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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 08, 1914
Page
2
A 1914 editorial argues that bread strikes reveal the public cannot force private industry to serve the common good. It traces the failure of socialist remedies and questions worker ownership versus union control as frequent strikes disrupt supply and challenge consumer relief.
The Betal Garzet records copper ranges from £63/3/8 to £ sin/ for ward and £43/10 to £3/15. Tin shows prices from £150/5 to £150/15 forward and £163/5 to £153/15.
Cream preparation details and remedies appear alongside notices of postponed events and auctions. The Inca Hibernans event is rescheduled for Oct Sunday at 9:15 pm from Cuires, and A J Draper Ltd will auction Mr E Telfer’s household furniture on Wednesday at 2:20 pm from Bunda Street. Milling work and worker applications noted for the 3rd instant.
A Cairns advertisement notes a fashion event at Melbourne Blouse on Abbott Street with velvet outfits for a new season. It mentions items for adults and children including sweaters in grey brown cream and navy and notes the event time of 7 45 pm if weather permits.
Fragmented OCR notes show a court remand sentence or fine discussion mentioning Dr Russell Inducers Specific and a Cairns Police Court event. The text mixes weather clothing ads, shoe pricing at Trail and Winstone, and hospital notes about a Master Mr P Allan, with meetings planned for June and a social ball.
A sale offers beading fringe ornaments fancy ribbons and gloves at Lake Street Cairns. The event markets attractive novelties for evening wear and fashion accessories.
Hands will be engaged at the Col onia Sugar Company's Geondi mill in June for a dental notice reported by our Inainfail correspondent.
Awaiting arrival of the Home Secretary the Chief Protector plans to escort him to the Northern fission settlements to ensure proper oversight and coordination.
Our Innisfail correspondent notes five weeks without rain have ended as the river rises sharply. Power outages threaten, with over five inches falling this month and about 38 inches for the year, below the prior year’s level for the same period.
The notice details Cameron's Estate ready for auction around late July. It lists 1380 acres to be sold in 88 to -co acre lots, with substantial farming operations nearly complete under supervision of J. F. and others. The wording is fragmentary but indicates a major land sale.
The Tasmanian, a German Australian liner, is due at Cairns around the 7th and will enter the inner harbour. It represents one of the Black German lines newest ships and is praised as a top example of modern large vessels. The German Australian Steamship Co. has expanded its fleet to over a dozen ships, improving Cairns to continental connections.
The Palace Theatre features a Western drama Bromo Billy starring Mr. G. M. Anderson, acclaimed as a great picture artist. Also shown is Higher Duty, a Labia drama praised for its comprehensive portrayal of cruelty and strong themes.
A call from the Boperial Hotel sought information to identify the caller who asked for a loan of a New Games bow and claimed to work for This Office. The caller attempted to shoot Barramundis and gave a name linked to an office.
It is expected that the new boilers for the Mossman Central Mill will reach Port Douglas next month and will be railed at once to their destination.
At Townsville Supreme Court on Monday Acting Justice Jameson ordered a writ of habeas corpus to recover the possession of a child from his wife. The judge directed that issues of fact be tried before Cairns Circuit without a jury.
Police report a postponement of the trial following a Home Secretary order. The delay aims to defer the legal proceedings while officials review the case details and considerations.
The Rev. Robert Stewart, president of the Methodist Church of Queensland, and the Rev. F. Deusbury, former president, arrived by Wyreeme on Thursday. They attend a public gathering where people are dining while rain continues, as a bottle of Chateau Tanunda eases the wait.
A wet night drew good attendance at the Asbury church meeting where Miss McCorkindale spoke for the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. She praised the Cairns Union’s spirit and outlined reform work ahead for temperance groups.
A dated market rundown lists weekly offers on towels, fabrics, dresses, hats, housewear, and accessories. Promotions advertise discounts on towels, muslin house garments, wool voile blouses, embroidered laces, and children’s clothing with several price reductions and assorted lengths and yardage.
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