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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 02, 1912
Page
4
Multiple dispatches describe battles near Wuchang with six killed, Turkish and Arab troops suffering heavy casualties, and a failed mutiny. Other items note doctors resigning over the Insurance Act, Amundsen delaying Fram’s North Pole expedition, a London murder inquiry, and a London shooting rampage with several wounded.
Cartroom workers at an Hotham mill threaten strike after owners refuse compensation to a girl injured while cleaning. Workers signaled action for damages against individual strikers and the union. Baron Bieberstein burial noted with Kaiser delegation represented by Dr Von Bethmann-Hollweg at Nevershausen.
Renewed moving broke out between 2000 strikers and police in Lawrence. A violent conflict followed with scores hospitalized and hundreds arrested. Fifteen thousand workers idle as unrest continues amid tightened measures. Syprey Swithes Losdos Tuesday. Bookman sailed in the Ayrshire.
In London on Tuesday Flo Dadley a famed pantomime star and Edward Hopewell director of a theatre company learned that Hopewell shot Francis Dudley and left £2000 to their child. A separate case reports an attempt to forge Lord Roberts signature for 1170 thwarted at Cox's Bank with the forger still at large.
A Bradford gathering formed the Nethonel Association of Free Workers to defend the right to work. Members pay sixpence quarterly and receive legal assistance if injured or troubled while exercising the right. The report notes the event as part of a broader labor rights discussion.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Laver's High Class Canned Fruits and Vegetables and Goldo Puffs Iced Vo Ves by Armstrong Ledlie Stillman. The ad promotes the quality and variety as best of their kinds.
Washington Tuesday the Senate Committee investigated campaign contributions with Mr Roosevelt's correspondence to the late Edward Harriman. No proof was found that Roosevelt asked Harriman for political contributions. BRISBANE Tuesday the Public Health Commissioner redefined the diphtheria regulation area to include new regions.
Telegrams from Townsville show a balance of £10,565 with withdrawals £10,828, an increase in shown of 560 in the pump. Officers report immigration receipts £9,907 with 21 applications lodged despite incomplete records, reflecting uncertain intake and ongoing administrative action.
The article notes increased interest on public debt and railway outlays totaling 59 058 pounds. Three months revenue exceeded expenditure by 715 10 pounds, down from 737 096 pounds the year before. A police report states two children,Jimmy and Ethel Doman aged 5 and 7, found drowned near Boonsh after failed school return. likely one horseplay near a waterhole led to both deaths.
Nomination for Maryborough election closes with two candidates from the last contest: FE. B.C. Carter Liberal and W. Mitchell Moell Jvt. Brisbane. In Brisbane a dynamite blast at a new wharf injures Frank Castle, fracturing his right leg. he is in critical condition at the general hospital. The steamer Coamboyne, which foundered at Port Kembla, has been refloated and repaired after a hole was found in its bow.
Brisbane reports arrangements complete for a co operative brewery with expectations of lower beer prices to Melbourne and Sydney levels. Paddington Pavilion Co Ltd based on Abbots Street faces Herb Wilson and others over a breach with damages cited. Brisbane revenue for September shows £4,071, railways up £11,362, miscellaneous receipts £14, expenditures £156,246, up £52,044. Three month revenue totals £1,000,101, up £53,78 with railways leading increases at £31,005.
Fragmentary passage discusses relief for women who became mothers and object to harsh recognition of illegitimacy. It argues aid should go to unmarried mothers through suitable agents rather than being denied or misdirected, emphasizing support rather than stigma.
A reader endorses Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and kidney pain. The testimonial recalls severe suffering then relief after two bottles, with a second user stating lasting health. Sold by chemists and grocers, 2/9 per bottle or six for 15, by Foster McLellan Co.
In the Skaying Hink Inst finals the Gordon Club Amateur Tournament features Swancott winning on points in six rounds against Jensen after a tough six round middleweight final where Swancott absorbed punishment. Earlier Swancott beat Heenan in four rounds and took a light exhibition with Fitzgerald. Gates also claims a six round points win over McGrath in the middleweight final as Simmonds and Quirk clash in earlier rounds.
The brig Edward, in a dangerous position near Nepean, was driven by heavy seas onto the sand near the Nepean reef. Captain Tak’a salp’s company returned to Queenstown after the wreck, and refloating attempts were abandoned. The vessel lay anchored in the fairway with both anchors down on a sounded bottom.
In a short record from a local page, events describe a confrontation at a wool bar involving ISIS, a name likely misread, with references to Fire and Longreach. The brief mentions a Tuesday occurrence and a bar setting. The legible text is fragmented and yields limited verifiable details.
A brief note reports a timely protest by local residents against rising prices and policy changes. Organizers assert peaceful demonstration with expected turnout and nearby authorities coordinating crowd control measures.
Disjointed lines describe issues at the docks including slack trade, on wharves activity, and financial tightening. The text references men on the wharves, trade slackness, and overall economic strain amid unclear context and incomplete sentences.
Farmers and wives cope with scarce help and rising costs as cane mills suspend burn deductions. Pest threats like a cane earing grub and cane fires push growers toward caution. The Mackay district contemplates a 930000 loan to fund outer harbour, with harbour board meetings planned to push machinery and approvals.
October 1 report lists Mowritvan under Captain Minehane bound for Townsville via porta with Pasencers Mechamen Kilner and McGowan aboard. Passengers include a fare well note for a heart and child. Jona Carter and Gibson are also named in the roster.
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