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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 29, 1918
Page
4
The report outlines drastic reforms planned by the State affecting education, pensions, and aid to the poor, framed around strong state ownership and taxation. It notes a complex tax scheme on luxury goods, with a 34.1% rate on purchases, and cites varied international reactions and commentary from outlets like the Morning Post.
A fragmented London dispatch reports the Ministry for Munitions asking the Hotchkiss Company to withdraw a stance and urging reconsideration after an embargo pause. Another section notes memorials and casualty figures as nations record wartime losses and policy battles amid occupied Romanian districts. Melbourne summaries list casualties and missing from the latest week ending July 27.
London reports the Imperial Conference approved a plan to set up an Imperial Mineral Resources Bureau to be incorporated by Royal Charter. The governing body includes Keebard Redmayne and Dr W G Miller among others, with aims tied to reconstruction and imperial administration. The dispatch notes other imperial topics and a Mersey ferry incident.
Sixteen starters included Belting and King's Parscian in a tight finish. Sibhaal won by a neck with Eastern Pearl second and Tchihyol among the notable runners. A second division race at Moonee Valley was disrupted by an injury. outcome unclear from Saturday reporting.
Fragmentary report covers Allied progress on the Western Front with German retreat mentioned and a Melbourne racing meeting note at Moonee Valley. Includes brief items on hurdles and handicaps, with scattered names and times, showing mixed public notices and sports results.
Turf racing notes show names like Hamdsemead and Rosewond Lad Hy Cosanesti in a handicap event. Times and positions are garbled but indicate a parallel listing of horses and bettors. Missing clear outcomes require cautious interpretation of the fragment.
Reports describe an evening of lively boxing at Palace Pace with bouts featuring Billy, Csarge, and heavyweights including Mans and Lloyd. Albert Lloyd impressed, Seedy MeVex sparked laughs, and fans saw rapid exchanges before Soowy Flynn and Brahm Scoah battled under catch as catch can rules.
Fragmentary review notes describe a Saturday night program featuring performers including Little Rex and Miss Maxter Staig. The piece mentions an inventor exposing a submarine rowing or diving apparatus and a melodrama story involving Marian Mary and Governor Dan Welrmen, with a dramatic finale and celebrated bicycle feats.
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