment notes coastal timing and vessel details ambiguous in OCR.
Koranda arrives Tuesdays for Towraville and leaves mid day for Port Douglas and Cook tows returning Thursday. AU S N steamers depart Dains on Saturday reach Townsville Sunday Bowen and Mackay Tuesday Brisbane Thursday following Saturday returning to Sydney Monday Melbourne Thursday. Return trip: Melbourne Saturday Sydney Thursday Brisbane Saturday.
Steamers depart Calms of Wedace day Townsville on Thursday and reach Brisbane on Sunday Sydney on Thursday. Leave Sydney Saturday and Brisbane the following Tuesday arriving here Sunday. Morialea leaves for Sydney on July 1ath. Steamers depart Townsville Saturday arrive Mackay Sunday morning Port Alma Sunday night and Brisbane Tuesday morning. Leave Brisbane Wednesday arriving Sydney Friday and Melbourne the following Monday. On return depart Melbourne Wednesday arriving Sydney Friday Brisbane following Monday depart Brisbane next day reaching Townsville following Friday Mourilyan arrives every Tuesday from Townsville and leaves at 7 am for Port Douglas and Cooktown re-
Notices indicate PFearaley and Co and Gundiah ship movements. Lime cargo from Hong Kong via Changsha will reach Port Darwin on August 1916. Gundiah sails from Brisbane via ports on 2 August and remains to rejoin voyage to Brisbane.
A garbled report notes a London net near midweek and St Albans set for the East next night. It mentions Morimia due from Babel via want peet and a Gay morning timetable.
A newly opened shop named Babinds Tewsehig Best Eeere Just unveils a broad range of boots and shoes for ladies, gents, and children at Kirk's Babirds. The store promotes guaranteed fit and invites customers to explore menswear and footwear.
Abbott s H E Clarke reports Cairns stock exchange quotations for Corellia Hampden Mungo St Andrew Vulcan Lode Hill Gilmer Hill Ead Amal Iguana Kalamadan Mareeba Tyrconnell Tyrconnell No 1 Tyrconnell Extended New Minnie Moxham Oaks Quks Reserve Thompson s Oaks Bowen River Coal Bowen Coal and Coke Co Ltd and Bowen River Coal’s 575/ and 7 pounds for various shares and metals with prices in pounds shillings pence and pence noted.
A July 13 cable from Mr Geo Boyne to Thompson's Osis notes that the safe, curve, skips and belting tanks repairs are completed and all work is proceeding satisfactorily. Materials can be hauled from the timber yard within a few days.
The Electrical Review reports brisk activity in regulated business as efforts to dispose of controlled assets proceed. It notes that portions earmarked for the British Government have mainly driven outcomes of ongoing government operations.
Graham and Matheson Limited offers to quote for search on application to Caras Representative. Mr T Newton, care of Messrs Samuel Allen and Sons Ltd.
The article notes no surplus in future supplies with imports weak last month and exports down year over year. Government limits on export business persist, keeping munitions a dominant market while ordinary industrial demand remains slack due to labor shortages. Pig lead demand in America softened, with prices easing though still firm.
In attendance were Pamy Bask rows and Kennedy as directors. Deposits reached day 12s while withdrawals stood at £1 l. The War Council Committee’s secretary Me Wh Williams requests retirement of all employers of labour earning retersed me and asks for any vacancies and timekeepers.
The article analyzes Mr. Hughes's 1818 shipping plan, arguing British vessels transferred to Australia do not boost British mercantile capacity. It questions the Australian transport solution, noting regulatory and labor tensions, and warns of potential unrest as postwar policies unfold.
A Cairns report notes the Corse Hespstel Committe schedule and a Monday meeting. Messages include a cable from Mrs. W. Bimnecy reporting Private Arther Nicholls safe in Salisbury Plains Wiltshire and a patriotic service planned for August 6 at the Presbyterian Church to aid the De Withem Week fund. Also listed are Mulgrave Mill weekly operations with cane crushed and sugar yield figures.
A double mail due to no steamer on Sunday will arrive in Cairns this morning. Focal postal officials have arranged to handle it as promptly as possible, hoping such irregularities do not recur, as residents and businesses face inconvenience and postal workers are overtaxed.
Mr. T. B. Barber, at Townsville show, led competitors to top prizes in birds bred and sold at his yards. The article congratulates him on recent success and mentions his advertisement and a forthcoming display of Pope Pius X and Vatican items, with long awaited arrival and demand for sages.
North and West districts discussed extending school holidays from five to seven weeks with Ministers at several conferences. Mr Hardacre favored a seven week break for all districts north and west of a line from Gladstone to Stanthorpe, but no final decision was reached. A separate note mentions two young ladies presenting funds to the Red Cross Equipment Guild after a concert, with Boland, Ruby Black, and Emily Hипworth named as organizers.
A man named William Hope appeared before the Cairns Police Court in connection with alleged indecent language. The note specifies the case is not connected to another William Hope who is a painter and decorator from Sheridon Street Cairns and P O Box 148 Cairns.
Two Russians who left Cairns aboard the sailing boat Salon ika were rumored missing but Cairns police confirmed they went fishing and were not overdue. They later returned to Cairns, easing safety fears. In other items, Technical College demand classes for Fresch in comnection with the Cairns Technical College. attendance requested tonight at 7.30, with Miss Forrest in charge.
Mr A J Coyne of Tannalo reports from Mackay Mercury that two frosty days last week damaged cane varieties Dan35 Bundaberg remained green while Garo Gloria suffered heart loss. Frost also burnt sweet potatoes and other garden crops, threatening yields for local farmers.
The recent lodge room ceremony installed Cairns No 52 Q C with officers including Bro. E Istister as senior, Bro. A J Wathem as secretary, Bro. AR Beside as Sen Descon, Bro. FE Bosanko as Junior Deacon, and others. The festive board included remarks by Bro. Sergeant Mackay praising the brethren and their front.
A Cairns fever outbreak prompts calls for action including kerosene and spray pumps, while local theatre notices boast two big stars in In Lgopied Lord and Italien Engineers. The Answal Theatre hosts a last night audience and Palace Theatre announces World Film Corporation night featuring Jose Collins and Alec B Francia, with The Imposter among the highlights.
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