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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 06, 1925
Page
5
A suggested alternative to the standard alarm clock envisions a musical device that plays a gentle tune to start the day pleasantly. The idea aims to provide a cheerful, mood uplifting wake up experience.
Readable lines show Mackay & Co pricing for copper and related metals at Tonnsail and Brisbane. Chet figures list 5 Copper at £61 18s 9d with silver notes and various price units including 1268 and 6 3, plus American electrolytic copper at 14 35.
The Maize Market Brisbane reports sale prices at the assessment markets reaching up to 4.6 per bushel. Auction notes indicate steady demand and brisk activity among buyers and sellers.
A disrupted railway strike idles Inkerman Mill for four weeks, halting production of dairy and sugar products. The plant’s capacity is six thousand tons weekly, leaving 24 000 tons of cane in fields valued at £60 000 unprocessed.
A major fire near Boogan destroyed about four thousand tons of cane owned by Italians. Authorities say it was caused by a spark from a engine. Firefighters cut larger sections to salvage burnt cane for the Mourilyan Mill. The region remains very dry.
In London on October 2, wood sales offered 110 percent, most items sold. Demand stayed strong for New Zealand cross-breds and slips, with prices firm. Superior sliped lambs brought 7id greasy. Merino steady. France active buying pieces locks and medium scoured. Home trade moderate with medium greasy crossbreds sellers’ market.
London dispatch reports the Attorney General said sedition mongers tried to subvert army operations. He noted scattered papers aimed at mutiny within the area of recent maneuvers and said the government is ready to seek further powers to suppress sedition if needed.
Reports describe French troops advancing north of Kiflane with significant gains on a fifteen mile front. The advance comes as Fezcothameunionelates note victories aided by tanks, capturing numerous vil s and about 300 square kilometres of territory.
Reports say Polish political figures and others connected to a spy organization were arrested near Volhynia on the frontier. The group allegedly acted for the Soviet and involved government officials and exchange of currency and plans through intercepted correspondence and agents.
A Paris Strasbourg express collided with a shunting goods train near Strasbourg causing two deaths and grave injuries. The driver was arrested as authorities investigate the accident amid ongoing winter preparations.
Obituary and thank you notices for Robert David Stiles and family, mentioning Mrs. W Stiles and relatives. Acknowledgments to Fleurbaix Hospital staff and Dr Clarke. Memorial words describe a young child’s passing in 1925 and reflect fond memories from family including W and M Gane. May convey gratitude and mourning in a community obituary notice.
In a heated critique J E Shillito argues the nation stands at a crossroads as Prime Minister Bruce faces a challenge amid industrial unrest and Labor's stance with Walsh and Johansen. He warns that victory for Chariton would empower communist wreckers and threaten democratic rights and public safety.
Partial reading notes tides and moon phases in October with times listed as last quarter around 4.34 am and mentions early morning watch times.
A fragmented report notes eight buoys moored offshore near Pili Reef with mining activity reported. Coast observers in Brisbane relay details from a lighthouse crew about the approach and potential hazards to navigation.
A brief Police Court session saw a drunk brought to the watchhouse before 10 am with the case deferred to Monday for sobering up. Constable R Wilson returns from an extended voyage through England Europe America Canada and Honolulu. New constable J Frawley arrives from South Brisbane replacing T Whitaker and takes over at Cairns station.
A Saturday gathering at John Mann's Edmonton residence formed the working committee with Sinclair Miller elected as head. Directors in attendance were Cai ns Bank ta ee and Caine Westy Penn. deposits totaled £9 12s 9d with withdrawals at nil. The steamer Nattitons returned to Cairns with a full cargo including molasses timber hides and tallow, plus machinery for Tak in Island.
The Harbor Board reports that piling and wharf work cannot begin until overseas shipments resume and steel arrives. Meanwhile a pile driving punt is under construction at Cairn, costing 8000 pounds, built from Oregon pine imported from California with galvanized spikes sourced from Melbourne.
The Cairns Harbor Board reports September revenue declines across harbor dues and miscellaneous receipts compared with 1924 figures, due to an industrial dispute halting port shipping. Nine month totals show overall increases in harbor dues and berthage, with the port planning expanded fog storage and dredging to ease congestion. Gordonvale Hospital fundraising progresses, aided by local timber deposits and government subsidies, with initial construction underway near Highleigh Road.
In Cairne Court yesterday morning Mr Burne P M Stavrothallides faced charges for having a licensed premises open for liquor sales on Sunday September 27. The barman was new, three men and a woman were found at the bar, and two witnesses testified to service. The defendant was fined £3 and the license endorsed. Three men charged as present on premises received small fines. Peter Caston paid a pound for supplying liquor to a woman.
Temporary road closure near Redlynch on Cairns to Redlynch Main Road. Social dance and euchre tournament in aid of Gabinds Cricket Club at Slape's Hall Babinda on Friday. Land Cairns to lease sale on Mona Mona. Gordonvale Ambulance hold sports evening at Racecourse on Saturday October 10. Mr T G Collins, secretary, asks Gordonvale Cricket Club members to submit before October 10. Forest Service Atherton invites tender to cut pine and maple at Oakey Creek Poison Gully Gorges. K J G Hoare Auctioneer to sell public auction at City Mart on Wednesday October 7. Note addresses meetings through lth instant. Hodels Ltd Auctioneers sell household furniture on October 7 at 2 30 p m for Mrs FE H Comming. C Hotler Gordonvale to sell 15 head draught horses on October sith at 2 p m. Cairns Cycle Club vendor meeting on October at Swimming Clot reams Heat Protas. Programme of £50 sports meeting at Irvinbank on 40th November. Draper Led auctioneers to sell Mrs HL McTavish household furniture on October 7 at 2 p m.
Jonistan corre spondents report hot dusty conditions in Johnstone district areas with visitors enduring the nuisance. Rain would help amid water shortages and scarce grass supplies. occasional showers are expected on ranges near Pu wisiail.
Government entomologist J Ib Frognan arrives in Cairns to survey Varian pests in Nutt chewricta and assess banana rust and cracking caused by Uhdfys. Froggatt and Gov Fruit Inspector Ross tour plantations in Me taka Fungara Redlyoch Freshwater Kitge and plan Gordonvale follow up. Froggatt notes no sign of the weevil borer in Cairns. emphasis on careful sucker management and dusting practices. He will report findings to Brisbane before returning.
A well attended Upper Mulgrave meeting chaired by Mr BE Ewane backed a motion in favor of granting a hotel license for the district. Speakers praised district growth, transport work, and local mill support while noting cane expansion and holiday appeal. The motion passed unanimously and a report was sent to the press.
London Telegram reports Havelock Wilson urging inspection of union books to test the minority leadership amid Australian waterside strike turmoil. He warns of a shock to trade unions if the financial positions are exposed, alleging global strike factions and urging accountability.
The Brisbane jail was crowded as about sixty inmates were given fourteen day sentences. Many were remanded to tomorrow as the station reached capacity and the guards prepared for the discharge of prisoners.
Hobart reports General Sir John Gellibrand rejected an invitation from the National Campaign Council to join a faction opposing Mer O Reek. The record notes his stance in parliament and hints at divisions within the movement while emphasising faults and the need for correction.
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