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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 03, 1916
Page
4
In Sydney on October 2 the AJLC postpones the SILC races. After reviewing the course the committee delays all events originally scheduled this week. Races for Wednesday and Saturday are moved to later dates with Monday as the new target for some events.
The feature discusses three year olds in the Epsom, names Aislabie Aides and Rudas with Moonee Valley form, and cites Victorian trainer Payten with three horses for Randwick and Epsom. It notes Eclipse bones in Melbourne and Sydney musings on Loved One as an Epsom contender with cautious betting interest.
Cairns Aquatic Club hosts a hex race with light to easterly winds. Five boats finish with Model I leading at 43.505, Rainbow and Dauntless close for third as Rainbow, Daghnthess, and Rose post varied times across ten laps. Finishing times show Model I at 435.3 and Rainbow near 413.577 with Dauntless and Rainbow sharing near 2.6k marks.
The dispatch reports alleged conspiracy among sailors to obtain military discipline aimed at supporting a protest. The text mentions a Chinese setting and October date, with unnamed parties implicated in a possible mutiny or coup attempt.
In Brisbane on October 2 milita nt socialist unionists push for industrial trouble in protest against home defence conscription. Calls for one day stop work meeti ngs raise hopes of solidarity while many avoid taking sides. Authorities say steps may be taken to prevent unrest during the week as ship companies and officials brace for possible disruption.
The week brings extreme heat and nearby bush fires. Local junior footballers travelled to Watsneville and performed well. Mr. B Witesmith left for Atherton and Mr H Dwyer for Wolfram. Private P Delvin, on furlough, departed for Enoggera with Mrs Delvin and their daughter joining him. Mrs W Tichella and family visit friends. Joe Wilesmith has joined Enoggera camp. A pistol practice at varied ranges showed fair conditions. several members underperformed though new hands improved, notably B E Kidner. Scores listed from the session.
A Parliamentary speech arguing for compulsory service to defend Australia and the Empire. The speaker asserts wartime must be fought abroad, cautions that Australia’s strength rests with imperial ties, and condemns exemptions while warning of catastrophe if the Empire falls. He discusses morale, racial exclusions, and the cost of no conscription.
A call to members to reconsider pledges and adopt a new stance for the empire and humanity. The speaker urges reevaluation of commitments both inside and outside Parliament, stressing that it is not too late to change course for the greater good.
A wartime letter argues for conscription to sustain Australian battalions at the front. It warns that voluntary recruitment cannot maintain reinforcements, discusses the strain of working parties and double shifts, and appeals to unionists and Labour members to back the effort for soldiers’ sake and national democracy. Ex-private A I Bai signs off.
Prime Minister Hughes arrived in Brisbane by mail train to a hearty reception. He thanked supporters and, amid brief remarks, expected Australians to vote for the referendum with a large majority. The welcome party included Adamson Tolmin and Brisbane officials.
A medical advertisement touts Dr Sheldon New Discovery for coughs and colds as a safe, non opiate remedy for children and croup. It claims rapid relief with no after effects and notes pleasant taste. Available from T I Kelly Cass and Jack & Nowell.
Tonight features the sixth episode of the biowscopic serial The Broken Coil with a dramatic 43 feet fall into a lake scene. Also on the bill are Or of all a star rama, Europe’s Winter Mayground, and The Paris Hat. Austral confirms extensive building improvements to welcome larger crowds tomorrow night with a fresh attraction.
Cairns Pictures Led presents Daphne and the Viedte in a final run at the popular theatre. Fatty the Fat provides a breezy Koy Stone comedy, His Wife's Mis tiste. Tomorrow John rlode's Honour shows a stockholder conflict story. Saturday brings The Ballad of Happiness and The Battle Cry of Menace with prices 1/6 to 6d. Planet Whit wick's.
Palace Pictures presents Hazel Dawn in Niobe with Daniel Frohovan hosting Famous Pagers Pro ductions. The program blends Greek myth in a five part screen adaption while Hazel Dawn also stars in The Debutante origin and Ski pper Francis headlining Wednesday.
An acting OMS W T Fenny writes from a camp about Navy and army routine. He details meeting fellow soldiers, longing for home, plans to send papers, and discussions of winter camps and horses, with casual remarks on Australian and Irish peers and a desire for news from home.
Promote keeping Chamberisin's Colic and Diarthosa Remedy at home as a safeguard against sudden bowel complaints. Claims it will be needed sooner or later, and when needed, quickly. Sold by all chemists and at wheepers.
Listed are A Barrington and W Danaher of Brisbane Sydney Tattersall clubs and Victoria Club Melbourne with references to the Caulfield Cup on October 21 and Melbourne Cup on November yth. Notices request price lists and charts with reply paid wires and direct readers to Courier Queensland Sydney Morning Herald and Argus for updates.
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