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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 15, 1926
Page
8
Mise Wealthy St. Clare intends leave for the South near Friday. Mr Alex, once a District Hospital patient, has recovered enough to be discharged. A E Murray, with her daughter and youngest son, sails with them.
Louise Dresser stars in a dramatic role as a once celebrated opera singer degraded by fame. Her makeup required an hour and a half to complete, and the cast includes Jack Forbes and Let mien in a star-studded all star presentation. A separate feature highlights Ena: rerhan as a cautious assistant to a postmistress in a bustling town. The program also notes a controversy over Columbus’s birth and a forthcoming arbitration court.
The Tropical Theatre shows H. Rider Haggard's She starring Betty Blythe with Carlyle Blackwell. The romantic epic follows Vincey and Queen Ayesha in a quest amid ancient relics and a catacomb queen. Supporting acts include a rousing comedy and musical pieces with box office details noted.
Trop ical Theatre presents a matinee tomorrow afternoon featuring the Tele Girt series episode Ree Knees. Prices for all seats apply including adults children and all sections of the theatre.
The Cairns Aquatic Club hosts a three day carnival on the Kaplanade to raise funds for building improvements and to send a Cairns skiff to Brisbane in January for the Australian Championship. The Esplanade will glow with lights and stalls offer novelties and treats as confetti battles enliven the event.
Miss Heather Kinnaird arrives in Cairns by the mail steamer on Wednesday November 24 as visiting contralto for the Cairns Choral and Orchestral Society. She is recommended by Roland Foster of the Sydney Conservatorium. Program includes Viordant’s Caro Ben, Lie There My Lute, The Enchantress, How Many a Lonely Caravan, The Scarecrow, and Vikings Song with The Brice Chores and I Know a Lovely Garden performed by the ladies. The male quartet sings Three for Jack and The Boatman’s Goodnight plus violin and orchestral items to follow.
The Spanish Royal Academy of History announced on April 30 that after reviewing documents on Christopher Columbus it unanimously advised the minister that there is evidence Columbus was born in Galicia. The academy noted the claim should not prejudice further verification if new documents emerge.
A London doctor Dr. Charles Hadfield led a party to climb Snowdon Sea Fell and Ben Nevis within 24 hours, covering about 490 miles by car. An amateur Mr J J S Inglis drove 557 miles London to Aberdeenshire in under 24 hours. Lord Kennedy touted 40 brace of grouse and rode 72 miles plus return, completing a long day of rapid travel and feats.
The Melbourne Stock Exchange chair argues Commonwealth and Federal Capital Commission securities are easily converted to cash and sold on exchanges. Investors are advised to consider the 44 per cent new money and maturing 44 or 5 per cent options, with six weeks to decide on extension, reinvestment, or delay. Public works funding is cited as the oath requested.
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