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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 31, 1915
Page
2
The advertisement offers £1000 in prizes and £100 cash for one person or eight months for two. It outlines prize values including a First Prize valued at £500 and mentions the World Round trip and Third Prize as part of the draw. The committee notes the artwork value and payment conditions for purchasing at the advertised amount if the winner desires.
Event listing mentions ML Gig at 9.00 PM with Mr. Wile listed among performers. Unable to confirm full details due to fragmented source text.
Taiyuan to Cairns leg and Hong Kong route outlined with Good Friday ports. The Cairns Starr Bowkett Society reports receipts total 237 pounds 14 shillings. G Bremner and F E Hawkins named directors for forthcoming attendance. A Cairns Police Court case yields Peter Lawson fined £3 or one month for obscene language and £1 for resisting a constable. additional fines imposed in two minor cases.
The report mentions Bernhardi style extook likely titled There’s some king in the English after all. It notes arrivals from Brisbane Com stables O’Brien Kelly Aderman and Forrest to be stationed at Cairns. Also references a Kaiser claim of not desiring war and a six week conflict expectation.
The inspection notes progress on American manufactured long range guns and growing Allied support from American factories. In wartime events, Christmas trench exchanges between German and Italian lines are described along with Russian prisoners and typhoid-linked deaths. A sad local fatality records William Carter, a tender crewman lost after diving into water, with Alfred Scanth aiding but dying later. Carter left a wife and three children in Maclay, the family noted as well known.
A young man faced Cairns Police Court under the Health Act after a case involving a woman’s proceeds. Police indicate rigorous steps will be taken to prevent similar offences locally.
Word arrives that Captain Frei Rhodes who led the Pilot Service at Townsville for seven months will return to Cairns on Sunday to resume duties as Harbour Master. Captain Middleton, acting Shipping Inspector at Cairns, departs on Wednesday for Brisbane.
Old residents recall a record wet season with heavy rainfall starting after April. Mentioned is Hop Wah Road and the impact on construction. Craig's Pharmacy displays Ceylon variety paw paw and promotes E. Tebiets tablets for kidney troubles, priced 1/6 per bottle.
A Saturday Petty Sessions session in the district was chaired by Mr Gillies MU A acting as University Secretary. The brief proceedings covered standard matters and routine adjournments.
London reports metal prices for copper tin lead and pig origin. Copper ranges 88/10 to 99/1/6 forward 69/7/6. Tin 170/10 to 217 forward 106/10. Lead 25/10.
The article notes Britain mobilizes civilian reserves to form a large army while questioning their calibre. It cites Sir Edward Grey on repeated European bloodshed and references a grub price dispute at Green Hills where workers balk at pay cuts from 15 shillings to 1 pound per day, with threats of further action if outbreaks occur.
The article argues that a strong offensive is needed now to prevent breaches and to push the frontiers. It notes German and Austrian lines, Allied resilience, and a planned spring offensive, with Russia's mobilization as a factor influencing enemy calculations. It highlights intensified Western pressure and potential enemy reconsideration.
Mr. N. W. Nagel Postmaster announces One day arrangements for Good Friday and Easter. All offices closed except telephones. country mails close 6am. Easter Saturday offices open as usual except Savings Bank closed all day. Easter Monday Savings Bank closed. other offices close at noon and telegraph office remains open all day. telegrams accepted in the telegraph office counter. mails for country close soon.
Fragmentary text hints at a theatre program or performance notes at the New Palace Theatre. Mentions a star and a title The Rise Wager, with garbled names and possible cast references, suggesting an fragmented listing of scenes or performers.
We Noble of Double Island Tote advised scarcity of ruin in that Yeealite. Picnic parties and campers at Pemble Island during the Faster holidays should obtain water from the dip well into the wale.
In Cairns Summons Court, James Johnson pleads guilty to a traffic breach and is fined 3/ and 3/6 costs. Sergeant Aird prosecutes. The Cairns Town Council v Willie Ming on by laws is adjourned for a week.
Publication by the British Dominions General Insurance Co offers up to date information on world armies and navies with maps and photographs. It is described as a largely practical medical aid for the home, promoted alongside Castor OH Chocolates at Craig's Vice Regal Pharmacy. Price 1/ at Craig's.
A 19th century wartime notice describes four coded telegram systems including Mosimaser Me Nagel and Meyers Atluct, with references to February last and January dated videos. The document notes safe conditions and that details are available on application to the Telegraph Office.
The Northern Herald presents a collection of wartime images including the Dardanelles bombardment and Mire scenes, plus pictorials of the Tolga Sawmill, Port Melbourne wharves, Isis Central Mill, and local landmarks. The spread aims to appeal to general readers, with usual news columns and features.
A strong World War I era message from General Birdwood warns ape troops to protect their good name and show unwavering resolve. The communiqué calls for single minded thought and effort toward collective duty and selfless work for the greater cause.
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