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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 13, 1918
Page
2
All classes of Fire, Marine and Accident Insurance written by this Australian Company. The LOA is one of the most progressive companies in Australia and works on liberal terms procurable. Insure against fire perils of the sea and accident.
The November 12 list records arrivals aboard the Kauranda led by Captain H Raven. Included are families and individuals such as W Lowrie M J Reawe with seven children, Wills and Sharmann with two children, C Craven Basse and son, and numerous others including J Alison J Evans G Tutly Underwood Gro Newbury and debtors’ agents Philp and Co. Ltd.
Commercial summary from Fenwa and Co Brisbane reports on the latest fat stock trading. It notes 2900 penned animals including wethers and ewes with varying prices per head, best in market, and a sale of 566 sheep and lambs plus calves. Names of firms and prices indicate a brisk market activity.
A fragmentary note reports a police court proceeding in which Dreckennem faces a charge described as drunken behavior. Details are unclear due to corrupted OCR, but the event centers on a formal hearing before a magistrate in a local police court.
M. Daugaard, representing Stalls at and Roques invitation, is listed as Mareeba representative.
Notices from Cairns district cover upcoming committee meetings at the secretary’s office and the council chamber with times listed. Elevation of cheaper seat charges due to entertainment tax noted for Cairns’ three cinemas. A Melbourne archbishop’s address emphasizes loyalty, peace, and mitigating horrors of war.
The Daily reports a December 12 election with an estimated seventy two percent of the service able to vote. Lloyd George calls a meeting of party peers to discuss policy while a national conference on Thursday will decide whether Crees, Roberts, Barnes, Hodge and ministers should resign.
Returned soldiers in Brisbane confronted and attacked a house on Queen Street after an argument on Albert Street. A group of indignant servicemen gathered and proceeded to the premises, believing the proprietor, a returned soldier with two sons at the front, was linked to the incident.
Melbourne on November 11 Richard Hoppell Long a Socialist waved the red flag of the Yarra Bank in a Sunday display. He pleaded guilty to violating the War Precautions Act saying loyalty to the Social movement motivated him. He was fined twice before and now fined again 25 bond 125 in default six months.
Brisbane reports a domestic tragedy at Eton near yesterday. A farmer named H North Eton was shot by his son Stanley, who was arrested on a charge of wilful murder. The elder man lay in a chair on the verandah when shot. a doctor was summoned, and authorities investigate the case.
Melbourne reports a 5000 ton standard steel ship built during the war by the British Government is among nine steamers bound for Fremantle to lift 45 000 tons of wheat. The fleet includes vessels to carry war time cargo and reinforce Allied supply lines.
Melbourne reports a meeting of slaughtermen's representatives at Trades Hall leading to acceptance of a wage increase and ending the slow strike at meat works. A Canberra visit by officials is planned, and a nationwide response from Commonwealth awaits signals. Local politics and Red Cross meetings are also noted alongside chaotic holiday scenes.
Melbourne reports a Tuesday 8 am armistice summary listing evacuation of Belgium France Alsace Lorraine and Luxembourg within fourteen days. Germany to surrender large numbers of machines and planes. Rhine crossings to be evacuated and three bridges captured by allies. A neutral 30 kilometre zone on the east bank proposed. Immediate repatriation of all allied POWs without reciprocity. Locomotives wagons and transport means to be handed over.
London reports that the armistice was signed at 5 o clock, bringing hostilities to a cease at 1 o clock. Terms include surrender of 100 German submarines to the Allied Governments, disarmament of others, internment under Allied supervision, Baltic freedom of access, and an Allied blockade to be maintained.
A report from Rome on Monday states six hundred thousand prisoners were captured in the latest battle. The Austrian fleet has been interned at Venice Spalato and Bukari, indicating a major shift in control.
Amsterdam reports the arrest of Herr and Frau Krupp amid revolutionary upheaval as Russia Awakes. Copenhagen notes all members of the German Legation in Petrograd have been imprisoned, signaling diplomatic tensions.
A garbled passage references naval events and a hoped abort of a mission. It mentions Captain Heldgraff and suggestions of abdication stirring theater audiences with intense enthusiasm.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate extradition discussions involving a case linked to Milwaukee and international authorities. Details are unclear, but a formal request or proceeding appears anticipated, with references to transportation and legal processes across borders.
In Amsterdam on November 12 the Kaiser signed abdication Saturday morning with witnesses present. An urgent message arrived as officials prepared to relay the news. The broadcast noted the moment as pivotal as reports crossed blocks and halls, signaling dramatic political change.
Fragments note a fleeting mention of Foch’s railway car at Ebert near the Compiègne forest. German and allied representatives reportedly discussed terms with authorities, including a Crown matters reference, amid wartime tensions and a looming political shift.
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