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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 11, 1914
Page
4
English match in London on June 16 saw Essex reach 277 for 3 declared with Douglas making 74 and Gillingham not out 13. Surrey were bowled out for 60 and 47 by Tremam and Douglas, who each claimed multiple wickets as bowling was unchanged throughout.
Weather warned for the Mentone races as crowds turned out to watch multiple divisions. First division saw Rose Haoyal win at 2 14 with Rose Kor second. Fighting Bob led by three quarters of a length defeated by a half length. Second division won by My King with Tuntoyme second. Steeplechase results and Wentone Handicaps followed with close finishes and betting spreads.
Baltimore’s Kid Williams knocked out bantam Johnny Coulon in the third round after a decisive display. Williams dominated from start to finish, repeatedly punishing the champion as the referee counted him out. In Chicago, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling in the Jack Johnson case ordering resentencing and reimposing a £209 White Slave Act violation fine.
Queensland lacrosse team beat New South Wales by 13 goals to 4 in Sydney on June 1. Unclear lines about inducement and other phrases appear garbled and do not clearly affect the main match result.
June 10 in THRISHANE Marine Board hearings on the May 21 collision between the steamers Kanowna and Mount Kembla. Master Teter Kabenewa says Mount Kembla did not slow. witness says Kanowna showed threatening approach. Eyewitness notes if Kanowna had kept distance the accident might have been avoided. Inquiry adjourned until Kanowna's return.
The National Peace Congress in Liverpool heard protest against the Britain led arms expansion. Lord Channing, absent ill health, argued that Sir Edward Grey admitted in 1908 that England bore real responsibility for armaments growth. He urged the Congress to advocate action to free the country and others from wars fueled by jingo papers and war profiteers.
London June reports say the Archbishops of Canterbury and York urge the loyal clergy to safeguard Welsh church property and resist independence moves. They pledge cooperation to secure fair governance and avoid further alienation. A strong committee may push for constitutional safeguards. The International Congress on Tropical Agriculture will be represented at the Imperial Institute on June 7.
A fierce storm over the Bay of Chaleur on Thursday and Friday caused more than a hundred deaths, marking the worst tragedy in North Shore history. The War ren schooner captain reports winds near 60 miles per hour, with decks unwalkable at peak fury as seaweed rose to the topmast and anchors failed. A London fire sparked and spread to the Medic at Liverpool before the blaze was extinguished.
London report June 10 mentions election of eighteen airmen to Mstrict Councils, all ex officio members of the County Council, producing a nationalist majority of eight over the opposition.
Local Cairns topic roundup presents town and port notes, country correspondence, and illustrated items. Sporting summaries highlight recent results and mining, commercial, and industrial intelligence from regional operations and markets.
New York broker Richard Darling faces an indictment for allegedly stealing Mrs Shaw and luring her to a hotel as her husband sues for divorce. Robert Shaw, claiming damages of 10000 pounds, files amid a grand jury probe as Mrs Shaw seeks refuge with Darling. The case highlights tensions over marital boundaries and reputations in the American home.
A Board of Trade report cited by the Daily Mail notes France has far more retirement and profit sharing schemes than any other country. The National Fire Insurance Company of Paris, founded in 1839, is among the oldest and most prominent. In Britain profits are common in gas and insurance firms, while France relies on fewer, larger schemes. Germany and Switzerland show limited progress, and the United States has only about a quarter of the schemes.
An ad touts Antineurasthin as a non medical pill form that nourishes the brain via lecithin, claimed to relieve nerve ailments and fatigue. It promises mental and physical rescue from overstrain, lists a free trial upon sending a small fee, and notes NSW Pure Foods Act guaranty with claims of 18 percent lecithin content.
A historical health snippet explains stomach acid can be dangerous when fermentation from foods or alcohol creates corrosive hydrochloric acid. Pain, gas, and breathlessness result from excess acid burning the stomach lining. Physicians endorse neutralizing acid with a dose of magnesia after meals to relieve discomfort.
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