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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 27, 1913
Page
4
May reports from Constantinople Paris Ottawa and London note arrests for sedition in schools, a defence budget plan and tax hikes, morale and leadership changes in military and government, and public opinion on immigration and empire development. Several incidents include convicts threatening the president and a royal note on the Mikado’s health.
A garbled mix of items reports suffragette techniques in Shanghai and political notes from London and Berlin. Mentions include a Chinese general and Yuan Shih-kai era matters, English parliamentary reflection on divorce and elections, a sale of Wakool to a Japanese buyer, charity allocations by executors, trade union ballot rules, and a Berlin resolution on suppressing pro French associations.
A busy store emphasizes in store policy that coffee served on premises remains fresh and clean. The notice highlights product quality and customer experience at the point of sale.
Brisbane May 25 The proprietor of the Exhibition Hotel reports a robbery in his bedroom as a boarder disappears. Detective Head and Constable Seanley chase a suspect on the Sydney mail train platform then overpower him after a struggle. A revolver is fired, a man is pursued, and £31 is recovered from the suspect. The arrested man claims the name Fred Sven Hamilton and says he is German. Lieutenant Governor Morgan witnesses the incident and praises the officers.
The notice requires hotelkeepers to maintain a daily register of all residents and lodgers with their true names, dates of arrival and departure. Inspectors or police may access the book, with penalties over £5 for noncompliance. The Cairn Post offers escorted books on request.
Fragmentary text shows the Cairns Agency of the Company reviving all monies and transferring business. Mentions real estate for building and improved property, with a note of a pending action or claim.
The text explains that stomach distress often stems from fermentation of ingested food producing gas and acids, not a faulty stomach. It notes wind causes fullness or heartburn and stresses preventing fermentation by drinking water after meals as a rapid remedy.
A clockwork bomb was found today on the steps of the Atlas Assurance Co in Dublin. In Victoria Park Hackney suffragists and bombers faced attacks as Sylvia Pankhurst was assaulted and stoned while her wagon was pushed to the gates. Police escorted the speakers to safety.
The Cairns railway employees held their seventh annual picnic at Harvey's Creek with a decorated train, brass band, and a day of sports. Reports cover Thornborough mine exemptions, Mt Mulligan ore, and planned cracking at Tiome Role, plus Johanna mine prospects and upcoming Thornborough races.
Local residents travelled from Thornborough to Dimbulah for the ceremony despite cold mornings and frost. The week saw freezing temperatures with eager crowds using buggies and horses to attend the official sod turning, though an incident befell Mr. Morgan the store manager.
The Newcastle Jockey Club held a postponed meeting in fine weather with a strong crowd. The Newcastle Cup was won by Sir Vive with Wool second and Macecus third. Rosters show Rotting faded to fourth. winner clock 2.24 and odds listed for Derby contenders Craganour Shogus Nimes Louvis.
An examination of women's views on the federal campaign and Labour policies. It questions feminist voters' apathy and urges a strong stance against measures perceived as tyrannical. It cites 1911 events and government actions favoring unionists and Labor, challenging suffrage and temperance positions.
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