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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 22, 1917
Page
4
A wireless message from Zurich reports the Russian revolution has stirred agitation in German labor circles. Several Leipzig workshops closed, with serious demonstrations and strikes. Troubles also hit Dresden and Munich. Landwehr regiments were sent to Leipzig and other worker towns to quell the unrest.
AMSTERDAM reports the destruction of abandoned territory to deny enemy use for future operations. BRISBANE notes Eighteen recruits accepted today as part of ongoing mobilization efforts.
The resignation of John Adams from Rockhampton's seat in the queenstand Parliament has been handed to the Speaker. Nominations for the National Political Council plebiscite in the Lilley Federal Division closed this afternoon with entries from John Marsland Flewell Smith H Mackay and Arthur Harold Hansen. A plebiscite will be held tomorrow evening.
Report from the Commonwealth meeting under the Prime Minister notes ongoing campaign planning for Federal elections in New South Wales Queensland and other states. Delegates including Senator Givens and Mr Littleton Groom discussed Senate and House candidates with no decisions yet and nominations to close Friday at 6.00 PM.
Sydney March 21 The latest quotations list a wide array of horses including Lavendo Spurn Gire Balarang Folgerates Woorak Boame Whame King's Bounty etigne First Mrinci nee Mehi Kine Court Jester Harnet Graham Colbert Rushford Lingle Car lita Green Cap Bursar Bombita Tom Castro Prince Bardolph The Fortune Hunter Ulva's bile and others among the Doncaster and Sydney Cup contenders.
Sport and travel note a Sydney and Victoria contrast with winners Polycrates and Woorak. Polycrates wins Newmarket Handicap while Woorak, ridden by Bracken, runs in the C M Lloyd Stakes and may retire to stud at Bannertime. Woorak’s progeny expected to keep his memory alive.
In a keen Sunday contest the Model L yacht triumphed to claim the cup after a stiff challenge from Model Rainbow and Model II. Wind shifted from east to heavy blows as the boats lined up, with Model L overtaking Rainbow and maintaining lead to victory.
The Mareeba Turf Club hosts a Repatriation Meeting on the ath April with two races the A I F parse at 6 furlongs and the Repatriation Handicap at 7 furlongs. Secretaries of registered clubs report good nominations from Mt Malloy Wolfram Herberton and Alnaden.
March 2 report notes Lennie Grobdrisg named Secretary of the North Mee to Taft's Cab in place of Halbert who resigned. Heh MetCarthy plans shipping Beechworth and Dr Hart to Hrighane Monday. Mad Jack heads to Cairns. St Patrick's Day sports yield a profit of 50 pounds.
Last night at the Austral, a full programme included the Red Feather feature The Way of the World starring Dorothy Davenport and Hobart Bosworth. A separate comedy drama His Picture drew hearty laughter, with On the Great and timely subjects always welcome in the bill.
Australian soldiers in France praise cocoa given by the YMCA amid mud and battle weariness. A military secretary notes men, exhausted yet eager, crowding for a mug of cocoa and calling it jolly, with a few exclaiming boshter as they relax after relays of fighting. The piece extols YMCA workers who provide comfort wherever soldiers go.
The Minister for Home and Territories said 180 Maltese blocked from landing in Australia during the conscription campaign awaited work. Rev Bronnett, a Maltese clergyman, arranged employment with the Prime Minister, and the rest had found may work.
The text touts Dr Sheldon liniment as a miracle remedy for neuralgia pain. It promises rapid relief by applying to the forehead neck and gums and claims the liniment draws out pain like a magnet. Endorses suffering briefly before relief.
Classified listing notes fabric and clothing items including Calico six dozen Red Grass Linen apron dowies 43 inch tid yard Shirting seven dozen Misc items and women’s shoes slippers umbrellas and related accessories offered in small quantities with prices per unit listed in a dense antique catalog style.
An Australian officer recalls a humorous exchange about the YMCA’s role with soldiers. A soldier comments that YMCA workers are Christians yet behave as a free and informal force. The anecdote showcases wartime morale and cross cultural impressions.
Fragmented text shows an ad style note offering a cough remedy. Readable parts mention a cough and health claims, with unclear branding or product details. No clear entities or dates are confirmed in the surviving lines.
Miss May Cook of Mayfield Farm East Barron Atherton departs on extended holiday trip south on the greema schedule. Dan Kelly leads W H Green's market department while Sister nurses Graham Dodd from Rosemount Military Hospital head abroad for front line service. Sisters Morris Morrison, former Towers hospital staff, recently reported their arrivals in England.
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