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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 07, 1940
Page
1
Merchants advertise air and boat services, dressmaking and tailoring, bicycles and motor cycles, and a large wave of help wanted notices. Listings show Cairns shops offering clothing, home goods, and accessories, plus job openings at hotels, restaurants, and offices with various positions and hours. The cluttered page reflects early 20th century commerce and employment in tropical Queensland.
A sprawling Cairns page lists guest houses and hotels with rooms, rates, and contact numbers including A-WARATAB Guest House Millaa Guest House and More. It also includes a long merchants section with groceries hardware and building supplies and extensive second hand and real estate ads.
Tenders are invited for earthworks drainage metalling and culverts on the Tully Arish Road between 46 6007 and 4 4007ifications. Tender sets £4 4s per set obtainable from Main Roads Commission at Townaville or undersigned. Envelopes endorsed Tender for 66 17 4 to be sent to Chairman Johnstone Shire Council with 2 deposit in cash or bank cheque. Lowest tender accepted. time and date THURSDAY 140. acting Shire Clerk. HEREBY WITHDRAW Lake Street sale from agents.
A brief notice states financing will be provided on reasonable security terms. The text is fragmented but indicates a lender offering funds with acceptable collateral, without specifying parties, amounts, or conditions.
The Cairns Railway Band will hold its annual meeting tomorrow Friday night at the Criteria Hotel. Discussions will cover the Palaner-sheet Annus Ar Buri and topics including General Liennese.
Cairns Harbour Board reports October receipts fell by 7807 195 compared with October last year. For the first ten months of the year the decline totals 08397 09 versus the prior year. The secretary cites anomalous last year refunds on the departure Joan account and reclamation expenditure as the main cause, with harbour dues and miscellaneous receipts down and debits fluctuating across months.
Expenditure for October this year totaled £5799 6 9, down from £7195 9 7 last October, a decrease of £1396 2/10. For the first ten months this year spending reached £46,575 5 10, versus £46,? for 1979, showing a decrease of £? 352/171.
Dutch East Indies spokesman says cooperation and non discrimination guide postwar trade aims and rejects preferential treatment while stressing importance of regional and global economic relations. Japan and Dutch Indies discuss mutual problems in economic sphere, not political ties, with future talks anticipated.
In Sydney on November 4 the Lands Minister Sinclair resigned from the State Cabinet. Premier Mair announced the move in the Legislative Assembly with regret and praised Sinclair's service. Sinclair had recently joined the Bank of New South Wales board. Mr Yeo of Castlereagh was named Minister for Lands in his place.
In the Assembly the Treasurer told Mr EH Clayton that payments to Government Printing Co employees for work outside ordinary hours in producing Golden Casket results for 1939-40 totaled 421 pounds 0 shillings 11 pence.
In a united stance the Advisory War Council denounces industrial stoppages as a threat to national safety. Prime Minister Menzies and Opposition Leader Curtin stress urgent, prompt grievance machinery to support war work. Cheyne urges Australians to endure delays and push continuous effort for liberty and victory.
Washington reports on November 5 that Secretary of State Cordell Hull indicated a decline in anxiety in the Caribbean Sea. He said U S naval and other activities are part of normal precautions and not indicative of a crisis.
Washington reports French sources say the United States and the Vichy government tentatively agreed to form a joint commission to Martinique. The goal is an amicable settlement of mutual problems including the disposition of American made planes.
U S exports of aeronautical products through September show sizable totals with Australia and Canada among buyers. Briton IMS and Canady accounted for part of the shipments, while overall sales to Australia reached 11,504,257 dollars and Canada and Britain figures are noted in the period.
In Herbert by election Mr Moule argues against the Forgan Smith Government citing a Licensing Commission with no appeal and claims brewers control most hotels. He condemns timber wealth drainage from North Queensland and urges votes to back reafforestation funded by timber royalties.
The Labour director in the Herbert by election denies rumors of contesting the next state election. He says he will run in Ithaca instead and predicts victory there. A Premier message urges Herbert electors to support Labour and Theodore to continue labour policies including wages and sugar negotiations.
November 5 in Shanghai Hongkew a Japanese officer Lieutenant Hireo Nakamura was wounded by Chinese gunmen. Japanese gendarmes and blue rockets sealed the area and searched for attackers. It recalls the prior month’s fatal shooting of Mayor Yoshie Isobe in the same zone.
Chinese reports from Hong Kong claim ten large fires rage in Canton as Japanese cavalrymen reportedly cross borders and hinder Chinese defense. The turmoil disrupts war work and electricity, with tram services in Copenhagen also affected.
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