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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 18, 1920
Page
5
A community event featured a handicapped athletics program with events such as hurdle and field races. Officials included Messrs Nugent and O’Connel with prize listings and a large crowd observing the day’s events.
An elderly Dunwich resident died recently after a long life linked to mining and local lore. He served on the outfield and was known for memoirs and reminiscences shared with fellow retirees and veteran contributors. He lived beyond eighty nine, with years tied to Coll and Caines lore and a pensioners reserve at Wher.
London enforces order after four hours of clashes between Sinn Fein and Unionists. Police bayonets, troops, and cordons separate rioters as gunfire causes casualties including three deaths. Sinn Fein hunger strikers flee a hospital after a food shortage provokes distress among staff.
Brisbane May 47 delegates from all States attended the Unit ed Victuallers Association conference. They pledged support for the upcoming October poll and agreed to present a logical case for continuance. Federal President T Dennison to remain in Queensland to aid the campaign.
General Birdwood arrived in Brisbane from Central Queensland and attended a reception at the Hrostone Club. He visited the Beerbarrom soldiers' settlement and planted the first tree in Anzac Avenue to honor fallen soldiers. He plans private engagements tomorrow and will tour Mrs Bell's station at Coochin Coochin on Wednesday before heading to Lt's.
Brisbane May 17 Weather Bureau reports a new tropical disturbance once noted near Cape Leeuwin last Monday caused capricious rain in the southern States. The apex did not reach central New South Wales, so relief is still awaited.
In Sydney a protest group marched to the Premier, with plans to meet officials and Governor at set times. Separately, the Gordonvale Royal Society meeting announced new officers F Matthews and Lam and adjourned after debate on candidate matters.
At the criminal sittings in Arisbane on May 17, George Gloc ke Rossian faced formal charges of wilful murder of his child and attempted murder of three family members at Seneybank. He has been confined since Mayath in an asylum and the case was adjourned until he can stand trial. Annie Chapian faced charges of sending poisoned chocolates containing strychnine to Caroline Lehness at Bris bane, with intent to harm. She admitted buying the sweets, posting them from Brisbane, and wrote a letter seeking forgiveness. the case remains part heard.
The Presbyterian General Assembly in Brisbane continued with discussion on the Sustentation Fund and home missions. Ministers’ salaries were debated as to attracting youth, while a prohibition report and Methodist or party alignments were touched on amid voting-system explanations for October ballots.
Margaret Manica and Mary Ovens, both aged around 60, are charged with unlawfully killing Florence Bourke. The death occurred at her home on Thursday morning in South Brisbane. They were remanded until the 2nd of the month.
A Sydney gathering held in May failed to achieve its aim and three men left the group to take up work in the suburbs, dampening the local efforts and signaling a shift in activity away from the city center.
Agriculture Minister Mr Gillies plans large scale maize silos at Tolwa and Atherton soldiers settlement to store output and deter speculative buyers. He will seek full information from New South Wales experts and study wheat silo models to assess capacity for Tolga and other maize producing districts amid heavy rainfall and the need for proper drying and storage.
At the Hythe talks the British and French governments seek a fair wartime debt settlement. They aim to secure timely reparations while allowing Germany to regain financial autonomy, with experts to draft terms for repayment compatible with Allied needs and Germany’s capacity.
London May 17 reports a grand Joan of Arc celebration with sixty cardinals sixty bishops and 21000 attendees at St Peter's Kore. Women fainted from heat and incense as commemoration services echoed in Notre Dame Paris and Westminster Cathedral.
A sensational shooting affray in Wanganui saw solicitor C. E. Mackay and the Mayor of the Bar arrested on charges of shooting. A soldier, Cress ing a returned veil of Timare, was wounded. The mayor was remanded for a trial on attempted murder.
Washington dispatch cites telegraph from provisional President De Huerta claiming Carranza with a small escort has departed toward the mountains near Vera Cruz to escape advancing revolutionary forces.
The Premier issued a circular to church leaders urging the arrangement of services to pray for rain in drought-stricken areas.
In Sydney on May unknown date Mr J Ryan failed to appear as expected prompting questions about his absence. The uneven attendance disrupted proceedings and drew attention from local officials.
A reported illegal liquor incident in Sydney involves alleged involvement by an unnamed individual. Authorities state the case concerns unlawful sales or distribution and an ongoing investigation is underway.
Melbourne reports that the Institute of Tropical Medicine at Townsville proposes new stations at Mount Isa and Rabaul, adds staff, and seeks Federal Cabinet support to extend its work in Papua, the Territorie s, and German territories. The committee notes past malaria treatment success and aims for broader field research without disrupting core lab duties.
Secret ballot of QR employees over alleged theft of a stationmaster transfer from Miram to Sewbory Junction ends in near unanimous call for a strike. Industrial Magistrate likely to summon a compulsory conference to avert industrial action.
Inspector General writes to Undergraduates Association secretary about a flawed process causing city disarray. A deadly car incident, dumped animals and harmful debris at the Town Hall disrupted operations. Foreign matter blocked valves and hindered restoration, delaying return to normal after the disturbance.
TOKIO May 17 Japanese and American bankers have signed a consortium agreement. The Foreign Office has heard statements from France Britain and the United States indicating they did not contemplate acts inimical to Japan but offered no sufficient assurances safeguarding them, prompting Japan to confirm the consortium pact.
New York May 16 reports Aerial Transport Corp will inaugurate a two service system for passengers and freight across the United States starting in July. The project includes British aircraft valued at about one million pounds as part of war memorial aeronautical efforts.
A man died instantly after a sulky collided with another vehicle near Gladstone Street on May 17 in Rockham. The victim, known as Mr. Brand, was a Mary birth resident and well known in the town. The report notes injuries including two broken ribs and a burst heart.
A Swiss referendum incident near Zurich involved a tense moment as a heated crowd pressed for action on League of Nations issues. A confrontation arose when a speaker attempted to end the debate, with a bystander nicknamed Brown drawing attention amid the unsettling scene.
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