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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 03, 1915
Page
2
An advert explains a yearly reduction on all overstocked linen fashions at Maree Down with big price cuts. It urges customers to act quickly to find their size before stocks clear, highlighting bold limits and a call to telephone for orders.
The Mulgrave Turf Club schedules a St Patrick's Day meeting at the New Racecourse Gordonvale on Wednesday March ith 1015. Events include divisions of Handicaps for local and all horses with prizes, nominations and acceptance fees listed, and the North Queensland Racing Association rules apply with nominations due March 4 1915 and closing on the Saturday.
George John Hall aged 4 years, father of A. M. Hall of Hambleton Mill, died on March 1. Interment private.
The Cairns Harbor Board, entering its three year term since 1906, advances its policy through on site inspections of wharves. Directors emphasize understanding works and expenditures, praising steady progress while inviting public scrutiny and orderly development for the port’s growth. A scheduled event on March 6 announces upcoming performances by Will E. Grow and Bee en and signals ongoing civic efforts.
Austral Pictures promotes Hugo Lear and Miss Olga in the final two nights. A grand new programme features When Pierrot met Pierrette, a 200 foot Belair performance of vengeance, The Gypsy's Kiss, and comedies including Looking for Trouble Petticoat Pretty The Danger of Ambition Whose Baby are You. The Flower Girl is advertised as a unique Cairns offering at the Austral Theatre on pleasant evenings.
Just after 1 o clock on Saturday the Bolands tail met to bid farewell to Mr J Perrer the attourlant who leaves Lo jia in Cumains and Coop bell town as town traveller Mr W A Horrgson spoke for the staff and said they were sorry to lose their oldest emer Alter and that wherever he goes he would succeed The staff sent round a memento and the event broke up amid good wishes Germany already feels the pinch of the British jet blockade and the Allies concerns Stras burg Leger is on pieati d op ever-
A collage of notices and items reports throat remedies by Dr Stead and a brief war snapshot. Queen Elizabeth is mentioned in a distant front, while the Hum family faces shifts and a Turkish Adventure is noted. Local arrivals, a hospital organ donation, a health inspector move, a Tailors display, and an insurance meeting are listed alongside police court fines and business notices.
A fragmented article discusses German visitors claiming to be missionaries rather than conquerors, criticizes Austrian armies, and notes Allied irritation. It ends with an advertisement for Mulgrave Heartache Cure promising rapid relief and business credibility, priced 2/6 from Robert Craig, Vice-Regal Chemist, Cairos.
A chaotic collage notes 100,000 pounds and mentions drowning in the North Sea and a search for a “hambagging nuis.” It also promotes an eye service offered at Hides Hotel with dates March 11 and 12, amid reflections on Britain and France fighting alongside allied nations and the memory of Bismarck.
The Townsville Chamber of Commerce reports a letter from Sir Robert Philp stating the Land Court sittings for resumptions will be decided by the Land Department. No recommendations have yet been referred, and there is no intention to open the court in Brisbane once resumptions are made. A patriotic concert at Palace Theatre, organized by local Masonic lodges, promises a monster programme with performers from Irvinebank and other districts.
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