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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 17, 1915
Page
2
Plans and specifications available at our offices Townsville. Tenders to be received by 12 noon Saturday 16 April 1915. Lowest tender not guaranteed. Architects D Lynch and Walter Hunt. Townsville Charters Tower Cairns.
An advertisement notes Dr Stead's Throat Pastiles for quick relief of throat irritation. It lists a price and supplier Kelly the chemist and mentions an upcoming talk by Mr J G Hoare on effects of Mr W Melnnes. Townsville references appear with Dr Txuie clarifying non involvement and dental services offered by Charles G T Murray L2D. The Police Court session covers appeals against Council valuations numbering six hundred.
For sale three horses aged 1 and 3 years, clean limbs and wind, heavy and active, half-day horses. Specially selected by FE C Bari from the best studs in the Hughenden district. Prices from £78. To arrive about the 5th. Inspection at Balaclaraith Gardenvale on the 20th am Tish. For further particulars send E. C. EARL.
Copper ranges from £465/5 to £45.10 with forward figures noted as cests and electrolytic at 89 £70/5. Tin quoted £199 to £19,109 with Edge/10 and £167 in forward. Pig iron and lead prices listed around £1 and £22/5 to £24/16 respectively. Silver is marked Mid. The notice dates indicate Wednesday March 17, 1915.
The intended sale of Mrs Robin son furniture at Esplanade by J G Hoare has been cancelled. The Faretreet theatre continues its season with Metbe and Mr Little drawing praise for their voices and farewell from London promises a return to Europe.
The I Co parade scheduled for tonight has been cancelled. Starr-Bowkett Society reports totals for Saturday and names directors to attend next weekend. A new shop opens in Cairns offering goods at reduced prices. Michael Ford was fined for creating a disturbance before Cairns Police Court. Council discussions touch Chinatown and local conduct with fines imposed. An ad promotes a worm cure with price and supplier details.
To mark St Patrick Day the Cairns Hibernians organize a Babindas excursion leaving at 4 20 this morning. A grand social and dance follows at the Hibernian Hall with a Belsh Jig competition and a fine tableau depicting St Patrick’s life. The programme includes scenes of St Patrick’s death, preaching to the Irish, and his dream of the children of Ireland. officials expect a highly successful evening.
The article rails at Germany as a nation of spies and plotters, demanding private plunder be disgorged and Berlin and Munich treasures replaced. It cites Maeterlinck on pitilessness, notes war subjects in a weekly feature, and highlights images of the Emden remains and Belgian conflicts with vivid editorial tone.
The Glasgow, famed for sinking the Good Hope and Monmouth, engaged and sank the Leipzi wingh-banded, and later took part in the sinking of the Dresden. Anderson's Seeds claims the largest stock nationally, with Craigs Popular Pharmacy promoted for garden lovers. In court, Mr. Gibson presided as John Davie was fined for sleeping in a cab, and George Cochren faced fines for employing an aboriginal without a permit.
The Austral Pictures presents a pictorial record of the great events shaking the world. The manager emphasizes edifying content and promises to focus on the nation's public concerns amid the present crime wave.
The excerpt denounces German culture as devilry, framed as a threat to civilisation. It warns that German misrule and practical tyranny harm heritage, religion, and social order, portraying the devil as the force behind these acts and urging vigilance against such influences.
At a Cairns Town Council meeting the mayor Ald. Iffithe moved to grant 40 pounds 10 shillings to the Cairns band as a subscription for the year. Ald. Gelling seconded the motion.
Medlik s Pictures in Cairns presents Captain Winter s performing dogs and a big drama to follow. Officials are critiqued for water taps on the Esplanade and public drinking concerns. In Babinda Jimmy Brown faced default fines and two months imprisonment for a court case.
Public notices outline changes to Cairns Post Office services with closures at noon and adjusted savings bank and telegraph office hours. Telegrams received until after noon, monthly postal procedures referenced with punctuation errors in text.
The Wandilla 1000 tons sails from Melbourne to Sydney Brisbane Mackay Townsville and Cairns with onward service to northern ports. The Adelaide Steamship Co will also run a Melbourne Cairns passenger loop with the Wandilla and other ships, while Cairns council hears remarks on naval events and a Morier memoir cites German chauvinism and warning of future war.
Tonight the New Palace marks Patrick's night with a big special attraction screening the racing drama Kissing Cup at 5200 feet. The management invested to present a genuine feature and expects a large audience response, complemented by Jock Will's, the renowned Scotch comedian, and other vaudeville acts.
Dutch repatriation official van der Veen describes Belgian misery after bombardment. He cites hunger and typhus, starvation in southeast provinces, and the need to feed Belgians through central depots while urging German authorities to allow food shipments and revive industry to curb demoralization. He notes people walking miles for meals and Belgians living in caves near Namur and Brussels. The report reflects aid aims and German control concerns.
The Gordonvale Club’s final shoot for the Ser rite Barrel Competition on the 10 rarite range ended in a tie between McAloon and Wordsworth. McAloon won second prize with 28, Horton and Gordon tied for third, and Keogh delivered notable marks with 104 at the rifle. Next Sunday and the following, musketry practice resumes with free ammunition and cash prizes. Local school exam results noted two teachers achieving success. Eric Clem also passed his examination after joining the overseas forces.
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