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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 30, 1915
Page
2
A garbled OCR note hints at officials or merchants promising improvements in men wear and furnishings. It mentions efforts to reflect quality, control pricing, and avoid overstatement, though the text is unclear and partially damaged.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Gier sought over portions 398A and A, with a tributed sum of 1M each, and references to frontage choices, virtus of virgin allevia agile, floods, and a Bask of A Brisbese. The passage is garbled with unclear names and places.
King and Country urges enlistment as recruitment slows. Australia pledges 5300 soldiers monthly with state quotas including Queensland 700 New South Wales 1700 Victoria 1700 South Australia 500 Western Australia 500 Tasmania 200. Applicants aged 18 to 45 must meet height and chest measures and accept daily ranks and pay from lieutenant to private. Married members may receive a separation allowance. ENLIST TODAY.
After July 1 1915 the subscriptions to rast and Herald change. Town delivered rates in advance 26 per year booked Mi/ Country posted in advance 1r booked 34/ Herald town delivered in advance M per year booked 5. In advance M per year booked 3i/
Nominations expected. Retord nominations clone July 6, 1sts. D C Miller, Wacretery.
A large land area near Mungans in the Cairns district will be opened for lease for a twenty year term. The first ten years will cost 11/8 per square mile. Drawn details available from the Cairns Land Office via the Land Agent.
A historical clipping discusses the issue of bogus naturalisation in Germany and Australia. It notes naturalised Germans with German registrations showing their true allegiance and mentions secret political machinations and possible investigations slated for January.
A Swede named Hart Oleten was charged in the Cairns Police Court on Sunday with stealing the property of Chas Crawford. Detective Constable Meldom gave evidence of arrest and the accused had counsel present. Territorial Corn Silk is advertised as a new remedy for corns in Craig's Vicer Regal Pharmacy Cairns.
In Cairns Falies Court a man named Frank G was charged with assaulting his wife in the street. He intended to plead guilty. The P.M. imposed a one month sentence hoping it would teach him not to ill use his wife again.
An advertisement touts infant powders claiming prescription origin and thorough testing for soothing fussiness in babies. It notes availability at Craig View Virgal Chemist in Abbott Street Cairns and targets tired mothers seeking relief for their infants.
A silent screening of The Belly Gang about the Kelly Gang is set for Thursday and Friday nights at the Palace Theatre. A descriptive lecture by Marshall Melmer will accompany the show detailing the depicted events and real district settings used in filming.
Fragmentary report notes Palace Theatre, Bengal Artillery forces, and a parade or drill event dated during a voyage era. Mentions the famed brass and Latin praise, with an unclear scene of testing and prayer. The text is garbled but centers on a public performance tied to military aspects.
The piece urges Germans with British naturalisation to denounce Germany's treachery and calls for banning or abolishing naturalisation while contending that many Germans serve two flags. It argues that a hidden network and its spread threaten international relations and urges harsh measures to curb such alleged influence.
A Monday night meeting proposed a compromise between forming a four man fund and centralising under the Patriotic Committees. Critics say a new fund would double the burden on donors already giving, and would only attract absent or wavering supporters. The discussion notes existing lists and aims to support soldiers' families Belgians Red Cross or wounded care as part of the broader campaign.
Mackay invites applications for a position of engineer and other posts. Mr A N Waddell of Babonds announces his brother will manage his business during his absence with cash terms. In Alsace, since 98 towns have been named after Rommel prior to the Franco German war, the French Government is conducting postal changes.
P F Merjith dentist will be in attendance at this surgery Mareeba telephope 4. Cairns Town Council holds a special meeting tomorrow at 12 30 p m to receive applications for the position of Foreman of Works.
Report notes a municipal meeting where speakers discussed the phrase hinterland of Carina with A Taylor urging removal. An exchange questions language origins while addressing decorum. Also mentions Thorn Throat Pastilles for sore throats and a Cairne Pharmacy advert in Lakesbery run by W A Collin a chemist.
The Tasman of the Royal Packet Line reached Cairn City Tuesday morning en route to Java with 20 to 30 passenger through tickets issued for the Barron Falls and Kurandagnepemt route. A quantity of railway material was unloaded for Port Derwin as the harbor master Capt Middleton piloted the vessel in and out. The steamer then departed for Jars, its first calling place at King Port Morashy.
Austral Pictures at the Austral Theatre announces a sparkling programme headlined by a Dew production and a two-reel Vim by the London Company titled Vim. It features Ken Webater in a sensation war story with thrilling scenes and a martial mood. Supporting dramas include two Keystones The Mia Plate Foot and Mab Ele Predicament. The usual Spence Street venue offers improved seating and expects strong patronage tonight.
John Reston Weir pleaded not guilty before Lieut-Col. Moore on June 8 to stealing a £1 note from Hella Singh of Cairns. Acting-Sergeant O’Grady testified seeing Weir emerge from a bedroom with the note. Singh identified him, and Weir fled. The defendant then offered to plead guilty. The court fined him £5 and ordered repayment of the stolen money, with six weeks’ imprisonment in default, noting his age and family.
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