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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 26, 1914
Page
2
Dentist A W McManus announces services by surgeon dentists Jesey C F Scott BDS D Logan BDS and Al A Goodall BDS. They plan visits to hinterland and coastal towns to serve patients.
The review notes a large audience interest in the film London by Day and Night shown for three nights at the Cairns Pictures. It highlights scenes of London life from the Strand to Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster, and Windsor Castle, with further views of Thames and key landmarks. The piece praises the documentary for its vitality and scope.
A Telegram from the Waipara grounding near Annibal Island sparks calls for improved coastal lights along Australia. The piece urges rapid lighthouse installs to guide ships through reef-studded waters and reduce maritime hazards, citing Commander Threwis’s report and ongoing debates over federal lighting control.
A note indicates Mr. Hoss, long serving assistant fruit inspector at Cairns, has been transferred to another post. The document references DeseneerTon and Fert all State as potential new assignments, with uncertain details about the writer.
An advertisement promotes a perfume and toiletries showcase at Craig's Pure Drag Pharmacy offering free headkerchief perfume and conch trinkets, alongside a lecture at the Methodist Church by Rev. S M Scott Pletcher. It notes changes in fruit inspection duties and port plant duties shifting from Mr. Williams to a senior inspector, with implications for fruit culture instruction.
The Woongarra branch endorses deputation to the Queensland Cabinet for relief amid the recent Industrial Court award. Fairymead Limited reports a profit of £40,008 18s with £96,006 reserved and 3 percent total dividend proposed. Top prospects for the coming year include above average cane growth and investments. Woods Peppermint Cars are advertised for bronchial coughs.
Dr Hamlyn-Parris director of the Brisbane Museum will deliver a free lecture on primitive man in Australia. He studies native races from the Stone Age to modern times, including Tasmanians and Australian Aboriginals, and urges recording this passing heritage. Admission is free.
The Cairmans Tennis Club plans a dance at Oddfellows Ball before next Thursday’s season end. Kenny and Stewart showcase log chopping with an expected two inch diameter increase and a Sydney-bound outing. A new film slate features Lubin's The House of Pear and The Arcadians headlining a four-week run at Hibernian Hall, with The Quaker Girl and The Catch of the Season among popular numbers. Projections include a major Irish Hall program and a forthcoming screening of The Arcadians praised for its lively, breezy humor and strong performances by Vicky Miller and Bertie Michelson.
A fragmented note mentions aviator Hamel as the presumed top shareholder in a reconstructed company. The text also references trees in Persia and a date around May with unclear context or further details.
Charles G T Murray a L Q D dentist may be consulted daily on all branches of the dental profession at his surgery A M P Building Arthur Street Telephone 158 P O Box 135. The dreige Willumge out of commission was beached at Admiralty Island this morning by Harbour Engineer Mr Carleton. The veams will be inspected later by Mr Weir Marine Surveyor. Barr Bookett Society Cairns Start Bowkett Society last Saturday received totalled £21 13 9. Merc G Bremner and F D Hawkins directors to be in attendance next Saturday.
A parishioners meeting at St John’s Church will be held this fall at an evening time to review the church’s financial position. Cairns Savings Bank reports deposits rising to 194 7 9 and withdrawals to 7 7 4 with directors noted for attendance. postal officials warn of shipment delays affecting Cairns mail due to a parcel evolution and overcarried items, delaying arrivals until Friday, with routine delivery expected thereafter.
London May 5 a signalman named Herbert Hulton was sentenced to four years imprisonment by a court martial of Sheer in connection with the disappearance of signal horses from the battlefield.
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