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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 30, 1919
Page
4
The Cairns post lists notices including UGAR industry award copies for sugar workers and cooks, band meetings, dances at Mareeba and Cairns, soldiers’ tea at the Res Home, and a Worth League event on August 1. Also referenced are police court charges, fashion notices, and local society updates with numerous names and places.
The article defends returned soldiers against claims of widespread lawlessness. It notes badges worn improperly and riots attributed to some individuals, but stresses most soldiers are law abiding. It warns against anti military sentiment and reiterates the League of Australia’s stand that veterans will aid in maintaining order.
An editorial voice questions the push for bringing the Kaiser to trial, arguing that past judgments may have been too harsh and that destiny will judge him, while asserting that leaving him in Holland could be a wiser end. The piece reflects on the Kaiser’s impact on Europe and the world’s appetite for retribution.
Fortaighty executive meeting in Council Chambers discussed a repatriation fund under the War Service Homes Act. Deputy Commissioner Hutchings routed payment details and rates for various building loans, with telegraph plans to notify when the War Service Commissioner’s agent would be in town.
The Federal Royal Sugar Commission resumed sittings with witnesses like cane grower Robt. S. Aiken. He urged increased mill crushing capacity to handle a larger crop in four months and favored avoiding imports by spending on new machinery. Aiken proposed a three-member tribunal to oversee the industry.
In Charleville on July 29 townsfolk were startled by a sudden medical event. A person collapsed on Gain Street and was aided by a doctor who arrived promptly after the incident.
Melbourne July 2 rumors circulate in Federal circles about government measures benefiting Australian producers. The fragmented notice hints at tax or subsidy proposals tied to industry growth and wartime needs.
A fragmented OCR from a historical page mentions Lennon and health notes. References to hospitals, a secretary, a premier, and government actions appear amid garbled lines. The text suggests health and public policy themes, with scattered proper nouns and dates that are difficult to parse into a coherent single event.
In a turbulent hearing at the local court, three Chinese defendants faced charges of opium smuggling as witnesses described the seizure and search of a Chon Nam sale. James Haw Yu testified under an interpreter, detailing the arrest and imprisonment of the suspects while the court prepared to deliver the sentence.
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