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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 22, 1914
Page
3
Inspection invited for silk and cotton piece goods and antimosty ware at Japanese Emporium Lake Street Cairns. Alana offers handmade lace goods for household at low prices and a variety of curios. Tel TM Box it.
Mr T J Kerr has sold the well known horse Bellman to Mr W H Buchanan of Myss Men. The Marieha Show meeting on the 23rd will be Bellman’s final appearance under Kerr before transfer of the bars to the new owner. A Port Torgine Amateur Race Club committee meeting at the North Australian Hotel set the course for Saturday. Handicaps for the 25th inst include Opening Handicap and Flying, with several horses named and weights listed. Nominations open for District Trial System races within Georgetown sub divisions and provincial limits.
Abbreviated notice lists Abbott Street contact and Hobart as communication point for sporting information and tobacco products. It mentions smoking etiquette and a waiting room with three chairs. The readable text is fragmented and lacks clear event details or dates.
Mackay Turf Club reports fair attendance on the second day with ideal weather and a tote turnover of £373, totaling £1,190 over two days. Results include All Violet, Highland Plain, Balaguard, Beechworth, and Mamote winning multiple handicaps, while nominations for the King’s Birthday meeting are due tonight. Also notes the death of Isaac Earnshaw, the dispersal of his racing string, and forthcoming Queensland racing entries and notable horses entering Albion Cup and district races.
London reports a Krupp family war levy of 430000 pounds with Bertha Krupp and her husband paying 345000. John Rhodes inherits 170000 pounds from a deceased uncle. Miss Dacrefox, a suffragette, is released after a hunger strike. Mary Richardson faces arrest under the Cat and Mouse Act. Shipbuilding notes cite an Australian New Zealand service plan and a Kaiser's push, while UK unions warn against slackers amid industry strain.
The Cairns District Hospital committee met on Thursday evening with President EK Henriques and members P Allan H Hannam Taylor W Friend and secretary E S Mann present. Correspondence items included donations from various donors and notes that some firms could not provide expected deductions. The financials showed a credit balance of £129 12s after payments. The surgeon’s report tracked admissions, discharges, deaths, and current inpatients, with a hospital ball planned.
At a Mossman Regey Union meeting the plan was ridiculed and a Cairns affiliate was rejected. The group considered arranging a Pomibles match with Cairns for a date to suit Mourilyan excursion plans.
Maying faced Lemion and Susmes as J. W. Hearne claimed five wickets for Orans and Tarram took four for two, shaping a lopsided bowling display in the game.
The Cairns Hill club releases its final program to the end of June with events on May 24 and May 31 including 10, 99 and 1M yard finals Lennon’s trophy and cash prizes. June 2 features the final event with Hogan and Whitver in a medial shoot and a £3 prize split into 17 portions.
May n Townsville hosts a boxing event with heavy crowd. Gashe Douglas wins a welterweight bout after overcoming a late surge from a tired opponent. Douglas uses strong straight lefts and power. Reynolds and Wilson deliver a solid lightweight bout with Wilson showing grit. Newman and Pollo fight a close featherweight contest with Pepe gaining reach early.
The event Seréay Servines Maze is scheduled at Hamble dos Jusebon on Sunday at 9 o clock. Read details note time and place for attendees.
In Lomos on May 21, a report notes the Minister for Education will head a continental tour starting next month from Maples, arriving in Tomdum. The piece blends garbled OCR text with references to Mr. Con Michael and a forthcoming tour, amid unspecified reforms and public events.
The report notes Mr Higes circulating among implied interests to safeguard a dual bid and alter the title while proposing measures to prohibit preference for members of trade unions and to grant the right of appeal with a farcical penalty provisions. The text includes misreadings and garbled names but centers on union policy debates and provocative penalties amid a Melbourne context dated May 2.
The Scar Market records show mixed demand with prime cattle selling well and calves easier. We sold 34 calves and 440 head of cattle, including some dull prices for medium grades. Trade notes mention Perche and Co. and references to local dealers, with a Friday sale titled Gerard and others.
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