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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 12, 1910
Page
4
Telegram summary notes the Prime Minister alluding to pay for two acts of senators until June 30 due to Senate Alterations Act provisions. The extraordinary situation may not recur, as the 191% election timing was arranged for May or June.
London dispatches say William Pember Reeves has resigned as High Commissioner for New Zealand though his appointment carried a salary of £400 a year. Reeves faced sharp criticism in Parliament, and Sir Joseph Ward indicated he had urged the resignation after receiving the House’s attitude.
Weight lifting records were established in Dunedin by the Crottom Brothers and attested by 12 spectators, with Emile noted among witnesses.
In Sydney at the Gaiety Athletic Hall a crowd of about five hundred watched amateur boxing preliminary bouts when a blow to the jaw neck area felled contender Cleborne. Robertson delivered the decisive punch, and Cleborne failed to recover. The incident occurred during the event’s opening fire.
A submarine named AS, identical to the vessel that sank in dawn and hay in 1905, reportedly sank again after filters were drowned but was later refloated.
London reports a reduced water rate to Montreal bringing wheat carriage to Liverpool via Montreal to 2.12 cents per bushel, down from 2.52 cents by Buffalo. The New...
Cable dispatch from LOXPON reports a Chinese capital riot in Yuemchow with claims the China hon has been destroyed, though details and confirmation from rioters are not yet received.
Dee Special Correspondent reports a busy Zillmanton camp with operations in full swing. The Chillagoe Company mines show water from three Cornish lifts, an air shaft sunk about 200 feet from Reid's shaft, and renovations at Nos 1 and 2 shafts. Reid's shaft crossing and lode indications appear favorable as disbursed drill results reveal quartz in granite. Wales Bridge repaired and O K road open for traffic while Mungees coach runs this week and traction engines head to the smelters with coke.
An OCR fragment notes Oaks Bush playing a four a side game in Cay with unclear details. The readable parts mention a competition or event but names and exact facts are unreadable.
At a Mareeba Show Committee meeting held on Tuesday the panel agreed to grant 5 pounds expenses for a proposed football match between Cairns and Chillagoe teams. The Agriculture Department plans to provide a cattle judging judge, with A H Clarke of Cairns named for rings events. Fray and Oaks act as buyers and assayers. A Mareeba report on local metal markets notes wolfram production rising but with large hoards of ore held by miners. prices range, bismuth scarce, and molybdenite shows a slight downturn with values around 110 to 115 per ton on analysis.
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