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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 27, 1917
Page
4
The Admiralty has received a wireless stating Spridonov Charman of the Assembly has addressed all Denaties from the front army corps divisions and district bese Benes 4 follows an exit conference of Alb Kessian peasant deputies. German communequeers attacks progress between Se moyreny and Beasmort.
Fragmented OCR text hints at a boxing card with To meht Mick Puteceraid and Potts versus English, plus related bouts. Mentions Fitzgerald Potts and Dickson at Brichane Stadia venue and a fireman figure, but details are garbled and uncertain.
Melbourne report outlines Oldring arrest and two close charges including intent to harm. Jessie Brown Oldring’s sister, married to a Melbourne man, allegedly swallowed infant’s quinine and was hospitalized in serious condition. Other lines note unrelated criminal items and local notices in Townsville and central Melbourne venues.
A letter from a recent Sydney Morning Herald meeting discusses church loyalty and politics. It condemns an Archbishop of Melbourne for encouraging sedition and disloyalty, arguing Catholics must uphold empire and national duty over faction.
CHAS. G HEY DON denounces Arch bishop Mannix for advocating loyalty to a republic over the British Empire. He appeals to shared heritage and warns that Australia risks treachery and ingratitude if it embraces anti imperial teaching. He compares effects to Italian and Austrian tensions and urges steadfast allegiance to the Empire.
A Commonwealth appointed Queensland War Savings Committee member urges the Commercial Travellers Association of Queenstown to support the war effort. Members are asked to buy War Bonds or War Savings Certificates and to persuade customers and staff to contribute, promoting patriotism and sales.
The letter urges readers to support liberty through investments available at post offices in Queensland. It appeals to duty, sacrifice, and national solidarity, promising benefits to returning soldiers and their families while praising the association and the king.
The Austral cinema presents the five part drama Sins of the Parents, touted as highly gripping with a strong audience appeal. Also screening the Liberty serial watch episode, a comedy Hirgin Goes to the City, Wanted a Piano Tuner, and standard admission prices.
Patrons at the Palace Theatre will see a top program headlined by the micro photo drama Threads of Fate starring Viola Dana as the lead. It includes vivisec tion scenes and a five part long picture. Also on bill are Kidding Sister and Dick as a Matcher plus the episode of Liberty. Reserve seats for tonight’s show.
Vi Fone hosts a gala night with a picture programme headlined by Dora Oberman. A boxing match features Mick Fitzgerald of Cairns versus Cadet Potts, touted as the best fight ever seen in Cairns. Prices 2 shillings and 1 shilling, booking at Whittick's.
Palace management announces a special feature for tomorrow, The Idler, a Fox film starring Chas Ruchman and other well known screen artists. The program also includes an L.K.O. comedy and Ford's Budget. Fuller particulars to follow.
M Constantinoff reports to Brisbane Courer on the split in the Russian social democratic party into Mensheviks led by Tescheidze and Tzereteh and Bolsheviks led by Lenin. He notes Bolshevik critics say Lenin’s measures harm the government and that the Soviet delegates oppose armed seizure while urging control by propaganda.
Reported events from early July describe Bolshevik forces seizing control in Petrograd after initial gains in Galicia. Arrests, clashes with peaceful residents, and attempts to arrest key ministers accompany declarations of dissolution and new elections. Lenin escapes while Bolshevik leaders face accusations of German funding and calls for trial.
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