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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 02, 1945
Page
4
A poetic yet factual note explains how trees convert carbon dioxide into oxygen, with leaves hosting stomata that regulate air exchange. It highlights the forest and urban benefits as foliage absorbs pollutants and releases fresh air, supporting health in dense populations.
A historical note on eucalyptus leaf stomata describes the numerous tiny breathing mouths on the leaf surface. It explains how these stomata regulate water loss and gas exchange, noting figures like 15 tons of water per acre daily and up to 165 pounds per leaf daily transpiration, tied to guard cells controlling pore openings.
The illustration explains guard cells forming the stomatal opening in leaves. When full of sap the guard cells bow apart creating a water vapor passage. when sap flow drops they limp and close the aperture, adjusting rapidly to weather, wind, light, and humidity, revealing the subtle life of forest foliage.
A historical survey compares Allied and Central powers losses in 1914 18 and World War II events. It cites killed wounded and missing totals for Britain France Austria Hungary Germany and Russia, renown civilian casualty figures in Britain Italy and Germany, and notes uncertainty and evolving official estimates. It highlights civilian destruction in Britain Berlin and German cities, and cites estimates of Polish and Austrian civilian casualties and wartime displacement.
Paris reports direct action by France on repatriates and reconstruction after war. Officials estimate global costs of the last war at about 203 billion dollars adjusted for buying power, with calls for prevention to curb future conflicts and a moral appeal to keep nations from repeating catastrophic losses.
At North Queensland species Argprodendron frifolialata timber shown to resist electrical surges above 96 000 volts after boiled oil treatment and up to 100 000 volts with paraffin. The timbers are deemed valuable and reliable for switch gear and electrical apparatus.
A fragmented excerpt cites claims on global casualties and losses in the 1939 45 conflict. It notes millions killed and wounded, with figures attributed to Germany Russia and other nations, and discusses possible understatements in Soviet casualty reporting.
An official RA magazine recounts RAF pilots at Alreade in Germany during the war era pressing the Germans hard. It notes a German pilot demanded hunt rights but was denied. The piece mentions the Australians’ steady, trusted stance and Park Commissioner praise for local ecology in San Francisco.
A letter from W C Griffin criticizes wartime rationing and urges government action for producers farmers and horse-feed while urging focus on infrastructure. A reply to MEH A Bruce defends Labour policy noting road and bridge projects, cost of living, military costs, and critiques over North Queensland isolation and missing developments.
London May 30 AAP reports arrangements for returning children evacuated in 1940 to the Dominions are under consideration. Parliamentary Secretary for Dominions Mr Emrys Evans told the House of Commons that some parties have already arrived from Canada and South Africa.
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