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Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Nov 04, 1929

Page

6

Palace Theatre Shows Repeats Talkie Night and Matinee

The Palace Theatre screens its 100 percent talkie The Knife again tonight after packed matinee and evening showings. The programme also features Speakeasy and Sea Love, along with Mile Shilling's Broadway tale and Barney L and Spark Plug in first class entertainment. Close Harmony is noted as the theatre’s initial talkie feature.

Broadway Tropics Barney l Spark Plug Palace Theatre

Paramount fall program opens with crowds for 11th November

Opens on Monday next the theatre presents Paramount's fall talking singing musical and dancing hit for three nights. It includes all talkie short subjects. Box plans for the season are not open at the theatre office. Management has adopted a reasonable scale of charges.

Paramount

The Midnight Taxi at Kal Theatre on Tuesday

The Tropical Talkies feature The Midnight Taxi in a Vitaphone Mirth and Music program. A race between the express train and a thrilling contest drives plot with onlookers cheering as the winner and partner sail to Hawaii on the final act.

Hawaii

Bernfield wins Queensland Derby in bold style

Brisbane November 3 report notes Bernfield’s impressive Derby victory after a prior Guineas success. Six of eight Spring Stakes runners are entered for the Cup, with Star God favored but late entering Tottenham Handicap. Tradecraft faltered and Comanche, the Sydney favorite, finished fourth while Lady Bime shocked by finishing second.

Brisbane Bernfield Star God Tradecraft Sydney Comanche Lady Bime

Winners at Canterbury race meeting report crowding fields

At Canterbury on November 3 race results show Our Liz 70 Pink Laneham 85 Cr acknell Lady Mosca 7.10 among top runners with a neck win and half length separating second and third. Time 1 47. Dividends and betting listed for several horses including Regent Betty Wei Nagata Lord Iuka Chorus Kilum Birra War Eagle Gritall Radiant Orb Goldminer.

Our Liz Laneham Cracknell Lady Mosca Betty Wei Aol Nagata Lord Iuka Chorus New Kilumirra Gay Breeze War Eagle Kilumbra Radiant Orb Goldminer Roma Oil Deel

Town and Country engagement announced in Mareeba

The match announced betrothal binds Moira Broadley of Bougainvillea Mareeba to Benjamin Allen of Marrickville Sydney. Rev ST Phillipson of Cairns reportedly traveled by the sweeper to Dembuiate and will ride the mail train toward Loniefail.

Annayed Moira Rs.a. Broadley Bougainvillea Mareeba Benjamin A. Allen Marrickville Sydney ST AS Phillipson Cairns Climmpson Bateau Desert Danbuiate Lance Bottrell Cairns-street Roraing Loniefail

Cairns Rifle Club Second Trophy Shoot Marred by Weather

Conditions for the Cairns Rifle Club second trophy shoot over 600 and 700 yards were poor due to haze and a strong head wind. Top score for the day was F. Carrie's 90 while payouts included £1 cash for the outright.

F. Carrie Acs

First Class Games Matches Noted For Leah Davis

Leah and Davis lead in a muddled match with high scores 11 809 and 10413 while best breaks listed include Moca Sea3 and Dar In the Newman and F.

Leah Palr Canachy i Davis Moca

State Finances Four Months Figures

Four months' financial figures show revenue of 4,752,962 pounds. The excess revenue over expenditure amounts to 410,947 pounds, versus 127,125 pounds for the same period last year.

Andrews Brothers Shine in New South Wales Batting Show

Sydney reports H. C. Andrews scored 97 and 146 in a New South Wales clash. Veteran Tommy Andrews added 148, boosting the team’s batting display after Saturday’s strong performance.

Sydney H. C. Andrews New South Tommy Andrews

Raid on Chinese Nationalist HQ Sparks Townsville Arrests

Late this afternoon Detectives Maloney and O Rourke raided Chinese Nationalist headquarters at the railway station arresting Aly Lum and Ah Mah, keeper and assistant, plus twelve others: two Chinese, one Greek and nine whites. They were remanded and the keeper and assistant fined. others jailed.

Townsville Maloney O'Rourke

Auctioneer to Sell Horses and Household Goods in Gordonvale

C Butler auctioneer will sell at his yards Gordonvale on Saturday morning November 5 at 1 am a number of fraught horses. A J Draper Ltd auctioneers will sell at Kenzi e at 1 am household furniture and related items.

C. Butler Gordonvale A. J. Draper Ltd Kenzie

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